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How I Ended Up on a Road Trip With My High School English Teacher Jun. 17, 2022
I took a road trip with my high school English teacher last weekend. Sixteen-year-old me got a big k... Read More
Let's Learn to Laugh and Regain our Sense of Humor Apr. 28, 2022
Next weekend is Mother's Day, which of course reminds me of my mother, Jackie Battley Gingrich, who ... Read More
Chicago Teachers Are Teacher's Pets Jan. 09, 2022
Tuesday, 73% of Chicago teachers voted to compel their school district to ditch classroom instructio... Read More
My Teacher Cried in Our Classroom! Dec. 20, 2021
DR. WALLACE: My fifth grade teacher cried and ran out of the room in the middle of our class the oth... Read More
My Words Were Taken Out of Context Oct. 27, 2021
DR. WALLACE: When I was in class last week, I accidentally made an innocent comment that could very ... Read More
A Human Bite Can Often Be Worse Than a Dog Bite! Oct. 19, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I was playing with our family dog a few months ago when he accidentally bit my finger w... Read More
Biden Administration Is Trying to Intimidate Parents Oct. 08, 2021
Under a patina of impartiality, fact-checkers have long engaged in a uniquely dishonest genre of jou... Read More
Proctoring, Anyone? Oct. 07, 2021
My son's longtime girlfriend (her students call her "Miss") teaches physics in an inner-city charter... Read More
Teachers Savor Students' 'Mist Queues' Jul. 21, 2021
Sometimes, when grading my students' papers and tests, I encounter errors that disarm me because the... Read More
Teacher's Story: At 88, Bob Gardiner Answers the Bell One More Time Jul. 13, 2021
Bob Gardiner hoped for a career in aeronautics until advanced mathematics at Colgate University inte... Read More
Meaning of 'Moot' Is a Moot Question Jun. 16, 2021
It's 11:45 a.m. at the faculty lunch table. A heated argument breaks out when an art teacher asks: "... Read More
It's Teacher Appreciation Week. Give Them Bags of Money. May. 08, 2021
Ever notice how appreciation holidays are for people who just need to be paid more? You never see Ch... Read More
School Secretaries Are Very Important May. 05, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I recall that you said in a past column that teachers are the most important school emp... Read More
To Get Kids Back in Class, Teachers Need to Move to Front of Vaccine Line Feb. 09, 2021
New data suggesting it's relatively safe to send younger children back to classrooms under strict ma... Read More
I'm Think I'm In Love With My Teacher Feb. 04, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I'm 18, and I have met my Prince Charming! I think I'm in love with one of my high scho... Read More
Standing Up to the Mob Jan. 20, 2021
Joe Biden says he'll "advance racial equity" by making "bold investments" in "Affordable Housing," a... Read More
Evicted From My Room! Dec. 31, 2020
DR. WALLACE: I'm the polar opposite of my sister, who is 18 years old. I just turned 16 years old, a... Read More
Continuing Education During COVID-19 Dec. 17, 2020
There's no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted childhood education. In many countries, ki... Read More
What Teachers Want for Christmas Dec. 16, 2020
I've never been a schoolteacher, but I've been a parent. I wish I'd known years ago what I know now ... Read More
Eulogy for Dad Dec. 16, 2020
The following column is by Devon Williams, daughter of Walter E. Williams. In the late 1980s, when... Read More
