Teachers in Texas: Our hearts break for the grief and terror you’re experiencing right now. For yourselves, for your own families, and for the students and school communities you love so ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Dear We Are Teachers, Summer is less than a month away, and my principal just announced that he expects our entire ELA team to do four weeks of training in July. His email specifically ...
Dear We Are Teachers, When I returned from spring break, I was surprised to find a “see me in my office immediately” email from my principal. He explained that he thought my “out of ...
Dear We Are Teachers, I’m in my third year of teaching 4th grade and at a new school this year. After my first walk-through, my AP said he thought I was a little too rigid with ...