Adam Stumacher
Cognoscenti contributor
Adam Stumacher's writing has appeared in The New York Times, Granta, The Kenyon Review, Narrative, The Southern Review and elsewhere. He has worked for two decades as a teacher, school leader and consultant in urban public schools.
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New Chinese AI agent wins acclaim and stokes fears
Manus AI showed off an autonomous AI agent that could handle complex tasks independently.
Behind the prison walls, I heard these women's stories
Adam Stumacher recognized the metal detectors and walkie-talkies inside the prison from his years teaching in schools that mostly serve low-income students of color. This is what the school-to-prison pipeline...
Don't turn away from the young victims in Uvalde
When I see photos of the kids who died at Robb Elementary, I see so many of the students I’ve taught over the years, writes Adam Stumacher. When I see...
After So Much Uncertainty And Loss, We Need The Grace Of Connection
Writer Adam Stumacher describes how a chance encounter with a former student gave him hope.
I'm A Parent And An Educator: The Pandemic Will Widen The Achievement Gap Into A Chasm
The pandemic did not create these problems, writes Adam Stumacher. All it has done is laid bare the inequalities built into our society from its very inception.
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What More Could I Have Done For My Student, 'Vulnerable To The Slightest Of Breezes'?
I was so focused on getting Jamal to college that I hadn’t given him the tools he needed to survive once he got there, writes Adam Stumacher.
What My Students Would Lose If I Carried A Gun
Relationships built on trust, not threats, keep schools safe, writes educator Adam Stumacher.
They Have Suffered In This New World, But Still These Students Rise
After Donald Trump's election, writes Adam Stumacher, students at his school are fearful and have faced more incidents of hate. But they are learning how to transform emotion into civic...