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Interview with Jim Irby

7 mins read

Unbound: What was your role in the education system? Jim: I worked with a nonprofit organization that partners with schools to provide small-group and one-on-one tutoring, mentoring, and encouragement. Additionally, I provided after-school and summer programming for students and designed extracurricular activities to create a positive school climate. Unbound: At what

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Interview with Laura Wagstaff

12 mins read

Unbound: What is your role in the education system? Laura: I have worked as an undergraduate academic advisor for two and a half years. In this capacity, I help motivated students to identify and pursue ways in which they can take their academic interests to the next level. These ways

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Interview with Melissa Woods

6 mins read

Unbound: What was your role in the education system? Melissa: I am a former 7th and 8th grade Spanish teacher, GED tutor for ages 16-22, and MCAS (Massachusetts state test) tutor for ages 16-22. Unbound: At what type of school did you work? Melissa: I worked in two public schools,

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Interview with Paul Kepler

3 mins read

Unbound: What is your role in the education system? If a teacher, what age and subject matter do you teach? Paul: I am a 3rd grade teacher. I teach language arts, science, social studies, and personal and social success. Unbound: At what type of school do you work? Paul: I

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Stories from the Front Lines

4 mins read

Interviews with Educators To start off this issue, the editors of Unbound thought decided to get some input from some of the people who are most familiar, most involved, and perhaps most passionate about these issues: those who serve and have served as professional educators. The following teachers, advisers, administrators,

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Interview with David Wigger

4 mins read

Unbound: What was your role in the education system? David: I taught at Horace Mann Elementary School in Washington, DC, for 2 years. I served first as a 2nd Grade assistant teacher, then as a 4th Grade long-term substitute (for a woman on maternity leave), and finally as a Pre-K-to-2nd-Grade

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Interview with Katie H. Pierce

4 mins read

Unbound: What is your role in the education system? If a teacher, what age and subject matter do you teach? Katie: I am a Music Educator, currently teaching High School Choir. Unbound: At what type of school do you work? Katie: I teach at a public suburban high school. Unbound:

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Stewardship of Influence for Congo

20 mins read

As I entered the scene, it felt like I was standing on sacred ground. A paradox, like so much of life in this part of our globalized world. There lay a woman, motionless and blanketed by the compassion of her counselor. Her integrity had been desecrated only the day before

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Is it Enough?

9 mins read

A Reflection on Education Policy in the PC(USA) and Response to Item 14-02: “Educate a Child, Transform the World” My students are the legacy of Brown v Board of Education. Let me introduce you to my students. They are eighth-graders living in Tuscon, AZ, who find themselves tasked with studying

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