by Chris | Feb 4, 2020 | We Are Public Schools 2020
Lea en español aquí I teach special education because I feel a calling to work with one of the most vulnerable populations. As educators, we enjoy working with our students and seeing them grow, but the challenges outside of the classroom can drain you emotionally. I...
by Chris | Feb 4, 2020 | We Are Public Schools 2020
Lea en español aquí I am a psychiatric social worker in LAUSD, and people need to know the truth about the struggles some students and families face with regard to mental health. LAUSD families are under tremendous stress — from the instability of the housing crisis...
by Chris | Jan 15, 2020 | We Are Public Schools 2020
Lea en español aquí Recently a former student stopped by to brag — “I’m making more money than you now!”— and I loved it. Elmer had enrolled in my Auto Tech class in LA Unified’s Adult Education program a few years ago because he knew he was not college material....
by Chris | Jan 15, 2020 | We Are Public Schools 2020
Lea en español aquí I was brought on as the teacher-librarian at Polytechnic high school seven years ago to revitalize the school library. When I took over the library, it was in pretty bad shape. You have to remember, the current Polytechnic high school campus...
by Chris | Jan 15, 2020 | We Are Public Schools 2020
Lea en español aquí I see dance as a language. I want to inspire students to have the confidence to express themselves and to find their voice through movement. I work with 750 elementary students at four different schools, which stretch from downtown LA to Sylmar in...
by Chris | Jan 15, 2020 | We Are Public Schools 2020
Lea en español aquí The student was sending text messages that read like final farewells, and one of his friends alerted the student’s sister, who then told her mother. The parent, who just two days before had attended one of my workshops on suicide and depression,...
