Tag : “morale”

Salary and the Teacherly Mystique: My 25% Raise

June 12, 2014Amethyst Hinton Sainz Education, Education Policy

A year in a new position kept me on my toes, but overall my morale this year is very good. I could name five or six major factors that have increased my morale this year. Reason #1, though? Salary. I

The Obstinacy of Hope

May 16, 2013Amethyst Hinton Sainz Assessment, Current Affairs, Education, Education Policy, Life in the Classroom, Literacy

I endeavor to explain how I see hope as essential to a teacher’s job, and yet not quite the syrupy-sweet thing that many interpret from Dickinson’s famous poem. It’s more beaky.