Prayer at a public school staff meeting?
Q: Last week was the staff’s first day back at work to start the new school year. Of course, we...
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Kappan Contributor: Phyllis L. Fagell
Will job-hopping damage millennial teacher’s career?
Q: I’m a teacher who’s part of the millennial generation. As a group, we have a reputation for not...
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Teacher is sick of being the ‘go-to gay guy’
Q: I’m a gay man who teaches 7th-grade social studies. I’m the only (openly) gay...
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Teacher keeps failing to land a job as an administrator
Q: I’m a teacher who wants to be an administrator. I did all the training to change tracks, and I...
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Defending your summer ‘break’
Q: I always have the same annoyance this time of year. It feels like everyone I encounter tells me...
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Disagreeing with a school discipline practice
Q: I’m an 8th-grade teacher in Massachusetts, and our public school serves an at-risk population....
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