I had the pleasure of talking to Fred van Leeuwen, General Secretary of Education International (EI), a 30-million member federation consisting of the world’s teachers

On Tuesday, at 7:30am, right before class, I found out my father passed away from my brother. The opaque skies of the early morning didn’t

In the hood, I’ve seen girls and women rock doobie wraps to tuck in a hairstyle they’ll show off the next day. It’s akin to

Since the last time I spoke on the Common Core State Standards, people have started to stockpile arguments for or against them. Everything from “suck

First, I’ve always maintained that this site is a safe space to hash out issues of race and class for anyone willing to listen and

A few weeks ago, I was invited to write for New York Times’ Room for Debate, a special web section of the Times dedicated to

A few months ago, I walked past a “successful” charter school here in Harlem, NY, speed-walking to get my school supplies for the coming school

It always starts when someone brings up a point about race within your “own” ranks. Whatever that means. I’m OK with taking on the role

Never be afraid to keep students at arms’ length from you work-wise. Therein lies the struggle right now with the immediacy of our work as

The way I taught this year, you’d think I had a chip on my shoulder. I do, and now I own it. The last two

As I type this, party planners will set up confetti on nets in the ceiling, soon to rain on the ardent and diverse supporters of

Normally, I write my short notes, but I’d like to dedicate some time to this issue with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s othering of a

Of course this comes from a real situation. Why else would I write it? Only on the Center for Teaching Quality: Yet, there’s a new

One of my newer commenters, Jim Doherty, left this comment in reply to my Edutopia piece: The key piece to me is the questioning piece.

My latest Edutopia article explores the four words I can’t stand to hear from my students (with an analysis of the lies we tell in

Did I not fix my face this morning? Did I not prepare enough for my lesson to sufficiently engage my students? Did I talk too

As most of you know, I’m currently in the editing phase of writing my book. I’ve sent it to a plethora of friends and family

EdSurge, a popular education technology website, recently invited me to write an article for them. My mouth was agape at the offer, mainly because everyone

First, let me thank you for my support of my first solo project This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Rice, Class, and

In this post, we see an argument brewing between Jose and Mr. Vilson (my alter-egos, whose personalities you’ll see in a minute). Today, they’re arguing