Guest Blogger
Teacher
Los Angeles, California
Tunji Adebayo is a teacher at View Park Preparatory Charter High School in Los Angeles and a member of Educators 4 Excellence-Los Angeles, a teacher-led education policy and advocacy nonprofit.
Music is everywhere. We play it constantly in our cars and homes, and listen to it on our phones as…
Students often arrive in my classroom believing the outside world expects them to fail. Through TV and other media, my…
We must find the strength to not give up on them, and to ensure, in turn, that they won’t give up on themselves. …
The first round of parent teacher conferences recently wrapped up at my school in South Los Angeles. After the last…
With election season upon us, like clockwork, the collective efforts to stifle the political opinions of educators has begun. Navigating this climate requires a nuanced…
“What’s the difference between a killing and a lynching?” The question popped up on my phone through the Google Hangouts app I installed in March.…
“I’m going to end it!” Unsure of what I heard, I questioned back, “End what?” Her response was, “My life!” This brief encounter led to…
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