Why I Teach, Where I Teach: To Ignite a Spark
May 09, 2024 by Anjali Bhatt This Teacher Appreciation Week, Anjali Bhatt explores her journey to becoming a teacher and how she ignites a spark in her students.
Why I Teach, Where I Teach: To Build a Foundation for a Future
May 08, 2024 by Dr. Melissa Collins On the blog, Dr. Melissa Collins explores her educational journey and what inspired her to become an educational leader.
Why I Teach, Where I Teach: To Empower Children Through Literacy
May 07, 2024 by Kylie Altier 2024 LA Teacher of the Year Kylie Altier explores how why they became a teacher and how they support their students every day.
Why I Teach, Where I Teach: So My Students Have the Opportunity to Define Themselves
March 08, 2021 by Priscilla Conerly We are all aware of the trite — yet true — expression that “education is freedom.” So, how apropos is it that I am an educator at a school called…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Continue the Latino Legacy
September 15, 2020 by Irene Sanchez “Do you want to watch history? Or do you want to make history?” This is a question that the former leader of the 1968 Azusa High School walkouts, Victor Gonzalez,…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Use My White Privilege to Close Opportunity Gaps
June 10, 2020 by Hannah Turner I teach English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) at Argyle Middle School, which is five miles away from the house I grew up in and in the same school…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To be a Positive Light for Latino Students
October 04, 2019 by Sarahi Monterrey At a young age, I became conscious of issues of equity. My family emigrated in 1981 from El Salvador — a country that was torn apart by a civil war…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Open Up a World of Possibilities
August 05, 2019 by Jennifer R. Wahl In order to get students outside of their comfort zones, they must have role models and teachers who are willing to do the same. Rural America is often starving for…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Show That the American Dream is Indeed Possible
August 05, 2019 by Marc Beitia We are each a sum of our life experiences. Opportunities chosen and those passed up. Chances taken, or not. Risks accepted. Fears overcome. And passion found. Thirty years ago, I found…