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Category Archives: students who lack opportunity

Hopes and Dreams

We’ve asked teachers to give us a glimpse of their students through their eyes. Today, Patrick Seifer tells us about the hopes and dreams of the individuals he’s been teaching in Florida in the United States.

January 12, 2023 · Leave a comment

Equity vs. Equality

Is there a way for all students, no matter their various starting points, to reach benchmarks. Melissa answers the question by sharing what she’s learned recently about equity.

November 30, 2016 · 2 Comments

Potato Perspective

Even potatoes can teach a lesson. Melissa K. Smith shows how the role of potatoes in the lives of some students have taught her about gratitude and the art of sharing.

November 18, 2015 · 6 Comments

In a Minute {a video}

It only takes a minute to change the course of a child’s life. Melissa Smith received some money she wanted to use to further education in the economically repressed southern … Continue reading

May 24, 2015 · Leave a comment

When Opportunity Forgets to Knock

What if we changed just one thing about our past—where we were born, for example?  I could be exactly the same person with my love of learning but be excluded … Continue reading

September 24, 2014 · Leave a comment

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