Jose is a 13 year old bilingual student from the Dominican Republic who is literate in both Spanish and...
Born to 1st generation Dominican and Salvadoran parents and forever inspired by their perseverance to work and family, I...
Dear Colleague, Recently, I participated in a professional learning experience with LUTE-STEM at Lehman College. I learned a great...
Dear Colleague, This summer, I participated in a professional learning experience with LUTE-STE(A)M at CUNY Lehman College. I learned...
Dear Colleague: Recently, I participated in a professional learning experience with LUTE Stem at Lehman College. In one of the courses this Summer,...
It doesn’t matter how far you have to walk, how hard you have to work, or the obstacles you...
Background Leo (pseudonym) is an eight-year-old boy in the second grade. He is a shy to speak in public...
Dear Ms. De Los Santos: Last month, I participated in a professional learning experience with LUTE-STEM at Lehman College....
Kayden is a 7yr old. His dad is caucasian and his mother is Spanish. He is an only child...
Introduction: Jerson was born in the USA and is an 8 years old boy. He is the youngest of...
Javonne is a 15 years old male, is African American and is at 10th grade. He is a little...
Background Ana (pseudonym) is a seven-year-old first grader. She is a hard worker, always willing to learn, and is...
Habits of Mind has has given me more insight on how to become the educator I want to be. ...
Background/ Description of a child Jayden is a 4-year-old boy who live in the Bronx. He is a single...
I was born in the Dominican Republic and my parents named me Regina. I was one of the eleven...
Physical Presence and Gesture Raheem is a 12-year old, (presumably) African-American student from upper Manhattan. As I was his...
Amelia is nine years old. She is frequently late to arrive in the mornings, sometimes by more than an...
Hello, my name is Crystal Santana. I was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. My earliest education was...
My name is Claudia Suarez, I’m Dominican, I’m Cancer and I am a bilingual PreK teacher. I believe all...
My name is Alexis Asencio. I’m 23 years old, and I’m working towards my goal of becoming a science...
My name is Christal Perdomo and I am a grad student studying high school math education. I took a...
I am Bradly Rivera, a 23 year-old learner and mentor. I connect with many of the habit’s of mind...
My name is Branden Girtman. I am from Port Chester, New York. I Love to go to church and...
As a literacy teacher and lover of all things related to literacy (especially as it relates to technology), the...
Edwin is a child in my kindergarten class who comes into class each morning and picks a chapter book...
Hello,I was born in the Dominican Republic and my parents named me Regina. I was one of the eleven...
Hello! My name is Jesse and I am a music teacher with a background in creative approaches. I’ve chosen...
In the United States, I learned how to think flexibly to respect individuals’ ideas. It is essential to listen...
Have you heard of the Dunning-Kruger Effect? This is a common occurrence where the most confident people are not...
Back in 2019, I was asked by SCALE (a Stanford University center) to work on the creation of Deeper...
Even after 40 years in the teaching business, I have a great deal to learn. As I work on...
In the article, “National Parks Service Adds New Underground Railroad Sites” (McGraw Hill), I learned that in March of...
In the article, “Overpopulation” by Atticus (McGraw Hill) I learned that the population rising is mainly due to unwanted...
In the article “Earth day 2022: Invest in Our Planet” I learned that is important that people participate in...
In the article, “Need a “Peptoc?” (btw) I learned that an Elementary School teacher named Jessica Martin started a...
In the article Schools Around the World (BTW), I learned that in different places, schools function differently. There were...
In the article, “Nigerian Inventor Fights Food Waste” (BTW) I learned that about ⅓ of food produced in the...
This article delves into how a child processes the information around them. There are three main ways being classical...
https://nowcomment.com/documents/310124 The title of this article was “a deal doesn’t have to be a death sentence.” It’s about making...
https://nowcomment.com/documents/310128 This article talked about a video Arnold Schwarzenegger made, appealing to Russians not to believe their government’s misinformation...
This article follows a man who seems to fall in line with many of the statistics following prison inmates...
