Classroom Overcrowding and United Student Struggles
As I finished the first year of my teacher certification program this past spring, the graduate school I attend announced that in addition to the two year program of which […]
Tag Archives: Teach For America
Education, Not Charity: Or; Are More Teachers What We Really Need?
“The struggle for justice does not end when the school bell rings.” – New York Collective of Radical Educators I recently visited a job fair organized for young and aspiring […]
Burning Out: Demanding a Sustainable Teaching Model
A close friend of mine recently quit her job with NYC Teaching Fellows after sticking with the program for three full years. Teaching Fellows, which is a national organization, places […]
Why College Is Not the Goal of a Progressive Education
As an oppressed student, it was ingrained in me from early on in my educational career that attending college was not only the key to justice, but a revolutionary act. […]
Getting Off Task: The Need for Flexibility and Free Time in the Classroom
“Being flexible with your curriculum is not about sending the message to students that the curriculum is unimportant. It is about sending the message that it is important in a […]
Being a Student Ally: Teachers as Necessary Voices of Protest
A few months ago I was teaching a somewhat uninspiring writing curriculum to a group of sixth graders as part of teacher training program. As young educators, participants in the […]
Why ‘Bad’ Kids Make Better Students
Having become more interested in pursuing education as a career while I was in college, I applied to work for an urban summer teaching initiative. This particular program recruited high […]
