DEMAND PRESIDENT BIDEN AND EDUCATION SECRETARY CARDONA PRIORITIZE EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE FOR BLACK AND BROWN FAMILIES
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Bringing Social Justice to the Classroom is Why I Love Teaching
The art of teaching is something that I have grown to mature in over the last 17 years of my life. Each year, regardless of what capacity I serve in, I am always focused on providing better educational outcomes for my students and their families. I love teaching because I believe, in fact, I know children are our future, and…
School Choice Is A Viable Option for Parents
As the world faces a huge pandemic scare with the Coronavirus, schools in America have been closed until further notice. This has made me reflect on the advocacy for school choice I support. School choice is a much needed option now more than ever. Many parents and guardians are having to step back into their first role as teachers, but…
I’d Rather Pick Up A Pencil Than a Basketball. Why I Love Teaching!
There are many reasons why I love teaching. The number one reason I love teaching is that it’s one of my gifts. Each day, I get to practice getting better at my gift teaching at 7 Pillars Career Academy. Reflecting on teaching takes me to the powerful way Whitney Houston sang the words, “I believe the children are our future!”…
We Cannot Reform Prisons without Reforming Education!
Many Metro Atlanta school districts are returning back to school on today. But how many of these schools will actually decrease the number of Black students impacted by bias in policies designed to throw them into the school to prison pipeline? In working to decrease the school to prison pipeline in Georgia over the last 15 years, I can tell…
7 Pillars Career Academy Is Bringing Something Different to the Table!
School choice isn’t just a trending topic. It’s a pivotal part of the conversation happening in our Nation as we are on the brink of a critical Presidential Election. Many Black parents are concerned about public education with high suspension rates, more cops than counselors and a true lack of connection for children of color in schools. Well a new…