By Lindsey Cox I Left a Piece of My Heart in Room 208
I walked down the hall, past the rows of bright orange lockers. Past the U.S. history classroom and the eighth-grade…
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A School Para Has More Value than Their Paycheck Will Ever Show
I looked at the number at the bottom of the page, and I felt despair run through my body. The…
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By Dana Brady Want to Know Why Teachers Are Leaving Education? It’s Because We’re Exhausted
When do we know when it’s time to close a chapter? This question has been circling in my head for…
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Dear Teachers, You Are the Best
This week I have been lucky enough to have the chance (which is rare these days) to chat with two…
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To the Parent Sitting Across the IEP Table: You Can Count on Me
I see you over there nervously tugging on your sweater. I know you long for these meetings but at the…
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By Sarah Whitman I Teach Middle School—And These Kids Are Great
I teach middle school. I know all the current slang, but I can’t pull it off. I know the names…
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Please Keep Praying For Our Teachers
It’s 11:30 on a Thursday morning, lunchtime in an elementary school. A third-grade teacher circles her classroom, helping her students…
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By Jacalyn Wetzel Every Student Deserves a Principal Darby: Meet the Man Working Nights at Walmart To Help His Students
Every day we wake up in this brand new year, it’s been a mixed bag. Never really knowing what we…
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I’m a Teacher, But I’m Also a Mom
They say being a parent is best described as your heart walking around outside your chest. Being a teacher is…
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By Kristen Cherry We All Need a Teacher Like Ms. Brenda
Sometimes I can’t figure out what matters. It’s complicated, I think, defining what’s important in a life. It feels like…
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By Jenny Rapson Dad Shakes His Booty in Daughter’s Online School Upload and It’s What We ALL Need Right Now
Online school is one of the many challenges nearly all parents and teachers have faced in this koo-koo nuts dumpster…
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By BA Eubank Dear Teacher, I See You Struggling But Never Giving Up
Dear teacher, I see you learning new technology. Spending hours watching training videos, practicing the platform. Frustrated when it doesn't…
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