Noah G (ProvocaTeach)

Hey, my name’s Noah, and I’m a recently-licensed mathematics teacher living in St. Paul.

I think humor and fun are the best ways to learn. Some of my idols growing up were Jon Stewart and Zhuangzi – people who could make you laugh while also pointing things out to broaden your perspective. I really wanted an education blog that could do just that – provoke both laughter and insight. When the COVID-19 pandemic closed the schools, creating a surplus of “me time”, I finally took the plunge and started ProvocaTeach.

In the Spotlight

The Teacher Pay Cliques and Their Proposals

Everyone knows teachers are underpaid, but what do we do about it? And why is this debate like a cliquish cafeteria? Let’s find out, in this first installment of our two-part teacher pay series!

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  letterpile.com

  Dear Work: An Open Love Letter

  3 years ago

  A recently quarantined college graduate expresses his newfound appreciation for paid labor.

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  Well-Rounded Education

  Media Literacy is Not a Checklist

  3 years ago

  Our current way of teaching media literacy and the information landscape causes students to miss the forest for the trees.

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  Movie Theaters & Cinemas

  This Teaching Movie is Actually Pretty Realistic

  3 years ago

  Hanan Harchol’s new film About a Teacher isn’t perfect, but it shows some aspects of teaching that don’t often make it to the big screen.

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  Humor Writing

  The Lazy Cult that Took Over Education Week

  3 years ago

  Documents that prove the popular news magazine Education Week has been taken over by a cult. #satire

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  Elementary, Middle School & High School

  The Playful Magic of Humor in Education

  3 years ago

  Humor is play, discovery, and relief rolled into one. This piece explores why the classroom needs all three.

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  ADD & ADHD

  Message to the Doubted: Laugh at the Odds

  3 years ago

  What is the proper response to unfairness, especially when it gets in the way of your dreams? I share how I became a teacher with ADHD.

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  Economics

  How Pension Reform Could Save Teacher Pay

  3 years ago

  The pension system is chronically underfunded, forcing teachers and taxpayers to foot the bill.

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  Economics

  The Teacher Pay Cliques and Their Proposals

  3 years ago

  Everyone knows teachers are underpaid, but what do we do about it? And why is this debate like a cliquish cafeteria? Let’s find out, in this first installment of our two-part teacher pay series!