What Kids Lose When We Push College and Career Readiness
Focusing on "college and career readiness" is training teachers, not students.
Captain Awesome
Captain Awesome teaches seventh grade English at an urban charter school for refugee and immigrant kids. She is a big fan of books, social justice, holiday-flavored coffee creamers, righteous indignation, and Friday Night Lights.
A Survival Guide for the First Staff Meeting of 2024
If there is a therapy dog, sit by the therapy dog.
Grades:
Elementary School
The Online Grade Book Was Supposed to Solve All Our Problems … But It Just Makes Us Exhausted
It's more like a gateway to hell.
Opinion: Holiday Decorations Don’t Belong in Classrooms—Period
I'm no Scrooge, but you can leave your inflatable Santa at home.
Students With Disabilities Are Speaking Up About How Their Schools Forgot Them in Emergency Plans
Their stories are horrifying.
Grades:
Middle School
What Teenage Rats (Yes, Rats) Can Teach Us About Kindness
They totally outperformed the adult rats.
14 English Grammar Rules (Plus Songs To Teach Them)
Grammar doesn't have to be difficult and boring!
Grades:
Middle School
Why Teaching Middle School Is So Hard
The prefrontal cortex disappears altogether from 6th to 8th grade.
Grades:
Grades 6-12
The Harvard Trick That Has Transformed My Classroom Management
Science has a solution you may not have considered.
10 Things Teachers Do Every Day That Are a Complete Waste of Time
I'm done writing lesson objectives on the board.
I Worked at a “No Excuses” Charter School and Here’s What I Know Now
I don't want to live in a world that doesn't give grace for children's circumstances.
What Is a Museum School and What Is It Like to Teach at One?
This national network of schools places value on experiential learning.
I Switched to Standards-Based Grading—Why I’m Loving It
Reduced grading time? Yes, please!
The Marriage Between Education and Childcare Isn’t Working
Big changes are needed, but they are possible.
When Did Teachers Become the Enemy?
Parents and teachers have the same goal.
Grades:
Middle School
I Set Up a Breakfast Club to Engage My Virtual Students
Making pancakes has brought us together.
