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…3 min read·Feb 20, 2024--1--1
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…7 min read·Dec 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…2 min read·Dec 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:4 min read·Aug 18, 2023--15--15
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 Psalms5 min read·Jun 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…4 min read·Apr 30, 2023--1--1
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…5 min read·Nov 17, 2022--1--1
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…4 min read·Oct 30, 2022--12--12
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…4 min read·May 5, 2022----