#29 | Diary of a Confused Educator: A Book for Teachers 21 Years in the Making
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A rush of memories are flowing through my head. They’ve arrived for one reason in particular - on May 28th, 2025, I’m releasing a book that I’ve been dreaming of writing for 15 years. And though it’s been 15 years, the book is really 21 years in the making - 21 years as an educator.
I’m going to read three passages from different stages of my teaching career - selected because this book release has sparked a these particular memories. The last passage is from the upcoming book, “Diary of a Confused Educator.”
(0:00 ) Class in session
(1:15 ) Book announcement, and my experience teaching at a well-resourced school while my heart was still in Oakland
(15:30 ) First reading - My first day and my first semester ever as a teacher
(20:00 ) Second reading - The founding document of the Ever Forward Club - inviting students to join a school club
(30:50 ) Third reading - “The Five Paragraph Essay” - chapter 4 from my new book “Diary of a Confused Educator”
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