As the school year draws to a close, is there a teacher who has inspired you? NPR's poet in residence Kwame Alexander says his mother was his first teacher. He learned from her that "teachers are a ...

In honor of National Poetry Month (and Friday .... whew, it’s Friday!), we felt compelled to pass along a poem that a teacher sent to us. Jennifer Martin, a veteran English teacher at Wootton High ...

>> YOUR TEACHERS WANTED TO MAKE A VIDEO. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE COOL TO RHYME. I’VE GOT NOTHING BUT TIME. I WANT TO SHARE MY THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO. AFTER ALL, I AM YOUR TEACHER AND UNDERSTAND ...

Tavia Wade is a mom to 5-year-old twin girls and a 17-month old Tavia Wade Tavia Wade anxiously anticipated the day she would drop off her 5-year-old twins for their first day of kindergarten.

I don’t have a star on the illustrious Hollywood Walk of Fame; I don’t have a reality show so that everyone knows my name./ I don’t have a prestigious award like an Emmy, Oscar, or Grammy. I don’t ...

It was the kind of moment teachers covet. An Advanced Placement English class focusing on poetry, and a student brings in a poem that caught his eye, hoping to discuss in the waning moments of the ...

As the school year draws to a close, is there a teacher who has inspired you? Share with us a poem showing your appreciation for educators who... In Appreciation of Teachers: Share a poem As the ...