BY MATTHEW GONZALES The theme of this issue is the “Hidden Curriculum,” which refers to the unwritten, unofficial, and often unintended lessons, values and perspectives that students learn in school. While pondering what this concept meant to me as a former teacher, I began to consider what this means to me with regard to my… Read More Bringing Microaggressions Out Of The Shadows At TC
BY MATT GONZALES Matt Gonzales is a MA student of Education Policy at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is a former special education teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District, and a longtime activist. He currently works at the New York Department of Education in the Office of Teacher Recruitment and Quality, and interns… Read More Mayor de Blasio’s School Renewal Plan: Is This Going to Derail Community Schools?
BY MATT GONZALES Opinion: A Discussion about the Role of Police The recent killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner at the hands of the police, (along with Tamir Rice, Cameron Tillman, VonDerrit Meyers Jr., Laquan McDonald, Carey Smith-Viramontes, Jeffrey Holden, Qusean Whitten, Miguel Benton, Dillon McGee, Levi Weaver, Karen Cifuentes, Sergrio Ramos, Roshad McIntosh,… Read More A Discussion about the Role of Police
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