Embracing the Open Futrure
It happened. After about five months of absence from the classroom, I finally signed a new contract with a private school. My tutoring activities were keeping me fed. That was good. But I also made it clear, that I am missing to get back into the classroom. I love my…
After 16 years of teaching, I conclude that our stance on bullying in society has not improved much. But it must change. Bullying causes trauma. Whether we like to admit it or not.
I have been teaching math for almost 17 years now. If you factor in my internships, it is probably closer to 18 years. Most of the time, the students I was dealing with came from very vulnerable backgrounds. They all had very low self-confidence and self-esteem. Many of them had…
All development occurs over the long term. It is important for educators to learn to spot good stories when they occur. At the last school I worked, we had a longstanding tradition. We would start every meeting by sharing good stories. This could be anything. Stories about something positive a…
It was necessary to leave my last teaching job. But my place was always in the classroom. It has now been more than three months since I cleared my desk in my old classroom.Instead, I passed the time and made a living through online tutoring. It has been a good…
Accommodations are for students with neurological disorders. This assumption could not be more wrong. It is high time we start to clear up some misconceptions about accommodations in our schools. Everyone needs accommodations. Everyone is different. And everyone has different needs and challenges. I have now been teaching for well…
They Need a Shot at Emancipation From Capitalist Production and Consumption School gardens are not a new concept. When I was a kid in primary school about 30 years ago, we had a school garden in my public school. We were offered voluntary classes where we could learn to grow…
In any given class, chances are that there are one or more students with ADHD present. That is hardly surprising. Between 3 and 5% of children have this neurodiversity. When I studied to become a teacher, ADHD was still very much looked upon as a deficiency. But students with ADHD…
Is it possible to do online learning, when the students are in the classroom but the teacher is not? I have embarked on an interesting experiment in online learning. At least for me, it is. My old employer asked me if I could assist them in certain subjects with online learning.…
Teachers are essential workers. And like all essential workers, we get treated like sh*t. But I still want to keep teaching. I am not the only one, who has been writing about the poor state of our education system. Some time ago, I wrote this piece I still stand by…
