Matthew Johnson is an English teacher, author, husband, and father from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Over the last decade he has read, thought, and written about how teachers can balance teaching with all of the other important roles they play in their lives. His work has been published by Principal Leadership, Edutopia, ASCD, The National Writing Project, and the National Council of Teachers of English, and Matthew writes weekly on his website www.matthewmjohnson.com.