In the article, “What Does Too Much Screen Time Do to Children’s Brains?” by Isabella, I was able to...
In the post, “Is Year-Round School a Good Idea?”(Upfront) I learned about two different points of view on whether...
Screens have not only had a big impact on our young children today but have taken a toll on...
In the article “School Social Media Free Speech Case” I learned that people are questioning what students are and...
In the article, ¨School Social Meda Free Speech Case (Mc Graw Hill) I learned that your principal can´t regulate...
The Article “How to Start Talking About Race in the Early Elementary Classroom” explains different methods for bringing up...
This article talked about Biden’s trip to Europe next week, including meetings with NATO and the European Union. Biden...
The connection between education and prison is astonishingly visible from a sociological standpoint but also an economic standpoint. This...
The benefits of educating the incarcerated have massive economic and social benefits. Not only does postsecondary education in prisons...
This article explains four ways teachers specifically can reduce implicit biases in school. This article speaks less about the...
In the article, “Growing Up”, I was able to learn that many children growing up aren’t able to learn...
In the article “The Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Incident” (BTW), I came upon a contentious topic about a toddler accidentally...
The article written by American University expands on how dangerous the school to prison pipeline is for students of...
Screen time affects children at a young age from not being able to control their emotions to not being...
Prisoners released from prison have a 76.6% chance of returning to prison 5 years after they are released. However...
In the article, “School Social Media Free Speech Case”(BTW) I learned about Brandi Levy’s case that involved her first...
In the article, Is Year-Round School a Good Idea? (Upfront), I learned that there has been some controversy about...
In the article, “Paying for Compliments”(upfront, login needed) I learned that social media is often blamed for making people...
In the article, “Is Digital Art Fake?” (Susannah, Mcgraw Hill) I learned that many people believe some things are...
In the article, “Charting a New ´Highway´ (upfront) I learned that a flying vehicle was constructed and named ¨Aircar¨....
In the article, “YOU DECIDE Cars That Stop Drunk Driving?” (McGraw Hill) I learned that congress passed a demand...
In the article Naps at School (Upfront), I learned that there is a school in New Mexico that has...
In the article, “Return to Remote Learning?” (McGraw Hill), I learned that local school board officials and government officials...
the season of oranges i smell the scent of clementinesand i see a window of whiteand all of this...
In the article, “The Broken Education System” (Kelsi) I learned that American School systems are failing their students. As...
I believe that there is a limit to freedom and how parents decide to use it on their kids....
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins is a fun book to read. The author of this book...
My Shadow box represents the dominant and counter narrative of my identity as a Muslim, Middle Eastern, Arabic speaking...
In the article, “Thanksgiving Turkeys and Traditions”, (McGraw Hill) I learned that Benjamin Franklin had proposed the turkey as...
Growing up is a big change in a child’s life because they have to get used to real-life situations...
In the article, “YOU DECIDE: Raising the Minimum wage by admin ” (BTW) I learned that people often debate...
The American school system is broken. “Even so, educational experiences for minority students have continued to be substantially separate...
In my opinion classical and instrumental jazz help students study harder (at least for me). Music is a big...
I believe that Earth is becoming extremely overpopulated, and due to that, we will experience many issues in the...
Taking initiative can be beneficial towards your team but especially in school. Many students need to learn how to...
In the article, “YOU DECIDE: School Social Media Free Speech Case” (BTWl) I learned that there is a limit...
An October issue from btw discusses the recent laws four states made to promote Asian American and Pacific Islander...
In the article “Two-Dollar Photo Worth Millions” I learned that a picture can be worth a bunch of money....
In the article, “AAPI History Required in Illinois Schools” I learned that a governor signed a bill that requires...
In the article, “School media free speech case” I learned that students upload thoughts in social media. This is...
In the article, “College Athletes: To Pay or Not To Pay” (McGraw Hill), I learned a lot more in...
In the article “The Limits of Student Speech” I learned that schools want to limit what students have to...
