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I came across an article in Education Week about conservative leaders calling for the arming of teachers. As an educator, I found this quite disturbing. “We cannot continue to be

The end of the school day comes and I see an email from my superintendent sending condolences to those affected by the tragic shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.

An article I read about a petition by parents to get Montgomery County school to start schools at a later time made me laugh in annoyance. This is folly.

The interwebs are abuzz with the Chick-fil-A controversy. As I was scrolling through my Facebook news feed, I came across this image. Scroll down two more statuses, and I get this

A fellow teacher shared with me an article inThe Washington Post about two D.C.-area private schools, one that uses computers in the classroom and one that uses strictly traditional teaching methods  -  no electronics

I teach English to high schoolers. In addition to being able to understand standard English, I have to learn today’s “English” as butchered by today’s youth. Below is an

The other morning one of my students came to me with excitement and energy - a rarity for a teenager prior to the beginning of high school classes. “Have