“When I was a teenager, I began to settle into school because I discovered the extra curricular activities that interested to me; theatre and music.” – Morgan Freeman Eric Stirgus recently wrote an article focusing on the effects on extra curricular programs on student performance. As a product of Atlanta Public Schools and former teacher, I know first hand the importance of…
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To Read or Not To Read – Understanding the Power of Lexile Scores and Literacy
“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” – Emilie Buchwald As an Educator, helping parents and families to understand impact of lexile scores and literacy is a critical to piece to student success. Reading is fundamental and it’s past due for us to empower and equip parents at all levels to reinforce literacy in the home and…
To Teach or Not to Teach? Teaching in the Millennial Age
“Annually, 13% of teachers leave the classroom and nearly 50% leave after five years.” — Jonathan Cetel Founding Executive Director, PennCAN, and 2012 Forbes 30 Under 30 In order to increase the retention of teachers, innovation and flexibility must be a standard within school districts. There has to be a balance between not only how we attract teachers but what is done to…
Educators, We Have To Prioritize Teaching Students How To Resist and Organize
Students are going to remember what we said and what we did in our classrooms at this moment in history. They’ll remember if their teacher opted out of conversations about the unfair treatment of marginalized people, and if he or she ignored the hateful rhetoric seething through the gums of our new president. Students will say, “No we didn’t talk…