In last week’s Black History Month commentary by Michael Peterson II, the first line referenced the monumental Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1897) which created what would become known as the “separate but equal” doctrine. This ill-informed case laid the devastating foundation of...
Nearly 51 years ago, on February 4, 1968 – and just 63 days before his assassination – Dr. King delivered his famous The Drum Major Instinct sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. (You may listen to the entire sermon here.) Excerpts from this...
In my first grade class of 17 students this year, there are 13 boys. My days are filled with the fullest range of emotions, energy, 6-year-old problems that feel larger-than-life, and ideas beyond what anyone can dream of. Young kids come with an unbridled greatness...
How do students learn? In all honesty, I couldn’t have given a decent answer to this question when I unpacked my things in Crosstown this summer if my life had depended on it. Knowing now what I wish I had known then, I am finally...
In my daily experience, there is something incredibly sweet about 7:30am; it is at this time that I receive the fortune of being greeted by 25 amazing little humans. No matter what my evening held or what their mornings might have entailed, I know that...
Neven Holland (MTR Class of 2015) was recently named as a 2018 Tennessee SCORE Educator Fellow. The thirty-eight person cohort of educators across the state will spend the next year deepening their knowledge of education policy and advocacy and participating in state-level discussions how to...
The Class of 2018 chose Pierce Velderman to represent them and share the Victory Party address to his fellow classmates. This is the encouragement he shared....
Author: Alexia Young, MTR Grad Resident Status: We have officially made it to alumni status! These four years have quickly passed by. I’m sure we all remember our move in date at Georgian Woods; trying to fit couches into the narrow stairway and seeing our new creepers...
This year at Hanley Elementary a kindergartener was hit by a car while she was walking home from school. I still cringe at the thought of losing a student in the Hanley community. If I still cringe as a 27 year old teacher, then it...
Reflecting on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a beloved Morehouse Man, I chose this speech because it speaks directly to the current reality of our lives as some of us transition into our own classrooms for the first time, some...