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Posted Dec. 8, 2020
You Aren’t a ‘Woke’ Teacher if Your Students Aren’t Learning
The recent “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” reunion show had me in my feelings. It was great to see the cast again and it was cool…
Posted Oct. 15, 2018
From Just Being Woke to Doing the Work of Recruiting Diverse Teachers
The data, the research, the demographics are all staggering and compelling. But nothing is more compelling than the actual experiences of teachers of color, who…
Posted Apr. 2, 2018
White Teachers, We Need to Make Schools Welcoming to People of Color
Every time a new article or video about the lack of teachers of color in the classroom is released, I listen to White teachers declare…
Posted Aug. 25, 2017
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…
