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How teachers remember their own childhoods affects how they challenge school inequities

How teachers remember their own childhoods affects how they challenge school inequities

Teachers, like many of us, remember moments of achievement, schoolyard games and making mistakes as children. Often teachers draw on childhood memories to explain why they wanted to enter their profession. Teachers may hold memories of being inspired by a former teacher or resolve to do better than a teacher they experienced as unfair or belittling. Childhood memories chronicle more […] … learn more→

How teachers remember their own childhoods affects how they challenge school inequities

How teachers remember their own childhoods affects how they challenge school inequities

Teachers, like many of us, remember moments of achievement, schoolyard games and making mistakes as children. Often teachers draw on childhood memories to explain why they wanted to enter their profession. Teachers may hold memories of being inspired by a former teacher or resolve to do better than a teacher they experienced as unfair or belittling. Childhood memories chronicle more […] … learn more→