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First: A little self-promotion. I’m excited about my very first article, “Carry On Tradition” on CLUTCH MAGAZINE. The piece was inspired by my rereading of Joan Morgan’s When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost and how I missed reading books by young black women that spoke to our complexities. Please read it & comment on their site. [...] These past few weeks have been quite interesting & dramatic. In a short span of time one student at my school passed away due to a heart condition, another confirmed he had a baby and hadn’t told his mother yet, and my son’s teacher told me she wanted to send home extra packets because their “kindergarten [...]
Growing up, I pictured what my life would be like when I got older: I’d be married, well traveled, degreed, and have a banging career, a sexy husband, and two adorable kids. Basically, I’d be the 21st century Clare Huxtable. I carried these dreams in my head throughout my childhood, into high school, [...] Budget cuts abound in LA, but it looks like I’ve been spared another layoff notice. I am, however, presently burried under a MOUNTAIN of paperwork. i hate grading papers. with a passion. happy hump day! ~~ what do you absolutely hate (or despise) but you just gotta do it anyway? no money, mo' problems.
“In this kind of knowledge economy giving up on your education and dropping out of school means not only giving up on your future, but it’s also giving up on your family’s future and giving up on your country’s future.” There has been a lot of buzz lately about reforming public [...]
don't act like you can't relate.
Dear Monday, you didn’t have to come so quickly, you know. i would’ve waited for you.
(c) me, in anticipation of another monday ~~ Lately, I’ve been dreading Monday like I owed it money. In a way, I do. It’s the day I have to return to the uneasiness of my classroom and work [...] Today, my heart was broken by a tweet: “thing that hurts me more than the honor student that got murdered in chicago are the mofos who stood by, filmed and yelled ‘get a closeup!’” from (@Questlove of The Roots) America’s blood lust has spilled over onto our children. Every time a fight breaks out at my school, [...]
Badu asks, "Can You Feel It?" Yes We Can! Like many kids, I returned to work this week a little sad summer was over, but hopeful that my new crop of students would be eager to learn. So far, two days into the new school year and all is well in the classroom.
The first [...] (pic taken on my FIRST ride on a Ferris Wheel…last month!) I am sitting here trying to figure out where summer went. Yes, I know. It’s only the beginning of August, but I know the end is near. I can feel it. The end of the summer, the end of lazy days with the munchkin, [...] I can finally breathe. The school year has taken its last, long winding turn into the summer sun. The kids are gone. The grades are in. The room is packed up (well, not really), and I can finally relax. This year seemed to last FOREVER. Longer even than my previous years teaching. Now that I [...]  |
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