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It Shouldn't Take a Tragedy for Us to Act on School Bus Safety
Imagine you’re running late to work. You hop in your car and drive just under the speed limit, but you’re in a rush, so you look for ways to cut corners. As you pass an intersection, you see a school...
School Discipline
My Child Was a Victim of Restorative Justice. But It Doesn't Have to Be This Way.
In 2015, I started a three-year journey to acquire my doctorate in educational leadership. On top of going back to graduate school, I was a high school principal. It was a job I loved and one for...
Teaching
Not to Be a Buzzkill, But Teachers Need a Reminder to Be Nice to Their Students
I couldn’t sleep the other night and found myself doing what any reasonable person would do: I turned to Twitter. There was the usual: President Trump had insulted someone again, Congress was arguing...
Teaching
Social Emotional Learning Needs to Become How We Do School Not Just Another Thing We Do at School
Earlier this month, the fire alarm went off at my school as students were entering the building in the morning. For most people, this signifies something mundane: quickly leave the building and spend...
Teaching
How John Singleton's 'Boyz n the Hood' Changed the Way I Teach
I am not a movie person. I don’t go to the movies much and when I do, I often forget them rapidly. That’s not what happened back in 1991, when I saw John Singleton’s breakout debut film “Boyz n the...
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I Survived Columbine. Here Is What Got Me Through the Healing Process.
I didn’t want to go to school that day. Actually, I just didn’t want to go to math class. We had a test and I wasn’t ready. By the time that class period had rolled around, I was determined to ditch...
