All Writing | Katie Niemczyk

Sep 22, 20228 min read

Teacher Burnout: Death by a Thousand Papercuts

Teachers are discouraged from showing vulnerability, not just in front of their students but in general, and therefore start to...

Sep 20, 20229 min read

After Teaching For 11 Years, I Quit My Job. Here's Why Your Child's Teacher Might Be Next.

I didn’t become a teacher with the intention of going deep undercover and spying on the U.S. education system. But for better or worse...

Aug 30, 20228 min read

To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before - 2016

My heart gets broken at least once a year, but it’s not what you think. I’ve been with my husband since my first year as a teacher, five...

Aug 25, 20229 min read

Stranger Things Season 4: Searching for the One

It’s not a coincidence that Vecna’s true super-villain name is revealed to be One. That’s his only weakness, it seems. Being just one.

Aug 25, 20223 min read

Doctor Strange and the Madness of Motherhood

For me, the movie is not about suburban motherhood. It’s just about motherhood, and the madness it can manifest.