Brian M. Stack's School Leadership Blog

This article was written originally for MultiBriefs Education . In case you hadn’t noticed, our nation is divided, and I’m not talking about politics here. I am talking about some of the most fundamental ideals that our country was founded on: That ALL were created equal. As debates surge around the nation on how we as a society can finally put an end to racism, we need to be mindful that many of our children are set to return to their schools (in some capacity) this fall and need our guidance as adults to help them make sense of their world and this very important issue that we are all facing. In this recent Ed Week Teacher article, educator Malcolm Gillard shared the emotions he felt in the days and weeks following the loss of George Floyd. He wrote, “I imagined Floyd as a young child—no different from a child I teach—crying out for help.” Gillard raised these three questions that he, as a black male teacher, thinks about each time he sees an act such as this: How do

This article was written originally for MultiBriefs Education . As the clock starts to click down on summer vacation, many educators are still left wondering exactly what the 2020-2021 school year will bring as a result of the pandemic. Will things finally settle down and allow schools to return to normal? Will we see a spike in COVID19 cases, thus leading to significant changes to school operations? Can teachers ever get “comfortable” with their situation, their schedule, and their routines? The pandemic of 2020 has taught all of us in education that even our most time-honored traditions and practices in schools could be taken away at any time, and the true mark of an effective educator is the ability to innovate, to adjust, and to be flexible in the wake of sudden changes that may come our way. If we truly believe in providing our students all that they need to learn and grow , then we have to look in the mirror at our own instructional practices. Whether we agree with i