S JohnstonIt’s Times Like These“Teachers want to teach, not die, and we should support and protect them like the national treasures that they are. For without them…Sep 30, 2020Sep 30, 2020
S JohnstonMix Tape***Be prepared this is more stream of consciousness than usual. It may have structure but it is raw at the same time. I did not over edit…Mar 5, 2020Mar 5, 2020
S JohnstonGenuflect. In Other Words, “Bend the Knee.”Photo by Pro Church Media on UnsplashFeb 21, 2020Feb 21, 2020
S JohnstonI See You, Emily DickinsonI’m taking you to school my friends: today marks the first day that the works of Emily Dickinson were publicly published. Dickinson wrote…Feb 21, 2020Feb 21, 2020
S JohnstonI see you, Emily DickinsonI’m taking you to school my friends: today marks the first day that the works of Emily Dickinson were publicly published. Dickinson wrote…Feb 21, 2020Feb 21, 2020
S JohnstonNew Year, Same MeI did not wake up on January 1, 2020 as a new me. Like everyone else, resolutions or not, I was still the same ol’ me. Being me, isn’t the…Jan 9, 2020Jan 9, 2020
S Johnston“Facing the Lions”I feel for my teacher friends. Not just the new ones. I’ve been teaching twenty years, and I still have rough days. Days where I feel like…Nov 21, 2019Nov 21, 2019
S Johnston“This Time, I Want it to Matter”When I went to Washington D.C for the first time for policy work, my students asked me if I was going to storm the White House or lead a…Aug 27, 20191Aug 27, 20191
S JohnstonPaths and Plates and Personal DiscoverySince January of 2001, I have spent the majority of my professional life working inside of a classroom. In fact, I’ve spent over 20,000…May 16, 2019May 16, 2019
S JohnstonGenuflect. In Other Words, “Bend the Knee.”Traditionally a sign of respect, submission, or worship, kneeling down on a bent knee can be traced throughout history in a wide variety…Apr 25, 2019Apr 25, 2019