Mark Joseph

Mark Joseph is a sixth-grade math teacher at KIPP Rise Academy, where he has taught for eight years. You can contact him at mjoseph@kippnj.org or on Instagram/Twitter @_realmarkjoseph.

Posts By Mark Joseph

COVID-19

I Desperately Want to Get Back to School, But My Students' Safety Is My First Priority Right Now

I desperately want to return to school in the fall and be with my kids. In the most non-melodramatic, non-trivial way possible—I am lost without them. I imagine it’s somewhat similar to how...

Charter Schools

What I’ve Learned in 10 Years of Teaching

I am currently in my 12th year of teaching. I spent my first two years in The Bronx at P.S. 211 and have spent these past 10 years in Newark at Rise Academy. What follows is a series of...

student achievement

I Almost Quit Teaching on My Third Day. Here’s 10 Things I Wish I'd Known.

Dear Mark, You called out sick today (Thursday, September 6, 2007). Only your third day of school—ever!—and you lied about having a family emergency in Rhode Island. I know, you’re scared—not of the...

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