TIPS FOR TEENS: Back on Track
I do not love remote learning. When we were sent home in March, I began struggling with classes that I’d been doing fine in before. I did better when learning was more interactive. In addition, I get distracted by my phone—which they take away at school—and by worries about my family’s health and my mental […]
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Attention New York City Teens: Your Voice Matters Now More than Ever!
Last September, New York City’s Department of Education (DOE) hired Amallia Orman for the newly created position of Student Voice Manager. Part of her job, as she describes it, “is to listen to and accomplish real change with students, according to what they find meaningful.” Particularly during the pandemic, it’s essential that the adults in […]
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What Teachers Can Do to Combat and Call Out Racism
Like Asa, kids of color often tell us that they are tired of being the “racism police” at school, and get little support when they are targets of or witnesses to racism. Many school systems, including the New York City Department of Education, are providing implicit bias training. Still, teachers can often feel unsure how […]
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Big Lies and Great Expectations
I stared at the large 64 circled in red at the top of my test: one point from passing. I folded the paper in half and hurried out of class, too embarrassed to look my teacher in the eye. This was the third time in a row I had failed a test. “How did you […]
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