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This is a good hill to die on. I’m a middle school teacher and explain this concept often to my class. I explain that what I say now is what we know, yet these ideas can and do cha…

Thank you for your perspective. Sometimes I think, in our data filled world, we overestimate numbers even when disparaging something. Refocusing on the people is an important remin…

I’m interested in this answer as well, since I have a little who isn’t school aged either. I’m trying to compile perspectives to make this same decision.

Wonderful description. Thank you for capturing a snap shot that conveys the power of troubleshooting.

“It's an artificial environment that disappears as soon as you graduate, and which you'll never find again anywhere else in society.” Whoa there, society functions like a school en…

Whew! Yes. Education is allergic to disruption because education shouldn’t be treated like a business. Educational goals are to educate people not make money. Education requires co…

Anecdotal, yet lived experience collected from 150+ people across my district and state while at different training and seminar events. I am a teacher with 10 years in elementary, …

Thank you. This is a refreshing take on much of human interaction. As a teacher in middle school I see this demonstrated throughout my classes. I have even started collecting data …

I’ll agree with this. Study language and lingual theory. Much of language is metaphor we apply to different lens. Language is mainly a process of trial and error. We continue sayin…

Absolutely this. As a middle school teacher of many years I feel like I have some knowledge on this subject. Almost all children want to spend time with an adult. In my classroom t…

“Managing people is really really hard” I like your reply, but for different reasons. I am a middle school teacher, and my day to day is managing people. It is tiring, decidedly so…

Well said and composed analysis. I think you have a clear grasp on authorial intent. Thank you.

Yes, to what you stated. I teach middle school title one, as well. My students express the same perceptions about dark and light skin as indexes for mental and physical abilities i…

Teaching. I moved from a big tech company to teaching. Teaching is the hardest job I’ve ever done, and requires entire new skills. Teacher pay, depending on where you are, can be r…

Thank you for stating this. I share your envy. In my own life I find myself sharing articles with many contacts in my phone. Sometimes 10-15 people at a time. I don’t know if this …

> “Anyone here have any anecdotes where you had that same experience?” I actively engage with strangers in public. I do so in ways that match our current activities. What this look…

Continued from above again: Admin churn and policy changes have a direct and deleterious impact on teacher, student, and school performance. I can't focus on teaching academics if …

Continued from above: Let's start at the top with administration. I'm not going to speak in detail on administration actions because my expertise is within the classroom and workin…

I have taught for multiple years in a southern state in the US within Behavior Support units for the "emotionally disturbed or distracted students." These classes range from neurot…

Thank you for this conception. Metaphor and analogy are vital in every human endeavor. As for my reasoning why: Analogies and other figurative speech is important, not just as conv…