I Told My Students Last Week T...
One thing you might not know about teachers is that deep down, we fear for our lives. I know teachers across my state keep their...
read moreOne thing you might not know about teachers is that deep down, we fear for our lives. I know teachers across my state keep their...
read moreMatthew Lynch, Ed.D. – It’s been said that Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, but in the case of Common Core...
read moreMatt Amaral – Women are taking over the world. Or at least the United States. That is what you’ll see if you look at today’s...
read moreMatthew Amaral – Over the last couple of years I’ve heard a discussion at my school about teaching Math on a block day. Here at...
read moreMatt Amaral – As I often peruse articles on education, I am forever baffled by the lack of any meaningful ideas about the...
read moreDear Parents, We’ve had this conversation before, so this time I wanted to write it down with the hope that next time you have the...
read moreMatt Amaral – With teacher evaluations being posted for the public to see, maybe we need to see some other things posted...
read moreIssues with Latino Literature Sometimes I worry about what I am teaching my students when we read Latino Literature. Here’s my...
read moreMatt Amaral – The discourse in education always disproportionately focuses on teachers, as if we are the root of all school...
read moreMatthew Amaral – To say marijuana is a problem at my school is a gross understatement. There is a tree next to the gas station...
read moreMatthew Amaral – I was recently talking to a teacher from another district who has more undocumented students than my district....
read moreby Matt Amaral – On Friday, Jeb Bush held a National Summit on Education Reform here in the Bay Area at San Francisco’s Palace...
read moreMatthew Amaral – For many years now I have been conducting a social experiment in the doorway of my classroom. The subjects of...
read moreOprah’s Teacher of the Year, Ron Clark, has an article on CNN.com today about the drawbacks of parental involvement. He gives...
read moreFor the next month I am going to celebrate one year of blogging with some of my greatest hits. Here is one about Northern California...
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