Strength of body means nothing without a strong mind and heart behind it.
The Bookshelf in My Room: A Poem on School Shooting, By a Teacher
This bookshelf is there to answer the call, the one that says: There is a shooter.
This bookshelf is there to answer the call, the one that says: There is a shooter.
The Unbearable Weight of Intentional Failure – Letting My Students and Myself Fail on Purpose
Allowing myself to fail in something that took up a lot of mental space gave me time and energy to focus on other things.
Allowing myself to fail in something that took up a lot of mental space gave me time and energy to focus on other things.
Redefining the American Dream
Specifically, what it means to be successful needs to be redefined, because that is the cornerstone of what that dream is, that anyone here can succeed.
Specifically, what it means to be successful needs to be redefined, because that is the cornerstone of what that dream is, that anyone here can succeed.
An Open Letter to all Parents, School Board Members, and Administrators Regarding CRT
CRT, at its heart, is us being honest with ourselves and our past in order to proceed into a future that benefits all of us.
CRT, at its heart, is us being honest with ourselves and our past in order to proceed into a future that benefits all of us.
I Was a Lost Boy, Too
It’s a scene from every parent’s worst nightmare.
It’s a scene from every parent’s worst nightmare.
Parenting Using the Forgotten Technique of Mortal Terror
AKA: Kayaking during a thunderstorm.
AKA: Kayaking during a thunderstorm.
Juneteenth, in This America
I know a lot of us are tired of having to explain things we think they should know, but in order to have a conversation, it requires two sides.
I know a lot of us are tired of having to explain things we think they should know, but in order to have a conversation, it requires two sides.
Being Chased by White Kids
The rules for boys were explicit and unwavering. Even more so for Black and Brown boys.
The rules for boys were explicit and unwavering. Even more so for Black and Brown boys.
Fathers, We Need to Do Better for Mothers
Why are we not demanding better for our mothers and all mothers out there? For all women?
Why are we not demanding better for our mothers and all mothers out there? For all women?
Teaching Sportsmanship, Campfires, and Smashing the Patriarchy With My Six-Year-Old
Seems when she heard “Smash the Patriarchy,” she took it quite literally.
Seems when she heard “Smash the Patriarchy,” she took it quite literally.
‘Very Fine People On Both Sides’: My Children Are Now Confronting the Reality of the White Moderate
They need to know they are not bad people, that they’re not racist, even as they’re weaponizing their own privilege.
They need to know they are not bad people, that they’re not racist, even as they’re weaponizing their own privilege.
We’re Raising Savages, Look Out World
I can’t wait to unleash them onto the world, and I’m not in the least bit sorry.
I can’t wait to unleash them onto the world, and I’m not in the least bit sorry.
Coming Out of the Doldrums of Seasonal Affective Disorder and Depression
How do you marathon the terrible horrible?
How do you marathon the terrible horrible?
‘The Nod’, Being ‘Black Enough’, and Black History Month
I’ve never really considered myself Black, I still don’t, but I now understand how I’m a part of the tapestry of what being Black is.
I’ve never really considered myself Black, I still don’t, but I now understand how I’m a part of the tapestry of what being Black is.
Jack of all Trades, Trying to Master One – Teaching
Being a person of color, specifically being male and Hispanic, I never had a teacher who looked like me growing up.
Being a person of color, specifically being male and Hispanic, I never had a teacher who looked like me growing up.