The Present “It took me nearly four years until I was able to lock down my first full time teaching gig.” – Anonymous Classroom Teacher Whenever I have too much time to think about this job search process those are the words that echo in my head. I know that this could take awhile. And most of it is out…
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Why Black Males Need to Answer the Call and Teach
Sharif El-Mekki is the principal of Mastery Charter School Shoemaker Campus in West Philadelphia. This post was originally posted on Education Post, in which El-Mekki shares why more Black males should accept the call to teach. Had you asked me 25 years ago—and some people did—if I’d become an educator, I would have said, “No way! Why would I work…