In the article “Hispanic Heritage Month” (btw) I learned that Hispanic heritage month is from September 15 to October...
In the article, “New National Museum of African Music Opens in Nashville” (BTW) I learned that in Nashville Tennessee...
In the article, “YOU DECIDE School Social Media Free Speech Case” (McGraw Hill) I learned that if schools should...
In school students are required to take at least three years of history and usually in those classes it...
We separate everything about ourselves into two categories, nature vs. nurture. The debate over nature vs. nurture focuses on...
In a society with various people, intelligence is based on nature because, research has proven that “a person’s IQ...
Psychopaths can be both born and created. Chemicals in the brain can be unbalanced from birth and can be...
The nature of genetics and nurture of daily environments shape people into who they are in their lives. Human...
It may be difficult to wrap your head around why someone would want to endure the painful and expensive...
In this article, “School Social Media Free Speech Case”(Mcgraw Hill btw) I learned that students have free speech on...
In the article, “Careers: Nurse Practitioner” (BTW) I learned that this position is higher than a Registered Nurse and...
College should be cheaper. It should be cheaper so that students are more motivated to go to college and...
As fall approaches, seniors at high schools begin thinking about what interests and careers they want to pursue as...
In the article “The Limits of Student Speech” (Patricia Smith) I learn that sometimes the student doesn’t have the...
In the article, “Hispanic Heritage Month: Sylvia Mendez” (McGraw Hill) I learned that California was once segregated. Mexican Americans...
I often find myself questioning our society’s view on disability. I believe that our world is inheritably ableist. Now...
I am Abdul. I am from Yemen. I always love being good and useful, and I love to help...
It’s no secret that students like to joke about school lunches. But in reality, these meals provide vital sustenance...
In the article, “Teachers Walk Out for Education” (McGraw Hill) I learned that teachers are motivated to make movements...
In the article, “Stay-at-Home School ” (Posted by Admin) I learned that because of the Pandemic, having students engage...
In the article “Hispanic Heritage Month” (btw) I learned that Hispanic heritage month is from september 15 to october...
In the article, “YOU DECIDE School Social Media Free Speech Case” (BTW) we see that there was controversy on...
In The Once and Future King, there are many characters that exhibit heroic and honorable traits, often sharing a...
In the article, “Examining Freedom Schools” I learned that freedom schools provided children of color with educational programming but...
King Arthur was an amazing legend that many people still talk about today. A plethora of movies, books, and...
In today’s world, we see a lot of bad happening every day, and it’s hard to keep a positive...
In this article, “YOU DECIDE: Should Daylight Savings Time Become Permanent” (McGraw Hill) I learned saving light is good...
Watching SpongeBob makes preschoolers slower thinkers. Or at least that is what one study suggests. A research study looked...
Athletes require more self-discipline because athletes generally get started on their homework later and have to miss classes for...
An incident occurred in a small town, Burlington, Wisconsin. A young teacher was being asked by her students about...
In the article “School Social Media Free Speech Case”, I learned that a fourteen-year-old student Brandi Levy didn’t make...
In the article “Is storytelling still the same today as it once was?” (Kate) I learned that nowadays storytelling...
In the article, “School Social Media Free Speech Case” I learned that people have different overviews on whether or...
In the article “School Social Media Free Speech Case” I learned that people are questioning what students are and...
As the new school year is starting schools in California both private and public are mandating mask wearing. By...
My name is Aniya Morales and I am from the beautiful, loud and diverse City of New York. I...
According to Anna McCullen the people who are responsible for ensuring our products are ethically manufactured are the states...
Video Games have seen a drastic rise in popularity since the late 1970s. With Esport’s development of competitive gaming...
The 2019 League of Legends World Championship, one of the most famous video game tournaments in the world, drew...
The pandemic has affected families across the world, people have lost jobs, houses, and even family members. Life has...
In the article, “Should Financial Literacy Be Required?” I learned two sides to this debt. On one side financial...
