Roxanna Elden combines eleven years of experience as a public-school teacher with nearly two decades of writing and speaking about education issues. She is known for cutting through clichés about teaching to offer honesty, humor, nuance, and practical advice. She also coaches teachers worldwide in one-on-one virtual Office Hours sessions and writes a weekly newsletter at www.roxannaelden.com. Her work has been featured on NPR as well as in The Washington Post, Education Week, and McSweeney’s. She is at her best after two cups of coffee.