Derek DavidsonJun 2, 20206 minSnapshot of Minneapolistrying to make sense of this crazy intersection of race and justice and safety and parenting and teaching.
Derek DavidsonMay 26, 20202 minWe're here. George Floyd is not. As part of my job as an educator, I have, at times, had to restrain teenagers.
Derek DavidsonMay 8, 20203 minSimple WrongThere is a major difference between being not bad and being good.
Derek DavidsonApr 28, 20202 minThe SkidToday is not a Monday or Tuesday. It is only Today. Tomorrow and yesterday share its Today-ness.
Derek DavidsonMar 30, 20203 minLessons that won't get taught. If the relationships don’t persist, did the teachers only care because they were paid to?
Derek DavidsonMar 30, 20204 minDiego What I’ll never be okay with is an arbitrary 50 minute cage around the learning in my room.
Derek DavidsonFeb 28, 20206 minLaToyaBetween the years of 2007 and 2016 my car had the word “Bitch” keyed into the hood. I left it there as a reminder.
Derek DavidsonFeb 11, 202011 minTexas vs. MinnesotaTexas will always be my heart’s home. But my body lives in Minneapolis.
Derek DavidsonJan 22, 20205 minIll Humor and MedicationWhen a dysthymic person has a bout of major depression, it's called double depression. I don’t have any single depression to compare it to.
Derek DavidsonJan 9, 20202 minTop Ten Student Insults Overheard Didn't include this because she isn't my student, but my daughter's first Yo Momma Joke was "Yo Momma look like a tardigrade."
