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Hey Shawnta! My Son’s Teacher Keeps Kicking Him Out of Class. He Is Already Behind and Can’t Learn in the Hall. What Can I Do?

Hey Shawnta! My son’s teacher keeps kicking him out of class. He is already behind and he can’t learn in the hall. What can I do? Sincerely, Keep My Son In Class Hi, Keep My Son in Class — You're...

Student Discipline

We Don't Have to Choose Between Relationships and Rigor. Our Students Need Both.

Know your why, and it will sustain you. Dr. Adam Saenz When I read this quote from Dr. Adam Saenz, licensed psychologist and author, it resonated deeply with me as an educator working through a third...

Student Discipline

The System Failed Me

I was always a good student — I did very well academically. Every nine weeks, we had these standardized tests for the state. I would always place in “advanced” — I would only miss two or three...

student wellness

Saving Our Children from Violence When Schools Are the Abusers

Each of us has been that lone, righteous educator at the dinner party—that overzealous, overtired reality-checker among adults whose jobs don’t include ensuring the emotional and intellectual hygiene...

remote learning

We Need To Know if the Biden Administration Is Really With and For Us

Before taking a much needed vacation at the end of last year, I wrote a piece talking about how education for Black kids cannot look the same as it did in 2020....

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