What’s it like to work at the school you grew up attending? At Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy in Sobrante Park, East Oakland, there are a number of alums now on staff. For these educators, connections to the school and community run family-level deep. There’s a feeling that the trajectory of their lives, and…
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Teachers, You Can Never Know the Demons Your Students Face, But There Is Something You Can Do to Help
This guest post is by an anonymous, Oakland-based educator. One time my mom tried to kill me. She chased me with a knife, cackling like a witch. It was hide-and-seek—but it wasn’t, it wasn’t a game. I trembled in a dark corner of the basement, which terrified me, but I was more terrified of her…
Teachers Need Tools and Support not “Accountability”- Concretely Appreciating Teachers on Teacher Appreciation Week
Accountability like sh*t flows downhill. And accountability talk from policymakers and shills is like the halftime at a Raiders game after too many tailgate tacos. It’s teacher appreciation week, so let’s actually appreciate the lifeblood of schools, and give them a break. The current accountability talk, misses the soul of a school and teacher, and…