“Miss–can I talk to you?” I hear this often. So often, in fact, that I have become very used…
Literary Canon–Boom!
Several years ago, I worked in a school where some folks debated whether it was appropriate to use Speak by…
On Vulnerability (and Snapchat)
When Snapchat first came out, I had an account. Generally, when deciding whether to put myself out there on social…
Invisibility
Last week I was so tired. Danny Ray Thomas It was that tiredness that you can…
The Marathon (not the sprint)
“Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.”–R&J 2.3. 100-101 I’m an Aries, the leader of the zodiac, and I…
Building a New Table
So often, folks talk about “pulling up a chair at the table”, or letting marginalized folks, “have a seat at…
Building Bridges
Last week, I was invited to Anastasis academy to workshop one of my favorite topics in education, Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy. …
#IgniteDenver 28
Wow. What a night. I was privileged to be given a mic to speak this evening at Ignite Denver 28…
Love is a Battle
“Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is…
Do Black lives really matter in your school?
This week was an important one. It was Black Lives Matter at School’s Week of Action, a week where schools…
