by MYNX After a lengthy break-up with the New York Times, I’ve started a relationship with the LA times and things are going swimmingly. I like the LA times and I really, despite my earlier prejudices, love LA. Me and the LA times spent the morning reading about bilingual education and closing the racial achievement…
read more »by keri hilson among the things i can’t wait for: earning a ph.d in math education. it’s a (hopefully) well known-reality that both women and poc are underrepresented in the study of mathematics. women of color in the field of mathematics deal with intersecting oppressions. the first openly black woman in this country to earn…
read more »by Sam Cooke. when you sing the blues – you’re allowed to go out of tune, it’s better if you don’t, but the blues comes with room for error and thus room for creativity. teaching (well) is much like singing the blues. it’s common knowledge what works in both arenas, but still, a small fraction…
read more »Generally speaking, I try to keep this blog very positive. There is absolutely no denying that the first year teaching experience is hard. I can only speak for myself, but I know that my corps friends and I share an understanding that most days we are only surviving. Successes are intermittent, and when they are…
read more »On March 22, I had the pleasure of attending the Bay Area region’s first annual Benefit Dinner, which honored three families who have been integral to the Bay Area’s growth and impact. The event itself, for which individuals and corporations purchased plates and which featured an auction and paddle raise, ultimately raised $1.3 million. This…
read more »Wow, so much time has passed since I first signed up for this blog. I’m hearing about the 2011 corps getting ready to teach and think in my mind about when I was in their place. I also remember reading the blogs and wondering why they ended so suddenly…now I am one of “those” blogs.…
read more »by Lauryn Hill Yay! I passed my 1st California certification test. The CSET multiple subjects wasn’t hard, it just happened to cover everything from Mycenean Greece to Pythagorean Geometry to Learning Disability legislation. No big though – and it’s over: Amen. Now I’m set to battle with a more formidable foe: The CSET Bilingual Authorization…
read more »My soul is heavy today. Marking the anniversary of the death of Dr. King is crucial and painful, horriffic and important, just and necessary and deeply, deeply personal. Dr. King wasn’t just an ideology, he was a real person who inspired other people and who, at the end of the day, had faith in the…
read more »by Lil Wayne My Long Division song will be written to the tune of 6 foot 7 by Weezy. I’m going to force my nieces and nephews to be in the video, so it should be a lovely family affair. As I was working on the lyrics I was thinking about teaching and gimmick-ness and…
read more »by Mateo My late (and wonderful) boyfriend used to always tell me I should be a principal. I swear he could tell the future. Anyway, now that I’m reflecting, he mentioned something about the scarcity of women of color teaching math and how I’d be the perfect person to teach good, solid math and to…
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