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Edward Lentol
Instructional Support Interventionist at NYC DOE
Lifelong NYC resident (with brief stints in Prague & Sydney). Currently living in Brooklyn. Twenty years in education. Independent film actor. Twenty-five years working avocationally with adults recovering from alcoholism and drug addiction.
Articles
Education PK-12Work Life Balance
Ten Rules for Teachers Who Would Like to Still Be Teachers in June
<p class="mb-4">Ask any teacher who has been in a classroom longer than five years what they wish someone had told them in the beginning, and you will...
August 14, 2026Read article
Education PK-12
“Your Mom” Just Cost Me My Prep Period
<p class="mb-4">At 7:42 a.m., I am standing in the hallway holding a walkie, a coffee that has already gone cold, and a mental checklist that looks li...
July 6, 2026Read article
Education PK-12
What If Summer Didn’t Feel Like a Daily Argument With Someone Under 4 Feet Tall
<p class="mb-4">It is 10:17 in the morning. Your child is dramatically slumped over the kitchen table, staring at a summer packet like it has personal...
June 25, 2026Read article
Education PK-12Leadership Perspectives
A Parable: Weng, Lotnel, and the Year-Long Desert Crossing
<p class="mb-4"><br>It began, as all long journeys do, with a promise that felt lighter than the load it would become.</p><p class="mb-4">In a land wh...
June 15, 2026Read article
Education PK-12Underserved PopulationsPublic Speaking
The History Exists: How & When Do We Teach Queer Narratives?
<h2 class="mb-4 mt-6"><strong><em>"What do I know? Who needs to know? Have I told them?” </em></strong>- Jim Mattis</h2><p class="mb-4">Some stories a...
June 6, 2026Read article
Education PK-12
Are Teachers Quietly Proving That Humans > Programs?
<p class="mb-4">Once upon a time in elementary school, “data‑driven instruction” meant counting how many glue sticks were left and praying the TV cart...
June 1, 2026Read article
Professional Development and TrainingLeadership PerspectivesEducation PK-12
How to Host a ‘Collaborative’ Meeting that Feels Like Captivity
<p class="mb-4">The email arrived at 7:12 a.m.</p><p class="mb-4">Subject: “Exciting Opportunity to Collaborate!”</p><p class="mb-4">Ah yes. The corpo...
May 20, 2026Read article
Education PK-12
The Biggest Boat in the Whole Universe and I Think it's Also a Transformer
<p class="mb-4">There are two kinds of silence in a school building: the peaceful kind… and the deeply suspicious kind. This morning as three kinderga...
May 15, 2026Read article
Education PK-12Elections
Caring About Kids Is Hard Work. Who Signed Me Up for This?
<p class="mb-4">At 7:42 a.m., I’m tying a kindergartener’s shoelace with one hand and holding a stack of decodable readers with the other, while a fir...
May 8, 2026Read article
Education PK-12
Phones, Fidgets, and Fifteen Distractions: Teaching Focus in a World That Pings Back
<p class="mb-4">There’s a very specific look students get when you say, “Alright, eyes up here.” It’s not defiance. It’s not confusion. It’s more like...
May 3, 2026Read article
Education PK-12
Stop AirDropping Knowledge; Make Students Download It with Thought
<p class="mb-4">Last Tuesday, I left my literacy small group riding a wave of confidence. My objectives were clear, my visuals were sharp, and my less...
April 5, 2026Read article
Education PK-12
Shiny New Programs, Same Old Kids: Why Good Teaching Still Wins
<p class="mb-4">By third period on a Tuesday, I had already taught three different versions of fractions. At 8:15 a.m., I was using last year’s math c...
March 8, 2026Read article
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