- Pushing back against teacher turnover: here’s the letter i wrote my students about my departureOne of the biggest mistake teachers and educational systems make is not taking the effects of teaching turnover seriously. If relationship building is the core of what our work is about, then we ought to consider the impact of leaving on the relationships with our students. From someone who has taught in six school in… Read more: Pushing back against teacher turnover: here’s the letter i wrote my students about my departure
- Oh, grief.I only knew youTo beA line from someone else’s story A page from a bookI had only heardBut never got around to reading. Folks told meyou could feel thethe heaviness of the darkness and the warmth of lightEverything and nothingAt the same time. When I heard you were in townI knew how it would end.I’d… Read more: Oh, grief.
- Behind The Scenes: I Finally Found a School to Call Home. Now People are Leaving.Please click here to read my latest piece titled, “Many Eyes Are on the Teachers Who Leave. What About the Ones Who Stay?” on EdSurge. This is my first of four narratives pieces that will appear in Ed Surge. This year, I am a Voices of Change fellow with the publication company. Big shout out… Read more: Behind The Scenes: I Finally Found a School to Call Home. Now People are Leaving.
- For New Teachers – It’s Not Easy to Work Within Contract HoursOver the weekend, I was sent a podcast clip of a group of educators discussing tips they had for new teachers. I appreciated the nuanced approach to the tired argument that new teachers need to learn to work in their “contracted hours”. This is all too familiar. When I entered the classroom in 2015, veteran… Read more: For New Teachers – It’s Not Easy to Work Within Contract Hours
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Patrick L. Harris II 