This Black Teacher Says She Runs Her Classroom Like a Corporation, But is She Helping or Hurting Her Students?

Teachers says she runs her classroom like a 'corporate office'—she even gives PTO

Teachers provide students with the necessary skills and education to serve them in adulthood. For one teacher, that means introducing them to the office environment as early as possible. While appearing on the Teachers Off Duty podcast, high school teacher Leslie Robinson broke down how she treats her Family and Consumer Sciences (previously known as “Home Ec”) classroom “like it’s an office building.” “Each desk simulates a cubicle so each stud…

This Black Teacher Says She Runs Her Classroom Like a Corporation, But is She Helping or Hurting Her Students?

A Virginia high school teacher has the internet divided after she shared her unconventional teaching style on an education podcast. Leslie Robinson, who teaches culinary arts and hospitality at Spotsylvania Career and Technical Center, runs her classroom like a corporation. But while some say her technique is one of…Read more...