"Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) Whatever It Takes? (Maybe Not): 4 Reasons Teachers Shouldn't Do too Much for Their Students (Diana Senechal); (2) Educators: Know Your Role (Jill Newell); (3) Living for Something Greater: Dr. Tom Fleming's Life of Service to Troubled Youth; (4) The Upper and Lower Case for Handwriting (Vicki Cox); (5) What You Shouldn't Do (Melissa Kelly); (6) Less Bang for the Buck: U.S. Spends More per Student than Every Nation Except One (Veronique de Rugy); (7) Class Size Reduction a Bust in Florida: Voters Continue to Support This Poor Investment of Their Money; and (8) Texting Danger: Text Messages Are Top Causes of Lost Teachers' Licenses in Tennessee (Alexandra Schroeck).