Reading motivation is defined as “the motivational drive to read, an area of interest in the field of education,”...
Through our nation’s schools, underfunded schools have become a norm. This issue is seen within schools in low-income areas....
The Covid-19 Pandemic has brought extra stress for everyone. Our health, the health of our loved ones, financial and...
For the past few years, I have been hearing anecdotes from my peers about, “Oh my parents work in...
The media has a significant amount of influence on our values and opinions on certain issues and topics. As...
After making many strides to becoming an “anti-racist” America such as, growing both racially and ethically diverse. Schools within...
With technology advancing, fake news has become harder to identify on social media. And even in today’s events –...
Covid-19 for the past year turned somewhat into a battle between Republicans versus Democrats in the United States, with...
Social isolation has been a major issue regarding the school or any part of social life which has been...
Not too many years ago, America was labeled with signs everywhere stating whether or not Black people were welcome...
Leaving home to go away to college is hard on many students. Although living away from home is an...
Education reform is an important aspect in our world today. Its main goal is to change public education in...
People around the world have different hobbies, whether that be a sport, singing, a volunteer position, or even a...
In the article, “Should Schools Punish Off-Campus Cyberbullying?” cyberbullying is a major issue that is increasing. Statistics show that...
In the article, “I Felt Like I Was Suffocating” by Aya Raji speaks on the pandemic and how it...
In the article “He’s Fighting QAnon with Sunlight,” the writer, Nick Fouriezos, discusses the issue of how the spread...
In this article written by Alina Tugend about the problems of Fake News, it talks about a particular group...
Years after the Civil Rights Movement, there have been many strides to becoming an “anti-racist” America. One being, the...
Antisemitism has always been a major issue within the US, but lately, hate crimes and hateful acts towards Jewish...
Although swept under the rug, many private schools, especially Christian schools, have a racist past of segregation that cannot...
Today’s students are mentally exhausted, and one major reason for this is the education system, specifically the weight of...
I am from the lawnmower, from john deere and store bought parts. I am from the warm bright sun...
The talk on private schools being able to wear what they want isn’t talked about enough. The same arguments...
Social media is a place that allows for media anywhere to be seen around the world. A connection between...
Today we created our first posts. I am so excited to see our students come to Youth Voices and...
“The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.” – Herbert Spencer (“Herbert Spencer Quotes”) It is a...
More often than not, today’s students have fallen into a continuous cycle of late nights, artificial deadlines, and grade...
At the end of each high school semester, the students are tasked with overwhelmingly difficult tests that encompass all...
As an incoming freshman, everyone is told about how their high school has different programs for college preparation and...
As growing adults, our bodies should be made up of water making our bodies 60% full of water, but...
Virtual classes have gotten to their peak this past year. Many of these reasons are not only because of...
Although the outcomes of competitions can be rewarding, they are ultimately detrimental to competitors due to the amount of...
School uniforms have become one of the most debated topics in our society today. Some people believe that wearing...
Standardized tests are used by most schools. They are thought to demonstrate a students level of understanding and what...
In the article ¨China Goes Back To School” by Javier C Hernandez he talks about although China was the...
In most states and countries they have been letting students go back to school. But China has been putting...
Why did I join Lit Mag? Art has always played a subtle role in keeping my sanity anchored and...
Language isn’t just about words, even if dictionaries state otherwise. Most of us communicate through words, yes, be that...
Today, although most of the world is multilingual, many Americans are not fluent in a second language. This is...
Language is one of the aspects of society that sets us apart the most. However, it can also bring...
When a child is born the parents document everything, first smile, first outfit, and most importantly first word. Almost...
Growing up I have always admired the way my mom communicated with her various environments. Mainly the assisted living...
Music has become such a common occurrence in our daily lives. Whether it be on your car radio, from...
Language is a communication tool that gains much of its power not from what is said, but from how...
Inquiry Question: How does Donald Trump think race should be incorporated in American history and education? Summary of first...
When you ask a teenager what they spend most of their time on, most likely they’ll tell you social...