On August 5, 2006, I married my husband, and on August 7, 2006, I started my first teaching job. This means I have now completed
Author: Educator Barnes
Educator Barnes is a married mother of identical twin boys. She has been an educator for nearly two decades. Although she has worked in the urban traditional public school setting for the majority of her career, she student taught in rural Indiana, worked in the suburbs, and in public charter schools. She leads Blazing Brilliance, an education consulting business. She is also Brave Brothers Books Co-Founder & CEO, and teaches undergraduate and graduate college courses. Previously, she served as a middle school academic dean, an elementary library/media specialist, an elementary and high school literacy coach, a middle and high school English/Language Arts teacher, and K-5 English as a New Language teacher. She won the 2019 Indiana Black Expo Excellence in Education Journalism Award. To learn more about Educator Barnes, visit http://www.educatorbarnes.com.
What We Miss When We Only Teach “I Have a Dream”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) was a Baptist minister, civil rights leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and one of the most influential figures in
Prioritize All of Your Health
“1 in 5 people in the US have an STI.” “Almost half of new STIs were among youth aged 15-24 in the US.” ☀️Morning Message☀️
Back into The Twilight Zone
Lessons weren’t learned, so we are returning to… One of my favorite series is The Twilight Zone, the Rod Serling version. It was five seasons
Winter Book Club 2025
Each year, my company, Blazing Brilliance, provides four community book clubs, one per season. For 2025, we have made some adjustments based on feedback over
We need to ask tough education questions in broad daylight
Earlier this year, I asked on my socials if Dr. Yvonne Stokes, former HSE superintendent who resigned, would be able to balance leading INABSE (Indiana