Urban Education

I have been teaching in an urban setting for 24 years.  I would like  to tell you that my mission has always been to put children first.  That, however, would not be the truth. 

In the early days of my career, my mission was to survive.  Teaching in an urban setting offers challenges I was not prepared for. The goal for my first year as a classroom teacher was to just end the year with my sanity intact. I was deter...