Helping students find a purpose for learning — Epiphany & Cynicism I experienced an epiphany back in December. I was feeling despair over my students’ negative attitudes toward their schooling, which you’d think would preclude any development of hope, thus ruining all my beautiful plans for the year. The last month of 2022 was tough. Lots of student drama, shorter days…

A Blog Post for Teacher Researcher Voice — "How is this math?" A Story of the 2020-21 Math Equity Project Skylar Primm My Context I've spent the last decade teaching at High Marq…teacherresearchervoice.wordpress.com This piece was originally published on June 9, 2021.

And torturing a metaphor along the way. — “To successfully do the work of unlearning domination, a democratic educator has to cultivate a spirit of hopefulness about the capacity of individuals to change.” –bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope, p. 73 Tilling for Optimism During an October advisory circle (we start each day with one, and usually end with…

A Blog Post for McGraw Hill — New Year, New School, Same Me By Skylar Primm, Educatormedium.com

For Myself and My Students — “The pitcher cries for water to carry and a person for work that is real.” Marge Piercy, “To Be of Use” Introduction & Context “Hello there,” he says in his best Obi-Wan Kenobi impression. Please allow me to reintroduce myself to the Greater Madison Writing Project blogging community, because it’s been a while…

A Blog Post for McGraw Hill Maintaining My Energy by Focusing on the Students By Skylar Primm, 6–12 Environmental Educatormedium.com This post was originally published on May 30, 2022.

A Blog Post for McGraw Hill — Restorative Justice in the Classroom By Skylar Primm, 6–12 Environmental Educatormedium.com A mindset isn’t an end point to reach, it’s a balance to maintain. This piece was originally published on June 9, 2021. (Though I wrote it much earlier!)

A Blog Post for the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin — Snapshot Wisconsin Brings Wildlife to the Classroom - Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin At High Marq Environmental Charter School in Montello, our curriculum is project- and place-based, with an emphasis on…www.wisconservation.org This piece was originally published on April 28, 2021.

A Blog Post for McGraw Hill — When we provide students with opportunities to explore their outside environment in concert with their inner world, they are able to discover new life skills and hone existing ones in a context with fewer distractions and barriers. Social-Emotional Explorations in the Outdoors By Skylar Primm, 6–12 Environmental Educatormedium.com This piece was originally published on April 21, 2021.