Most people assume leadership ends in burnout or conflict—but what if it didn’t have to? Transitions can be conscious, healthy, and rooted in growth. The reality, though, is that the average tenure for school leaders is short—just 3 to 5 years—and even shorter for those leading in under-resourced communities. It’s no wonder. The role is…
What norms and unwritten rules does your school adhere to and why? Who do these “codes of conduct” benefit? Who do they marginalize? What can be done to disrupt them? As my school works to become anti-racist, we’re trying to scrub our habits, beliefs, and routines for the evidence of White Supremacy Culture in order…
About five years go, I started piecing together elements of my classroom community that I saw as critical components. I was doing a “ten-year stepback.” This reflection spotlighted activities and discussions that occurred within and outside the curriculum. One of the most significant components that surfaced involved how identity development shaped middle school experiences….
A few days ago, I posted some reflections about the book Teach Like a Champion on Instagram. My post reflected years of dissecting and re-evaluating my experience with using the techniques. To be clear, I was once a teacher who held this book in high regard, but in the words of the late Dr….
I told my 4th grade teacher that I wanted to be Oprah when I grow up. This was before Oprah was OPRAH, OWN Network, and the O Magazine. This was when (to me) she was simply the “black lady on tv everyday.” I vividly recall my teacher giggling and noting, “You can’t be that, pick…
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