Dear Servant Teacher, People don't believe me when I tell them I once met Martin Luther King Jr. They always think I'm lying because he...

Dear Teacher Paying it Forward, Two days ago, the Whataburger at Five Points in Pace, FL, made the local news for a string of 105 pay it...

Dear Teacher with a Semester Exam, I’ve never been a fan of semester exams. Maybe my experience is an anomaly, but exams seem...

Dear Teacher Faking It, I come from a long line of storytellers. My mother is one of the best storytellers I know. One of my favorite...

Dear Cold Teacher, It's cold. Too cold. Bone-Chilling Cold. This is Florida, the land of sunshine, palm trees, Bushwackers, dolphins, and...

Dear "Unstandardized" Teacher, I read a letter from a superintendent in upstate New York. The letter did not include a name but said he...

Dear Teacher with a Guest Speaker, I have an English teacher friend who has singlehandedly discovered the key to staying in the field of...

Dear Teacher Who Keeps Showing Up, Wouldn’t it be something if loneliness and loss could be measured on a Richter scale like an...

Dear Teacher Who Needs to Stop, Teachers are hard on themselves. When I say hard, I'm talking borderline- masochistic, Joan of Arc burned...

Dear Teacher with a Green Pen, Red means stop. Green means go. She chooses to grade each essay with a green pen because she wants her...

Dear New Year/New You Teacher, Next to "Christmas Shoes" the song, "Auld Lang Syne" is the most depressing song on the planet. Prior to...

Dear Beary Good Teacher, I have a confession. I hate Hallmark movies. Hate might be too strong of a word. Loathe is probably a more...

Dear Teacher in a Christmas Sweater, I applaud your efforts. I see you trying. Despite your matted tinsel and pitiful Charlie Brown tree,...

Dear Teacher Waiting on a Bonus, Clark Griswold, from Christmas Vacation, perfected the art of waiting on a Christmas bonus. A sizzling...

Dear Helpless Teacher, In the spring, I was feverishly watching videos to learn how to use Microsoft Teams, so I could communicate and...

Dear Teacher with a Heavy Heart, I could single you out by name, but I won't. You've been through enough already. Chances are you're not...

Dear Calculus Teacher Turned Santa, When we met, he told me he didn't like children. At 18, he must have thought that sounded cool. To...

Dear Drowning Teacher, Today was hard, not hard like roofing a house or pouring concrete hard, but hard all the same. It was the kind of...

Dear Teacher with a Mildly Sick Child, I am currently sitting in the parking lot of my son's pediatrician's office. They won't let...

Dear Southern Teacher, You don’t have to look hard to find her. She’s the one who calls every student “sweetie,” “honey,” "darlin'," or...