High School Today I am a high school teacher, but sometimes I don’t really understand what is going on with high school students. This is High School is a Canadian documentary series following high school students, teachers, and administrators during the school year at a public

Teaching and Mindfulness: While we often think about mindfulness in the context of meditation, it is a strategy that is also useful in teaching practice. Towards the end of the year both students and teachers start to get a little… done. Like an overcooked steak, the juices aren

Check out this podcast interview of Esperanza Education teacher Kathryn Stewart on the Map Your Learning website. She discusses the ups and downs of being a teacher, the joys and challenges of working in a Canadian school with a majority immigrant population, blogging as a reflective

The Work of Teachers Did you know World Teachers’ Day is today? Teaching is one of the most ubiquitous and perhaps most misunderstood jobs. We spend our days with other people’s kids. Sometimes we have a lot of fun. Sometimes we don’t. We get a winter break a spring

Why I am a teacher. Kath here! I’m so happy to be a part of the Esperanza Education team. As you already know, I am a teacher. I’ve often said that I don’t like that moment at a party or informal meeting, when the the talk goes to what people “do”. I feel