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My Mom Went to War to Get Me Into a School That Believes a Kid With Autism Kid Can Thrive
I have always been extremely anxious about change. Sometimes that change would lead to various levels of panic, sometimes in public. And that panic would inspire panic in those around me. Instead of...
California
If You're Not Going to Teach Our Kids to Read, Then We're Taking Your Ass to Court
Outrage: Kids Can’t Read, America It took the kid about 5 minutes to read one sentence. He struggled to pronounce the easiest words. I was annoyed. I said to myself, “He must be a little slow…” And...
Mental Health
Great Teachers Turn Life’s Challenges Into Lessons and Inspiration for Others
As teacher leaders, we go out and we inspire; we fight; we motivate, and we do it because we love students and believe in educators. We view our teacher role models as superhuman and often wonder how...
Parents
Here Are 4 Tips to Help Your Kids Be Their Best Selves
Raising two kids has taught me a lot about how to help children become their best selves. Four key themes have emerged in my years as a mother, and I believe they will be helpful for all the parents...
Teaching
Here Are Three Reasons for Chicago Public Schools' Success
With Chicago’s school closings, enrollment declines, funding issues and problematic special education reforms dominating the headlines for the past five years, it’s difficult to trust the research...
Poverty
That's Right, Kids, We've Totally Ruined the Country. Consider It a Gift.
This post generated a lot of thoughtful responses to which the author has written a reflection reconsidering his approach to race in this particular piece. We highly recommend reading the companion...
