An Open Letter to Parents, From Your Child’s SPED Teacher
Dear Parents: I am sorry. Today is the hardest part of my school year. Today, I have to sit across a table from you and give you a long list of those…
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Why This Teacher Says There’s No Place For Zeros in Today’s Classroom
Recently, an Orlando middle school teacher went viral for posting her goodbye letter to students in dramatic fashion on a whiteboard. She says she…
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Forget “18 Summers”—You Only Get a Dozen School Years
On any given August day, at any given shopping mall or Target, aisles are teeming with mothers and fathers hauling around packs of kids, school…
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To the Middle School Bully Who Changed My Life
To my childhood bully, You changed my life. You were my first bully. I’m ashamed of how weak I was to be changed so much, but I’m also flooded…
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Target is Giving Teachers a Discount This Week—and Now We Love Them Even More
It may still be summer, but back-to-school sales have started surfacing—and today, Target launched one heckuva deal for educators. Now through July…
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They Live In One of America’s Most Dangerous Cities—And Now They’re Among the Most Inspiring
The familiar song grew louder. Students dressed as antelope, wildebeests, and lions slowly filled the stage. The opening scene enraptured the…
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5 Keys To a Smart Summer From a Former Top Private School Teacher
The year is dwindling down—summer vacation is right around that proverbial corner. What do we do with our kids all summer? Fun fact: it’s a…
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A Teacher’s Gratitude: Thank You For Sharing Your Children With Me
To my students’ parents: This time of year is incredibly exhausting. Between the stresses of testing, planning for the next school year (and in…
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Thank You For Doing So Much More Than Teaching My Son
The bleachers are a sea of orange shirts. I push my one-year-old back and forth across the crowds of people as I search for your class. We search for…
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A Thin Line Between Rape And Regret: 5 Things Your College-Bound Teen Needs To Know
Parents, I know you’re probably busy trying to prepare for a piece of your heart to go out into the real world very soon. You’ve…
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