Stories

Math

I Tell Every One of My Students They're a 'Math Person'

Math was always my favorite subject throughout my K-12 schooling. It has always been the one subject that has come naturally to me. All throughout grade school, I was always among the top achievers...

Learning

Pandemic Virtual Learning Was Chaotic, But Choking Off Quality Virtual Learning Won't Help Us Now

As a longtime online education parent and advocate, I hate to admit most of my fears about remote learning during the pandemic came true. The implementation was uneven and chaotic, and as a result,...

CRT

Forget Bruno. We Need to Talk About Shakespeare.

The manufactured educational culture wars were in full swing this week as Florida banned 54 math books citing, among other reasons, the inclusion of critical race theory and social-emotional learning...

Social Emotional Learning

Emotional Wellness Tools Saved My Life. All Young People Deserve Access to Them.

When I was a kid, my mother would tell me, “One monkey don’t stop no show!” I was in kindergarten—snaggle-toothed, bright-eyed, and brown-skinned, with a head full of knocker-balls that clacked like...

CRT

With Florida Math Textbook Rejections, CRT Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

While Twitter’s chock full of talk about Florida banning books that include “critical race theory (CRT),” there’s even more weirdness going on. Some background: Florida’s Department of Education...

The Benefits of Giving Students Texts That Relate To Their Lives

Rather than read Hamlet with my AP English Literature and Composition students as has traditionally been the case, I suggested to this year’s class that we read something different—something local,...