I Left Teaching and Here’s What I Now Miss
I left teaching in June 2020. As many teachers now wrestle with making the same decision, I wanted to share a few things I now miss about working in a school.
Stories from a Special Education Teacher
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I left teaching in June 2020. As many teachers now wrestle with making the same decision, I wanted to share a few things I now miss about working in a school.
My son tested positive for Covid-19. Thankfully, his mild symptoms would have gone undetected had…
In 1999, I volunteered at the Northside Child Development Center in North Minneapolis. I was the only white person there, and I wrote an article for the Chicago Tribune about that experience.
Today, it feels relevant to again share these thoughts, and I have written them here, as the original Tribune article is not available online.
I’m at the point in my quarantine where I throw up my hands and say “Uncle.” Working from home and homeschooling is impossible, and it’s time for parents to stop feeling defeated and set more realistic expectations.
My middle school students have just been introduced to the concept of negative numbers. The…
Attending a weekday matinee of Won’t You Be My Neighbor, was supposed to be a…