When a system doesn’t work, there will always be results that are completely avoidable but inevitable because that’s what happens in broken systems.
School closure is the byproduct. Trust is the root problem Read More »
It’s not lost on me that school shootings are a complicated societal issue and that everyone is invested in school safety. I am suggesting, however, that when we have an issue that everyone is invested in solving and we still haven’t solved it, we might want to start thinking about it in a different way.
School shootings: Problem-solving with my kindergarten daughter Read More »
When students saw teachers hitting the Nae Nae, they were elated. It’s a clearcut example of how Hip Hop improved schools. When teachers did the dance, students began to see them as human as opposed to disinterested adults that know nothing about them. Teachers connected with students in a way that was authentic to them. Connecting with students in authentic ways directly contributes to student engagement.
Kendrick Lamar is about to help your school Read More »
What we haven’t acknowledged is that the pain that police officers felt in schools impacted them in negative ways just like everyone else. Now, add power to the equation. A scorned police officer using real, possibly negative school experiences as a foundation. That’s a scary concept.
Police were once students, and what that means Read More »
I’m going to suggest three ideas to improve outcomes for schools, the problem we are solving for, associated myths, associated facts, the theory of change, the change idea, and the level of spice I think it might contain.
Practicality, intentionality, and trying new things > complaining Read More »
If you’re a Black man in education, you can kind of tell when something drastic is going to happen. When I told my highly effective buddy whom I hired that I was heading to get fired, he was in disbelief.
Reflecting on being fired: A graduation gift to myself Read More »
When our schools don’t have the exact right skills and resources to serve a student and their family, not only do we not work together for the family, but we harm ourselves and others in the process.
The Forgotten: A case study Read More »
If you want to know how to solve crime, depression, inequity, damn racism, sexism, all them isms. If you want to know how to do that, come holler at education.
On my Momma: Fund education to solve society’s intractable problems Read More »
If we can first agree that multiple, valuable truths exist simultaneously in education: congratulations! We made it to our first agreement.
Can you sign onto the five agreements? Read More »
Students, namely Black boys, are significantly more likely to graduate high school and enroll in college if they have a Black man as a teacher in elementary school. Black boys improve standardized test scores when they have Black men as teachers. Simply put, Black boys – and students more broadly – benefit from having Black men in the classroom.
Black boys and Black men don’t have space in education Read More »
