Joanne JacobsJul 18, 20233 min readChaos: I tried to teach for America, and I failed"Too many teachers mistake the generally sound advice to not provide a stand off with a student during class with "don't assert authority...
Joanne JacobsJan 30, 20232 min readUnsafe at schoolAngry teachers in Newport News, Virginia blame lax discipline for a 6-year-old shooting his first-grade teacher, write Ben Finley and...
Joanne JacobsJan 21, 20232 min readDo 'red flag' laws prevent shootings?“I just might come to yo school and kill everybody,” a 17-year-old former student wrote in an Instagram message. He specifically...
Joanne JacobsJan 5, 20232 min readAkron teachers threaten strike over school safety"We as educators are being asked to accept more and more violent language, violent assaults, violent behaviors from our students and we...