For day 24 of #Janblogaday‘s ”teachers” topic, I’ve asked a few school teachers I know for a few words on “a teacher is…” Although its no extraordinary discovery, I found that these teachers (in different schools, teaching different age groups, across states and transcending their number of years of experience) share something quite special: a teacherhood — [...]
Tags: #Janblogaday, a lasting difference., leadership., link ups.
Over the weekend, I received an email note inviting me to be a guest speaker in an 8th grade class about college-bound success. I came at the very kind recommendation of a good friend of mine who’s classroom sits back-to-back with the teacher of the class I’d be visiting. I have to be honest — [...]
Tags: dreams., original thoughts.
Today is the last day of Spring quarter (and hopefully my last day EVER in a spring quarter) of school. While the day isn’t quite over (1 more final to go) I am ecstatic to publicly post the things that I have learned this last quarter. Like the old saying goes “success is not measured [...]
Tags: original thoughts., politics.
This week was the first week of a new quarter and new classes. This quarter I am focusing on classes to fulfill my minor requirements for non-profit management and human rights as a nice break from urban studies before summer quarter begins. In a last minute addition to my spring schedule, I decided after much [...]
Tags: injustice., politics.
Economic Discrimination: Following Patterns of Discrimination and Violence in Post-war Detroit and Los Angeles Note: I wrote this essay for my Urban Change & Development class at the University of Washington. I confess that I have sometimes worn a stereotypical attitude or judgment. But in reading Sugrue and Davis and writing this essay, I am sure [...]
Tags: poverty.
