Edward Lentol

<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...

<p class="mb-4">I’m an educator in a Brooklyn public school, which means I know two things very well:</p><ol><li><p class="mb-4">Kids have unlimited e...

<p class="mb-4">Let me paint a vivid, mucus-filled picture: it's Monday morning, and I shuffle into my classroom, already suspicious of the faint chor...

<p class="mb-4">Until recently, I thought I had found my rhythm as an educator and supervisor. I was the person who floated between roles, supporting ...

<p class="mb-4">If Dante had written <em>The Inferno</em> from the perspective of an elementary school teacher, the ninth circle wouldn’t be fire - it...

<p class="mb-4">My first year teaching: I was not merely a teacher. I was a visionary. I believed I was about to singlehandedly dismantle educational ...

<p class="mb-4">It all started during a school assembly we had painstakingly planned for weeks. The auditorium was packed with students, staff, and ev...

<p class="mb-4">Let's get one thing straight: negotiation, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, is “discussion aimed at reaching an agreement....

<p class="mb-4">One memorable experience that highlights the impact of diversifying resources occurred when I supported a team of elementary educators...

<p class="mb-4">It was a Wednesday. I remember because I had finally remembered to bring my travel mug, and I was feeling victorious sipping hot coffe...

<p class="mb-4">When you hand someone a muffin and a cup of coffee at work, you are not just offering them breakfast. You are delivering a sugar-coate...

<p class="mb-4">As any seasoned elementary school interventionist will tell you, if you can deescalate a lunchtime feud over who skipped whom in the p...