Budget Cuts in Oakland Unified School District Should Not Impact Teacher Pay
It is no secret that Oakland Unified School District has been struggling with finance and budgeting for quite some time.Read More…
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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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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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Self-Advocacy: Surviving the First Semester of College without an IEP
My interest in playing music began when I was given a guitar class in 9th grade. Throughout my time atRead 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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Own the Morning: Setting Up Our Children For Success at School Before They Walk Into Class
“Can I just have five more minutes?” This question is asked by countless children all around the world. Frankly, itRead 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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