We are typically villainized by the media, exploited by our direct managers and their direct manager, and hated by the American public. Yet, we spend our days making sure that all of our students have access to resources, skills, and a safe environment during a pandemic. Teachers are the scapegoats…

(from Improving Wellness in the School Community) As the Summer closes, and hordes of people go back to work, the world of possibilities seems to be closing off like the sun setting. I find myself reading page after page of articles about reinventing yourself. After reading each article, I hope…

The mythical ivy league-esk college Pembrooke in The Chair, a Netflix series executively produced by Amanda Peet and Annie Wyman, has all the trappings of a lovely college setting with academic entanglements to boot. Sandra Oh plays Dr. …

As this upcoming school year begins (in approximately a week for some), and teachers all across the land continue to mourn the Summer, perhaps a realistic pep talk to everyone may help the end of the Summer blues. This short article is not about how to make money off of…

On the last day of the 2020–2021 school year, I thought about the last year and a half and was overcome with a numbing feeling. I spent the last year and a half as a remote teacher thinking about how my students were dealing with their home life, and if…

How we work is comparable to either a poorly executed dance or a skilled art form. — As a kid in their 20s grappling with adulthood nearly 15 years ago, the Lower Eastside of New York City became a stomping ground for the kind of glances and actions that I would see over and over again in the workplace. As we hung out in predominantly Black gay…