making
Our Own Practice
November 17, 2019
Juliot, A Letter
September 29, 2019![Featured image for “Oh, Aight [Giving Them The First Word]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/wrongnumber.gif?fit=320%2C240&ssl=1)
Oh, Aight [Giving Them The First Word]
September 22, 2019
Black Teachers as Reparations: My Remarks at the Congressional Black Caucus
September 15, 2019
Come As You Are (Part 1)
September 1, 2019![Featured image for “Transforming Schools Into Vehicles for Decarceration [On Morris’ <em>Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues</em>]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/moniquemorris_BevRivero.jpg?fit=1200%2C676&quality=100&ssl=1)
Transforming Schools Into Vehicles for Decarceration [On Morris’ Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues]
August 11, 2019
The Great I Am
August 4, 2019
They May Not “Know” Math, But They Can Tell They’re Divided
July 29, 2019
The Breaststroke (A Reflection on the 2019-2020 School Year)
July 1, 2019![Featured image for “When Were We Ever Indivisible? [A Reflection on NYC Schools Chancellor Carranza]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/statueoflibertyshackles.jpeg?fit=602%2C329&quality=100&ssl=1)
When Were We Ever Indivisible? [A Reflection on NYC Schools Chancellor Carranza]
June 17, 2019
Thanks For Coming To My TED Talk (For The Culture)
May 27, 2019
A Note About the Fifth Year Anniversary of This Is Not A Test
May 19, 2019
An Open and Extended Response (On Testing Season)
April 30, 2019
Let Us March On ‘Til Victory Is Won
April 26, 2019
Where We Belong
April 14, 2019
Teaching Intolerance
March 31, 2019![Featured image for “What You’re Not Gonna Do [Vox]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_7895.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&quality=100&ssl=1)
What You’re Not Gonna Do [Vox]
March 24, 2019
Take All The Space You Need (For Now)
March 10, 2019![Featured image for “For New York City To Love Us Back [Teaching and Living Here]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_7704.jpg?fit=2208%2C1472&quality=100&ssl=1)
For New York City To Love Us Back [Teaching and Living Here]
February 19, 2019
Writing as Threat
February 12, 2019
You Don’t Have To Lie (Hire More Black Teachers, Maybe)
February 10, 2019![Featured image for “MLK’s Work Precedes Us And, With Resilience, Lives After [Medium]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/mlkun2.jpg?fit=471%2C700&quality=100&ssl=1)
MLK’s Work Precedes Us And, With Resilience, Lives After [Medium]
January 22, 2019
On Creativity and The Stories Our Schools Tell Themselves
January 11, 2019![Featured image for “Keep That Same Energy, Tho [2018 and Beyond]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_7351.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&quality=100&ssl=1)
Keep That Same Energy, Tho [2018 and Beyond]
December 30, 2018![Featured image for “A Book That Tells Teachers How To Talk About Race. No, Really. [Not Light But Fire]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/matthewkay.jpg?fit=943%2C556&quality=100&ssl=1)
A Book That Tells Teachers How To Talk About Race. No, Really. [Not Light But Fire]
December 24, 2018
Just Take It Slow, We Got So Far To Go
December 19, 2018
Learning and Earning In This Era of Education Justice
December 9, 2018
Actually, Yes, I’m About To Sing Hamilton At This Event
December 6, 2018
You Don’t Have To Like It (Students Watch and Talk About Us, Anyways)
December 3, 2018![Featured image for “I Put In Work And It’s All For The Kids [An NCTE Reflection]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dmxbpp.jpg?fit=779%2C520&quality=100&ssl=1)
I Put In Work And It’s All For The Kids [An NCTE Reflection]
November 18, 2018![Featured image for “There’s A War Going On Inside We Ain’t Safe From [A Conversation with Lorena Germán]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/revolucion-1965-isabel-la-catolica-luperon01-1.jpg?fit=748%2C488&quality=100&ssl=1)
There’s A War Going On Inside We Ain’t Safe From [A Conversation with Lorena Germán]
November 13, 2018
A Reminder About Teaching Students Math in NYC (And Beyond)
October 25, 2018
Every Morning Is An Affirmation
October 9, 2018
Bring Me A Higher Love
September 19, 2018
A Measure of This Teacher
September 11, 2018![Featured image for “Let Me See ‘Em Up High, This Is Not A Test [Part Two of Two]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/carters-new-album-everything-is-love.jpg?fit=2560%2C1334&quality=100&ssl=1)
Let Me See ‘Em Up High, This Is Not A Test [Part Two of Two]
August 27, 2018![Featured image for “Have You Ever Seen A Class Goin’ Apesh**? [Part One of Two]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/apeshit.gif?fit=444%2C250&ssl=1)
Have You Ever Seen A Class Goin’ Apesh**? [Part One of Two]
August 21, 2018
And All Of A Sudden, I’m So Good At Math
August 12, 2018![Featured image for “An Informal, Vetted, Amplified Set of Issues People of Color at Your Conferences Already Know [Medium]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/well.gif?fit=385%2C232&ssl=1)
An Informal, Vetted, Amplified Set of Issues People of Color at Your Conferences Already Know [Medium]
August 2, 2018![Featured image for “My Students Are Already Twice As Good [Medium]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_5982-e1530739045725.jpg?fit=2054%2C1079&quality=100&ssl=1)
My Students Are Already Twice As Good [Medium]
July 4, 2018![Featured image for “The Urgency of Juneteenth for Educators [Interview with Dr. James Forbes]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Rev_James_A_Forbes_speaking_2006.png?fit=813%2C541&quality=100&ssl=1)
The Urgency of Juneteenth for Educators [Interview with Dr. James Forbes]
June 14, 2018
A Letter From An Inner City Classroom (and This Teacher Is Your Brother)
May 20, 2018
The Work (A Poem)
April 29, 2018
Of Dreams and Nightmares (Free Thoughts on AERA and The Work)
April 22, 2018
Wakanda Schools and Why We’re Not Ready For A Shared Prosperity
April 10, 2018![Featured image for “Teacher Leadership As A Flawed Endeavor [Medium]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/meUSDOE.jpg?fit=4930%2C3117&quality=100&ssl=1)
Teacher Leadership As A Flawed Endeavor [Medium]
April 4, 2018
Thank You For Your Service, Still
March 21, 2018
I Keep Fallin’, But Never Fallin’ Six Feet Deep (The World Is Ours)
February 4, 2018![Featured image for “Of Mutual Cares [An EduCon 2018 Reflection]”](https://i0.wp.com/thejosevilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-29-at-5.37.05-PM.png?fit=1752%2C1048&quality=100&ssl=1)