In March 2020, we received a rather cryptic message from our Technology Director: “Bring your computers home during the break, just in case the situation changes.”

As a Caribbean immigrant educator, I have had to adapt to the United States in several ways—racially, socially, and academically.

A growth mindset is the belief that abilities grow through effort and persistence. This mindset shapes how we view data.

After teaching at an alternative middle school for the past 4 years, the one thing I constantly hear from new students is: “We can move around in your room and not get in trouble?

Languages other than English have never been top priority in the U.K., so when I was asked to teach French to my entire school, the prospect filled me with excitement.

I have lost count of the number of times I have been told that rules without relationships lead to rebellion. Yet today, relationships with students seem to be feared instead of embraced. Over the years, quite by accident, I have discovered that this precept from days gone by is critical to classroom rules and to learning itself. Relationships are an essential part of learning, especially relationships between teachers and students.

Educators play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of changemakers, especially when it comes to addressing racism.

All people living collectively in Canada are “treaty people,” meaning that we all have rights and responsibilities for this land we call home.

"What do you mean, we have rights as minors?” Thirty pairs of quizzical eyes met mine. Brows furrowed in confusion. “Aren’t rights made by adults, for adults?”