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Bryan had anger issues in sixth grade. One day another boy in my class called him “gay” and he flung his desk across the room and chased the boy all the way to the main office where he ended up in a heap of trouble...again. Despite all of the impulsive and often violent behavior, deep down underneath the tough-guy façade, Bryan had many likable qualities. But he still ended up being moved to our school’s alternative program for students with behavioral issues.

Teaching is a tough profession. We know it. It comes with a lot of responsibilities and challenges. Nevertheless, teaching is a very rewarding life path. Perhaps equally as tough is teaching teachers to be culturally competent. For the last six months, I’ve led a book study at my school on Gary Howard’s We Can’t Teach What We Don’t Know, which looks at cultural competency programs.

A trip to Haiti gives Joseph a new perspective on his identity and his adoption.

TT answers your tough questions. This time, we discuss “colorism” and helping schools in crisis.

What can we say to our kids after a week like this one?

In the wake of more shootings, this white educator and father contemplates how he can undermine a system that makes his sons and him safer than their African-American counterparts.

This TT staffer reflects on the incessant violence in our country as an educator and a mother.

Mexican culture cannot be reduced to tacos, oversized sombreros and piñatas.

All educators have the civic responsibility to learn and teach the basic history and tenets of this movement for racial justice.