Listening to the Teacher: When Your Kid Hates School
It's not that I wasn't aware that I could be doing a better job in the classroom. I was a newlywed. It was my second year teaching. My...
Listening to Parents: My Kid Hates School (And He Used to Love It)
The other day I ran into a mom of a 9-year-old on my lunchtime walk. She had taken one of my parent workshop series so she knew I was...
Listening to Parents: On Privilege
Compassionate classrooms help students become increasingly sensitive to the many faces of privilege. I was thinking about this as I...
Listening to the Teacher: Talking with Kids About Privilege
Ellen and I stumbled upon this powerful video not too long ago. The Life of Privilege Explained in a $100 Race packs an important punch,...
Listening to Parents: I Raised a Kid Who Wouldn't Sit Still
This post is a response to yesterday's post, written by Angela, from a teacher's perspective. At first, watching the kid who wouldn’t...
Listening to the Teacher: That Kid Who Wouldn't Take a Seat
They were twins. One showed up ready to write, and the other showed up ready for a fight. Our session started at 8:00 am, and by 8:05, I...
