Schools should prioritize vigor, not rigor.Does learning experience has to hurt to be high quality?May 3May 3
A teacher’s response to a school board member’s take on the strikeI know that my insights are incredibly valuable in a democratic discussion of how to most effectively educate Oakland’s children.Jun 4, 2023Jun 4, 2023
In Defense of the Kid Who “Doesn’t Do Their Part” in Group WorkWithout belonging, excellence is more like the narrow, arguably White supremacist “rigor” that neoliberal ed reformers often yap about.Oct 30, 2022Oct 30, 2022
Essay for Jody: On Resources and ExcellenceThe time and attention of trusted community elders with relevant expertise yielded the relationships fundamental to academic excellence.Oct 22, 2022A response icon1Oct 22, 2022A response icon1
Published inEducate.I’m a Teacher, and I Can’t Live Like ThisTeachers are not mental health professionals, and I desperately want to stay in my lane.Nov 15, 2021A response icon14Nov 15, 2021A response icon14
Published inEducate.The Weaponization of GradesAre grades so essential an educational tool that they’re worth the damage they can do?Jun 28, 2021A response icon2Jun 28, 2021A response icon2
Published inEducate.Messiness in NumbersMasquerading as a nationally standardized system, the mathematical pathways to letter grades as idiosyncratic as teachers themselves.Jun 8, 2021Jun 8, 2021
HumanizingI didn’t grow up thinking I was racist or feeling pride in being white, but I also didn’t grow up thinking Black people are as human as I…May 29, 2020May 29, 2020
