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What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers

ED Surge

Even more astonishing, five of my former students decided to become high school history teachers, just like me: Paula Katrina Camaya : a former Chicago Public Schools educator currently teaching civics and humanities at Evanston Township High School (ETHS) in Evanston, Illinois. History class during the 2014-2015 academic year.

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My First Year

Rosie the History Teacher

Teaching positions for history and biology were rather scarce in my area, so I applied pretty much everywhere in a 50 mile radius. I was going to be the founding history teacher at a little school in Metro Detroit! This is how I felt about being hired to teach history! That was a busy time! My space became the lobby/hallway.

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The Impact of a Teacher

Studies Weekly

When surveyed about the characteristics of an impactful teacher in 2017, Terada expressed that people rarely mentioned academics or test scores. We actually learn much more effectively in a state of positive emotion than we can learn in a state of negative emotion. That has huge implications for what you do in schools.

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When typical middle school antics mean suspensions, handcuffs or jail

The Hechinger Report

Having just turned 12 in the fall of 2017, Alan bubbled over with excitement ahead of his first rally at Deming Intermediate School in Deming, New Mexico, a small city near the Mexican border. The high school principal and I always talk about how we’re fighting history,” Harris said. We’re fighting history.