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[ad_1] Dear We Are Teachers, One of my 8th grade students is intent on making every class a nightmare for me. He responds “Why?” to every...
[ad_1] Dear We Are Teachers, I’m in my second year teaching high school and am on the verge of quitting. The dread I feel knowing that...
[ad_1] Dear We Are Teachers, It’s my third week of teaching at a new school this year, but my 10th year overall teaching 8th grade. My...
[ad_1] Let’s be real: There’s often an invisible wall between what teachers are really thinking and what they end up saying. They might smile and nod...
[ad_1] Dear We Are Teachers, I took a job at a new school this year that I really like, apart from one thing: My principal keeps...
[ad_1] Dear We Are Teachers, This will be my fifth year teaching middle school. After five very rough and stressful years, I’m trying to create a...
[ad_1] When I introduce myself as a middle school teacher, people say all kinds of thing in response. “I could never do that.” “Bless you.” “What...
[ad_1] Dear We Are Teachers, A teacher friend of mine at another school in our district got in trouble for posting her Amazon wish list for...
[ad_1] Self-regulation is a struggle for everyone lately. All the distractions we face each day make finding time to reflect or focus feel almost impossible. And...
[ad_1] Dear We Are Teachers, I finished my 12th year of teaching in June and don’t think I can do another school year. Even at the...
[ad_1] Across the country, students and families are struggling to adjust to busing changes. From New Jersey to Arizona, school bus driver shortages are creating hours-long...
[ad_1] Teaching is no easy gig. And unfortunately, sometimes it’s made less easy by school rules that sound like they came from the desk of a...
[ad_1] Dear We Are Teachers, I finished my 15th year of teaching in June and finally decided to leave the toxic school I’ve been working at...
[ad_1] Dear We Are Teachers, I’ll be a first-year teacher (hopefully) this year, but the job hunt is getting a little desperate. I’m not athletic and...
[ad_1] Dear We Are Teachers, I’m going into my fourth year of teaching this fall. As the second half of summer approaches, a new thing has...
[ad_1] Dear We Are Teachers, I got hired in March by the same school where I did my student teaching. I was really looking forward to...
[ad_1] Dear We Are Teachers, Help us break a tie. My lunch crew of fellow high school teachers is split. Half of us (me included) think...
[ad_1] Dear We Are Teachers, The students at our high school drive so recklessly I constantly wonder when I or someone else are going to meet...
[ad_1] Dear We Are Teachers, I’ve taught AP Lit for 12 years and I’m used to the senioritis that sets in this time of year. But...
[ad_1] In my first district, my coworkers and I watched it play out so many times. We could practically set our watches to it. If an...