The Doors Behind the Bells

Teachers, What This Classroom Has Quietly Cost You
Kimberly Lester 5 min read
Teachers, What This Classroom Has Quietly Cost You

What happens when a teacher loses herself so slowly that nobody notices. Including her. By Kim Lester She is fine....

Teachers, Nobody Told You It Would Be Like This
Kimberly Lester 4 min read
Teachers, Nobody Told You It Would Be Like This

What happens to a teacher when the profession she believed in stops believing in her. By Kim Lester Teachers, there...

Teachers, You Knew What You Sign Up For
Kimberly Lester 4 min read
Teachers, You Knew What You Sign Up For

The phrase that has been silencing teachers for years and what it is actually doing to them. By Kim Lester...

Teachers, Eight Weeks Was Never Going to Be Enough
Kimberly Lester 5 min read
Teachers, Eight Weeks Was Never Going to Be Enough

What nobody is saying out loud about why summer isn't restoring you. By Kim Lester You made it. School is...

Teachers, This Is How Good Teachers Disappear.
Kimberly Lester 5 min read
Teachers, This Is How Good Teachers Disappear.

It does not happen all at once. And that is exactly why nobody sees it coming. By Kim Lester Teachers...

Teachers, We Need to Talk About Makeup Work Policies in the Last Week of School.
Kimberly Lester 5 min read
Teachers, We Need to Talk About Makeup Work Policies in the Last Week of School.

What nobody is saying out loud about who is actually failing whom. By Kim Lester Teachers - It is the...

Teachers, When No One Holds the Student Accountable — Everyone Pays for It.
Kimberly Lester 5 min read
Teachers, When No One Holds the Student Accountable — Everyone Pays for It.

What happens to the teacher, the student, and the classroom when parents protect behavior instead of correcting it. By Kim...

Teachers, The System Isn't Broken. It's Working Exactly as Designed.
Kimberly Lester 3 min read
Teachers, The System Isn't Broken. It's Working Exactly as Designed.

What I see happening to teachers every day — and what nobody is willing to say out loud. By Kim...

Teachers, You Are Not the Problem
Kimberly Lester 3 min read
Teachers, You Are Not the Problem

What I've been reading in teacher spaces — and the truth I have to say out loud. By Kim Lester...

I Deleted My Work Email From My Phone. Here's What Happened
Kimberly Lester 3 min read
I Deleted My Work Email From My Phone. Here's What Happened

What I felt when I finally did it and what it taught me about protecting my own time. By Kim...