As a guy who has taught in an inner city high school, I can appreciate the Tennessean‘s multiarticle feature on gang violence. It is a good primer for those wanting to be informed on this issue. And when it says that the gang South 8th is “locally based”, I can nod my head emphatically having [...]
There are few topics I have both a love/hate relationship in regards to teaching than school sports. I love that it keeps some kids engaged with school, encourages school spirit, and forces some students to be accountable for their actions. It bothers me how much sports can some time take priority over learning, monopolize administrator’s [...]
I came across this George Herbert quotation that struck me as true today: “One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” It reminded me of how few fathers I have met over the past school year, my first teaching in the inner city. I have called homes a multitude of times; I have spoken to [...]
