“If you're always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.”

— Maya Angelou

Introduction: Doing the Work Before the Title

Before I had a title, I had a mission. I stayed late for students, mentored new teachers, hosted family nights, and stood in the gap when things f

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I could start by providing a very technical and specific definition for social emotional learning but I’d rather not. Instead, let me simplify it for you by stating that social emotional learning is about relationships. It is the way that educators use and model appropriate and effective behavior to...

     When presented with the question, “if equity is effective, what would it look like in schools?” I have to admit, it took weeks for me to ponder a response.

     I need to explain why such a question, would seem like a conundrum to me. You see, as a Black student sitting behind a desk in public...