The Family-School Connection
Growing up in the public school system, I have always witnessed a huge disconnect between families and the school. I remember recognizing it when I was as young as 6th […]
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The Power of Teacher-Parent Connections: Home Visits
Summer of 2019. My second year of teaching in South Korea quickly came to an end and before I knew it, I was on a plane to Seattle ready to continue
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Our “Why” Story – A Family’s Perspective
Our son Carlo is currently enrolled at Impact | Puget Sound Elementary in 2nd grade. Our experience at IPS has been one of quality education with a holistic approach to
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Three Rules for Schools
Note: All names in this story are pseudonyms to protect individual identities. It was my first day as a teacher. I didn’t know what to do as Edward stared back
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Brave Solidarity: My Experience as a Teacher of Color
The little girl on the left is me. Little did I know that two decades later, I would become Ms. Miyamoto. With my prior schooling, that was out of the
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