Thomas RademacherNex, the Nex in my home, the Nex in Every Classroom, Deserves Life.There’s a lot we don’t know about Nex, the non-binary child who was killed in an Oklahoma school on February 8th. We know Nex was beaten in…Feb 201Feb 201
Thomas RademacherMy Favorite Things (and not things) this YearBefore I share my favorite things this year, I want to share a piece of one of my favorite things ever, which is John Hodgman’s speech at a…Dec 27, 2023Dec 27, 2023
Thomas RademacherTeacher on the SidewalkI dropped my kid off late today and saw an upset student come out of the school followed by a teacher trying to talk to him. By the time I…Dec 6, 2023Dec 6, 2023
Thomas RademacherThis Year, Give Teachers What They Really Need: A Freaking Break.School years are starting around the country. How do I know? I’ve been witnessing the two defining seasonal phenomena:Aug 18, 202315Aug 18, 202315
Thomas RademacherBad Math: How Many Rhymes is That? Quantifying the claims of rapper’s with “more rhymes than __”Claim: I’ve got more rhymes than the Bible has PsalmsJun 5, 2023Jun 5, 2023
Thomas RademacherThere is Room to be Hopeful in the Space Between Teachers and Students.Can I ask you to do something today? Can you ask three people who their favorite teacher was? Can you ask them what that teacher did for…Apr 30, 20231Apr 30, 20231
Thomas RademacherWhat I Learned Looking for my First Post-Teaching Job.In my first few years of teaching I kept a word document of other jobs I could do. In those years of profound stress and struggle, I needed…Nov 17, 20221Nov 17, 20221
Thomas RademacherLeaving Teaching Was Hard, but Not as Hard as Staying.I said goodbye to my students forever, again. I’ve been doing so four or five times a week for the last few months as my decision to stop…Oct 30, 202212Oct 30, 202212
Thomas RademacherTo My Trump-Flag-Flying Neighbor Who Thinks Teachers are the Enemy: You’re Being Lied to. Again.I drive my kid to school every morning. We pass a house that has, for years, flown various political flags. The red MAGA standard gave way…May 5, 2022May 5, 2022