May
27
Amidst all the “reimagining education” chatter: Consider the source
To be sure, there is reimagining to be done as we return from the COVID19 quarantine and our schools begin open in the Fall.
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May
09
Rest in Peace to a Truly Good Man, 5/9/2020
Lord, please welcome my grandpop Home with open arms and words: Well done, my good and faithful servant…
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May
04
The Commitment to Love (in Urban Public Education) Warrants More “Likes”
There is nothing glamourous or flashy about the establishing, and existence, of love in our classrooms or in our purpose to educate students.
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Apr
30
Urban Educators: Don’t be Afraid to Live Where You Teach – There’s Lots to Love about Living Near Your Students
…on living in Camden as a city educator In the midst of the COVID19 quarantine that is proving to be enormously trying for tens of millions of Americans, I want to wish everyone tidings of safety, peace, and love during these difficult times. And while much has been written about Continue Reading…
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Apr
27
Where we in Camden (urban) public schools dropped the ball…and how we can bounce back (reprise)
Though counterintuitive, making academic gains, to city parents, is not synonymous with making a school, “better”. Parent choice by urban parents is more complex than “school quality”.
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Apr
18
My Adolescence: Brief Essay authored by Francielys Melendez (12th Grade)
As I was struggling to catch a breath, I ran out of the classroom when I immediately began getting yelled at because I disobeyed my teacher without the chance to explain myself…
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Apr
08
When it comes to remote-learning and COVID19: Stay Woke!
Anyone who cares about the wholistic development of children, including the educative process of children, had better #StayWoke in these COVID19 streets..
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Apr
03
What this Socialist Teacher Union President Wishes for ALL American Workers, (especially those in hourly low-wage sectors) amid the COVID19 Pandemic
While neoliberal Democratic and conservative politicians as well as America’s corporate class habitually turn national crises into financial and power-concentrating opportunities to oppress poor and working people, this Coronavirus era represents a unique opening for America’s marginalized workers to assert and regain power.
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Mar
30
Remembering Bernard J., Jazzmine W., and Shyhiem D… a series (Pt. 2, Jazzmine)
In retrospect, however, these classroom angels don’t challenge us, and in lacking a challenge, these students don’t help us become better at our craft.
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Mar
29
PUSHBoy Podcast: Gentrification and the Camden School system. (Dr. Keith Benson interview)
Simply having a conversation about what’s going on with schools and redevelopment with family. Check it out!
