Listen to the podcast here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TGbjKG8foN6E_qG34BRm2_upuR-tT1Cj/view?usp=sharing It’s no secret that men have long dominated the STEM field, and some of the field’s leading female pioneers were robbed of the recognition they deserved. Take Rosalind Franklin, an excellent wet-lab chemist. She took the first clear X-ray fiber diffraction photo of DNA, which James Watson and Francis […]
Tyon is studious and loves learning. He enjoys receiving report cards and reading outside of school. Inside the classroom, he seems like any other bright and happy kid. However, Tyon does not have a permanent home. His belongings have been stolen as he moves from shelter to shelter, making it difficult for him to keep […]
Barrier-breakers pictured around the Autism Acceptance logo (clockwise): Greta Thunberg, Breanna Clark, Sia, Satoshi Tajiri, Susan Boyle, Temple Grandin, Dan Aykroyd, Morgan Harper Nichols “Start collecting a check. He’s a lifer.” That’s what my parents were told by doctors when I was diagnosed on the autism spectrum. I would have no chance of going to […]
Of the 895 students admitted to Stuyvesant, the best public high school in NYC, in 2019, seven students were Black. Despite being one of the most diverse cities in the world, New York City has the most segregated school system in the world. Education is one of the primary predictors of economic success. Simply earning […]
To many, New York City seems the perfect cosmopolitan city: one defined by diversity and opportunity. But in reality, the history of segregation in the city remains very much alive. City dwellers “live together,” but they live apart – entire neighborhoods, institutions, and schools tend to be dominated by a certain race and socioeconomic class. […]
To Be Diagnosed with Pediatric Cancer “Your child has cancer.” These are four words that a family never wants to hear. But cancer is a reality for nearly 400,000 children each year (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital), including myself in 2006. With this diagnosis comes months and years of treatment and surgeries. Patients are treated […]
I grew up on the Upper West Side in New York City. The blue portion of the map is the area I grew up in; it consists of mostly tall, expensive apartment buildings. I spent a lot of time playing basketball at the Frederick Douglass Playground (grayed area on the map). It is the foremost […]
The use of the Common Core and standardized testing in American education is doing a disservice to students as it does not adequately prepare them for the real world.
