Read MoreWhen I first heard about working with Doctor Downy I thought to myself that it was a great opportunity to learn about different fields that could help with my career choice. When I got interviewed with Dr. Downy, she basically showed and informed me the things I needed to do in the office and introduce me to all the staff.
Read MoreAfter being to a few of these rezoning meetings they become redundant the only difference this time would be more people have been exposed to what might happen in the future. Creating new zones isn’t going to guarantee integration nor excellence. There should be other approaches such as enriching curriculum with current events to expose younger kids to be open minded.
Read MoreFor once I didn’t feel like I had to have my guard up, but I just had to be naturally me. As the NYPD expressed their satisfaction in hearing the community issues are about speeding and parking issues, as compared to what they were when they were growing up, as the Gowanus neighborhood wasn’t always this nice and calmer. The neighborhood issues back then consisted of slashing, and murders and homicides. “But nonetheless these are issues that we will do our best to partnership with this lovely community and tackle together.”
Read MoreSome people been giving up on our community and that’s not acceptable, we need to keep fighting until we heard by everyone, until we have more people on or side. I will trying to be one of those people to stand by these people sides and tell them not to give up and keep fighting.
I’ve encountered many senior citizens from my neighborhood Wyckoff Gardens, and they were surprisingly happy to see me
I was told that my school (summit academy) will shutdown in march 15. My principal Ms Swift was heartbroken to tell us this news. The high school students were shocked and confused.
I’ve have been a student at this school for 5 years. I started middle school and graduate to high school in summit academy. The staff at summit are like family
The fact that there was barely any standing space was amazing to see that people can all come together on a Saturday to discuss children’s education issues
During the town hall, I felt many things but the primary emotion was anger. In short, I learned that public schools have overcrowded classrooms and a lack of resources for multilingual students, causing large achievement gaps for students. The cause of all of that? Money. Public schools are highly underfunded and that is significant because, as one of the speakers said, “money matters.”
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