I Was An Award-Winning Teacher By Day. After Dark, My Behavior Was Increasingly Troubling.
October 18, 2025
And the awards. A $10,000 travel grant from Fund for Teachers for a summer learning Spanish in the Dominican Republic. A $30,000 leadership grant that allowed a team of other accomplished teachers and me to hold a culturally responsive teaching conference. An award from the U.S. Department of Education for our same team to hold another conference, this one focused on quality writing…