Dear We Are Teachers, I have an 8th grade student who, over the last month or so, is increasingly in the counselor’s office during my class. Sometimes she asks to leave during class, ...
Dear We Are Teachers,I’ve been a part of interviews this summer for a vacancy on our team. After researching each of the candidates online, I discovered my principal’s top choice is a ...
Dear We Are Teachers,My principal called this morning and said that a “community member” sent her a picture of me that a local news organization published. In the photo, I’m carrying a ...
Teacher retention has become a critical issue in the education sector, with schools across the United States facing challenges in retaining experienced educators. We surveyed over 600 ...
Dear We Are Teachers, I just finished my first year of teaching and am so ready for summer. At least I thought I was. I feel like I’m still so wound up from the stress of this year ...
In the early days of my career as a manager at a product development company, I got a Slack message from my boss: “Did you read the latest Glassdoor review about the culture here!? This ...
Dear We Are Teachers, I’m due at the end of June (in about two weeks!) with my first child, around the time school lets out. HR explained to me months ago that I could opt to take my ...
Anyone who works in a public school knows that the teaching profession is at a crisis point. Things are a little better than they were a few years ago, as the world rebounds from a global ...
Kids and teachers both breathe a sigh of relief when summer break finally arrives. After months of hard work, everyone deserves some time to relax. But are there any downsides to taking ...
Dear We Are Teachers, For three years now, I’ve asked my principal to move back to 5th grade, my preferred level to teach. Last year, he promised that next year (2025-26), he would put ...
Hey, teachers! Who’s going to ISTELive 25 and ASCD Annual 25 in San Antonio? We are! If you’ll be there too, be sure to stop by Booth 844. We can’t wait to meet you and talk about your ...
Dear We Are Teachers, Every year, I think, “This will be the summer I do nothing school-related!” And every year, I end up getting sucked into PD, agreeing to help lead some summer ...