In 1998, I began my journey as an elementary teacher under the tutelage of my aunt and revered educator, Marva N. Collins. My mother was also a teacher, so I saw firsthand what it meant to be a ...

Teaching is many things. It’s a profession and a passion, tedious and rewarding, infuriating and full of joy. For some, ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. As a result of all the belt-tightening, the responsibilities of faculty members at primarily ...

"The answer is, there's usually a class, gender, and race intersection going on here." Being a public school educator is a job that comes with the satisfaction of being able to teach and shape young ...

This frustrated teacher seems to have a point. While some states have given teachers a generous bump in their pay, the ...

Being a teacher is an incredibly challenging and often underappreciated job. Between controlling a classroom of nearly 30 students, formulating lesson plans, and dealing with unruly parents and ...

When Nick Watkins started teaching high school science in 2022, he didn't expect to feel burned out just two years later. "I feel it coming on, and it's really sad because I keep telling myself that ...

American teachers are increasingly stepping away from their jobs because of the educational systems and structures that prevent them from engaging in good teaching, which involves professional ...

Those three little words uttered by my principal at the first staff meeting, my first day back at work, three days before the start of the school year. Excessed. Numbly, I stumble out of the meeting ...

Alfred “Shivy” Brooks II, an economics and government teacher at Charles Drew High School in Clayton County, Ga., turns 40 March 9. On the cusp of middle age, Brooks already has worn far more ...

Janelle Schuurman taught elementary school for 11 years before quitting. She now works at Costco. She says that while teaching was her passion, she couldn't get past certain parts of the job. She says ...