student achievement
Teachers, Why Are We Quicker to Call Parents About Kids' Behavior Than About Their Academic Performance?
Recently, I came across a tweet that resonated with my beliefs: https://twitter.com/CocoCurls1517/status/1214887613536120833?s=20 This is problematic. As an educator, I know behavior and academics...
student achievement
Three Ways to Foster a Love of Reading in Students With Disabilities
When it comes to literacy, how do we help our students with learning disabilities thrive? The research is clear: [pullquote]When you allow students to choose high-interest reading material, they read...
student support
Our Students Don't Need to Be 'Fixed,' But We Can Heal Together
I'm sitting in my classroom, hunched low in my comfortable teacher chair. The lights are off. I’m rubbing my eyes and my temples in an attempt to massage out the remnants of a mild headache. It’s...
student support
This Is Where I Convince You to Become a Mentor for a Young Person in Your Community
Toward the end of last year, my colleagues were writing wrap-ups to the decade and providing strong analysis of what had been won or lost in our education debates. But I couldn't bring myself to...
student support
I Will Never Again Teach at a School Without Dedicated Mentoring Time for Students
For many educators, January is a time to return to our jobs revived and renewed after the holiday season. For teachers at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona, January has a special meaning because it...
Parents
A Teacher Asked About My Child’s Hopes and Dreams and It Changed Everything
As a child in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, I did not have a good experience in school. My teachers did not understand my ADHD, and I was labeled the “dumb kid.” I moved to this country when I was 13, but...
