June 20, 2017
Closing the 2016–2017 School Year
Dear Educators, For many of you, the 2016–2017 school year has come to a close. On behalf of the Kiddom…
February 10, 2017
Nobody Puts Curriculum in a Corner
“We’ve blocked three days off leading up to the first day of school for curriculum and lesson planning. You’ve got…
February 4, 2017
On DeVos: Let’s Stay Focused
This week, Betsy DeVos cleared another hurdle towards becoming the next education secretary of the United States. Ms. DeVos is…
November 24, 2016
Rethinking Education in the Wake of the Election
I grew up in a low-income, abusive household in Chicago. My teachers encouraged me to find my way out through…
October 19, 2016
Great Educators Teach the Whole Child
“Mister, why do we have to do this? I’d honestly rather work on math right now. Or anything else.” This…
September 9, 2016
Push High-Achieving Students with Standards-Based Grading
Abbas Manjee Chief Academic Officer, Kiddom Abbas Manjee is Chief Academic Officer at Kiddom. Before Kiddom, Abbas taught high school…
June 7, 2016
Wrapping up the 2015–2016 School Year
Dear Educators, On the last day of my first year teaching high school, I remember frantically packing up my classroom.…
May 25, 2016
Tear Down That (Data) Wall
I don’t consider myself a veteran teacher, but in the six years I taught math in New York City, I…
April 30, 2016
Bridging Academics and Social Emotional Learning
Close your eyes and imagine you’re back in middle school. You’re hard at work cranking out a five paragraph essay.…
