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Meet me, my name is Antony
Antony, , Bio, Bio ELL, Persisting, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Park Slope Collegiate, school, 1Hi, I’m Antony. I am 13 years old. I have a big family of six kids including me and...
Persisting
Marlen, , Bio, Persisting, Portraits, Quality Education, Showcase, Summer 2022, Lehman College, LUTE-STEM, 8It doesn’t matter how far you have to walk, how hard you have to work, or the obstacles you...
Letter to Colleagues
Marlen, , Finding Humor, Letter to Colleagues, Persisting, Quality Education, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Social Class, Summer 2022, This I Believe, Lehman College, LUTE-STEM, 6Dear Ms. De Los Santos: Last month, I participated in a professional learning experience with LUTE-STEM at Lehman College....
Regina’s Biography
Regina, , Bio, Listening with understanding and empathy, Persisting, Quality Education, Showcase, Student-Centered, Summer 2022, Thinking flexibly, Dominican Republic, Habits of Mind, life, LUTE-STEM, 0I was born in the Dominican Republic and my parents named me Regina. I was one of the eleven...
Stories of Persistence Proposal
Marina, , Habits of Mind, Letter to Colleagues, Memoir, Persisting, Poems and Stories, Summer 2022, Habits of Mind, LUTE-STEM, Persisting, 1Dear Colleague: Recently, I participated in a professional learning experience with LUTE Stem at Lehman College. I learned a lot about Costa and Kallick’s...
A Little More About Me
Christal, , Bio, Finding Humor, Persisting, Quality Education, Showcase, Summer 2022, Thinking flexibly, Lehman College, NOYCE-STEM, 0My name is Christal Perdomo and I am a grad student studying high school math education. I took a...
In the article, “Should We Stop Changing the Clocks?”, it talks about two perspectives about daylight saving time. Some...
It’s wrong to say they’re a force of nature, For nature is forced to obey. Their strength rivals that...
MY WONDERFUL TIO/UNCLE
Cristin, , Beauty, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Día de Muertos, Fall 2021, Family, Love, Persisting, Remembering a Family Member, Showcase, Beauty, family, greatuncle, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 12My Tio Tavo Someone in my family that passed away was my uncle who died last month. He was...
The Three Traits of Macario
Cristin, , Character Traits and Relationships, Fall 2021, Habits of Mind, Listening with understanding and empathy, Persisting, Showcase, DAY OF THE DEATH, P.U.L.S.E. High School, THE THIRD GUEST, 0Macario, the protagonist in “The Third Guest” by B. Traven, has a few traits that influence his relationships with...
“Can’t Hurt Me” Book Review
Alex, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Persisting, Showcase, Sports, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, training, 1I was recently on a road trip to California with some friends, and somehow our conversation topic landed on...
“Untamed” by Glennon Doyle Book Review
Georgia, , Call to Action, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Gender Equity (Women), Persisting, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, untamed, 0Hi, I am Georgia. I am reading the book “Untamed” by Glennon Doyle, a memoir about finding your inner...
When I pray, I feel safer and more peaceful
Albara N, , Bio ELL, Family, Immigration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Persisting, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Taking responsible risks, family, Park Slope Collegiate, yemen, 6I am Albara. and I am from Yemen. I am Yemeni. I was born in Yemen, and I lived...
Funny, Nice, Smart, and Friendly!
Victor P, , Bio ELL, Family, Finding Humor, Friendship, Persisting, Showcase, biking, Park Slope Collegiate, 1My name is Victor. Something important about me is that I’m really funny, nice, smart, and friendly. My family...
In the article, “Athlete with Down Syndrome Completes Ironman Triathlon” (McGraw Hill) I learned that an individual named Chris...
Finding and Recognizing Our Forces
Mirseda, , Bio, Getting Started, Listening with understanding and empathy, Persisting, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Summer 2021, Lehman College, LUTE-STEM, 2We need to find the force to fight ourselves when we say ” I can’t do it”. Persisting is...
Food insecurity is an increasing problem that occurs “whenever the availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods, or the...
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Stick to it!
Persevering in a task through to completion; remaining focused. Looking for ways to reach your goal when stuck. Not giving up. (Click here to see more.)