Teachers Should Be Prepared To Confront the Socio-emotional Conditions That Their Students Face
Perhaps the biggest disconnect that takes place when young, typically white teachers are sent by programs like Teach For AmericaRead More…
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Robel Espino is an education specialist assistant, worked as an after school instructor, and serves as a youth leader in his local church. A first-generation college graduate, Robel attended California State University, East Bay in Hayward, CA, and received a degree in English Literature. Robel is an Oakland native who received k-12 education in the cities of Oakland, San Pablo, and Richmond, CA. He is a husband, and a father of a four-year old.
Posts by Robel:
Many of My Students Suffer from PTSD, Making It More Difficult to Assess Academic Abilities
I have been working in education for four years, and in that relative short span of time, I have heardRead More…
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Student Memories: Having Three Teachers for One Class in One Year
Every once in awhile, I like to think back on my experience as a high school student. Shuffling through myRead More…
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We Need To Rethink How School Resources Officers Are Used On Our Campuses
Schools are meant to mentally and intellectually stimulate young people in order to help them explore their own academic identities.Read More…
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Teacher Strikes: Are We Helping or Hurting Our Students?
On December 10th, 2018, a group of teachers in Oakland, California protested the notoriously low wages that teachers are compensated,Read More…
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There Isn’t a District in CA Where Underserved Students are Performing at a Proficient Level
I write this blog having just come out of one of the most insightful conversations with a current high schoolRead More…
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Teaching English: Is Film a Form of Text?
When I began to read English texts in fourth grade (I was in bilingual classes up to third grade), IRead More…
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I Taught My Students About Institutionalized Racism & The Reactions Were Surprising
Over the last several weeks, I have been teaching a unit titled “Racial Profiling.” A broad overview for this unitRead More…
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Should I be Politically Neutral in My Classroom?
As I think back on my time sitting behind my desk in the classroom, I don’t remember any of myRead More…
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It’s Been 12 Years: Reflections from a Senior Class Teacher
The school year has begun, and I want to remind my seniors that, though a year of hard work liesRead More…
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