First Person is where Chalkbeat features personal essays by educators, students, parents, and others thinking and writing about public education.
I’ve endured student aggression throughout my decade in the classroom.
Here’s how I reassured teachers ‘fearful of speaking the truth.’
At Forest Glen, I learned that authentic, empathetic leadership can transcend language and cultural differences.
The transfer process was time-consuming and full of disappointment. It was worth it.
What the writer, who died this week at age 81, taught me about Mars, freedom dreaming, and the power of a good cry.
Options included journaling, lab work, and oral reports.
Taking a college-level biology course while still in high school (and learning English) showed me a path forward.
I was trying — and failing — to teach literature to teens. Then I discovered ‘The Piano Lesson’ and ‘Fences.’
My grandparents raised me as a ‘satellite baby’ in China. When I returned to NYC at age 5, I got to know my parents for the first time.
My Gen Z clients are digital natives who communicate effortlessly over text.
One in 14 U.S. kids has had an incarcerated parent, but the experience can be surprisingly lonely.
Chalkbeat and The New York Times heard from hundreds of young, first-time voters on the issues most driving their choice for president. Here’s what we learned.
Melissa Aviles-Ramos wants to ensure no parent has to make the impossible choices her mother did.
I’ve needed special medical devices, classroom accommodations, and a sense of humor.
My students had learned about the Holocaust since middle school. So why was our school facing a rash of antisemitic graffiti?
I know what it’s like to feel unsafe in my own neighborhood. Now I’m determined to do something about it.
Unraveling education protections for newcomer students would put millions of children at risk.
La eliminación de las protecciones educativas para los estudiantes recién llegados al país pondría en riesgo a millones de niños.
These six high school students from Detroit and New York City will be taking part in our signature essay-writing fellowship.
As a digital native, I worry about my students’ screen time — and my own.