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(6/10) “Something I've learned about myself is that I have a knack for finding problems, and I have a knack for trying to find ways that I can help fix them. I feel like my role at Lincoln is going to be finding ways to celebrate the students. We don't have an honor roll. If a kid gets straight A's, they can’t get National Honor Society, because the schools don't have time for that. Why don't we celebrate them? Why don't we do something for those kids? Why don't they deserve something at the end of the day, like our athletes? God knows most of these kids are not going into the NFL or the NBA. A tiny percentage of people get to do that. These kids are going to need to know how to read and write, they're going to need to have these skills. So why don't we celebrate the kids who are learning those skills that they're going to use at the next level? I'm trying to find ways to help promote academia. The school needs somebody to promote academia in a way that tells the students, ‘It's cool to be smart. It's important to be smart.’ I tell them, ‘I want more from y'all. You should want more for yourself. I promise you, you're gonna get further with that book than you get with that ball.’” –Keshawn Bostic Ms.Ed Teacher in Dallas Independent School District City Teaching Alliance Fellow, Cohort 2021 Dallas, TX #teachersintheirpower #teachinghighschool #teachingandlearning #dallastx teachersintheirpower.com

(5/10) “I've hesitated to teach history in Texas, because they're gonna censor a lot of the history that I want to teach. I might be better off teaching English, where I can spin history into the lessons as opposed to having to teach things that I might not necessarily want to teach. My last school was majority Hispanic, and I loved being there and learning about the culture. I was definitely interested in coming to a place where I could teach somewhere that didn’t look like the school I attended. This school is very different from the one I attended, too. In my mind, I want to bring everything I learned outside of this system to the students in this system who don't have access to it. I want to bring high-level English education to people who would not have access to it otherwise, because I had to leave my neighborhood to get it. There was no one coming in and bringing that to me, when I was still in Brooklyn. I had to go elsewhere to get that. I have kids who are super behind, who are not on grade level, and who are more than what the district has given them. I wish I had a little bit more freedom. I wish we could read novels. The district doesn't do novel study, so we can only read short stories and poems every day. At my last school, we read three or four novels, which I loved. I think it made it a lot easier to teach. It’s been a bit of a learning curve, not teaching a novel. It's doable, but I have to put the work in as a teacher and I'm still getting used to the school district.” – Keshawn Bostic Ms.Ed Teacher in Dallas Independent School District City Teaching Alliance Fellow, Cohort 2021 Dallas, TX #teachersintheirpower #englishteacher #readingandwriting teachersintheirpower.com

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A big welcome back to all our incredible educators and students in Baltimore Public Schools, DCPS, and Philly Public Schools! 🎉📚 As the new school year begins tomorrow, let’s embrace fresh starts, new challenges, and exciting opportunities. Here’s to a year of success for everyone! 🌟🍎

(4/10) “I've always loved to read, but my favorite subject was history. Even at Dickinson, I majored in American Studies in addition to Educational Studies. My love has always been history and culture and just learning about history in general, but also learning about how history affects us today, how different cultures operate in history, and how those things bleed together. I think that comes from growing up in New York, where everyone is from everywhere. I used to be a bit insecure. When I was little, all of my friends had parents from Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Nigeria, or Ghana, but my family is from a plantation in South Carolina. Everyone else was from somewhere where they had this other culture to grasp on to, not just this complicated relationship with the United States. History was really interesting to me because it helped me understand more about those feelings and where my place was — or my people’s place, and things like that. So I've always been drawn to history. I've always loved to read, too. I would read a book a day when I was in middle school. Straight up, I would start a 200-page book in the morning, finish it in bed, and then before I went to sleep I would start a new book. I was just devouring books. In high school, I had very different English teachers every year who all helped me develop a love for English. And in teaching English, I'm able to use my history knowledge a lot. We’ll be reading something, and I can go on a long tangent about the history of the place where it’s set, what the author is talking about, and why it’s so important, and the students will look at me with these big eyes.” –Keshawn Bostic Ms.Ed Teacher in Dallas Independent School District City Teaching Alliance Fellow, Cohort 2021 Dallas, TX #teachersintheirpower teachersintheirpower.com Pictured: Keshawn as a child with his aunts, uncles, and cousins; with his mom on move-in day at Dickinson College; with his fraternity brothers at Dickinson’s graduation.

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(3/10) “I've been introducing self-paced assignments more, because I've realized the attention span of the ninth graders is difficult for me to grasp. I do self-paced activities where they know that every time they finish a section, they can raise their hand and I’ll check it. I give them points. I have this system, called my Varsity English Scholars. Similar to varsity football, varsity basketball, or varsity track, we have varsity English. They get points throughout the week for just doing the right thing. They finish up the assignment, they get a point. If everyone is acting up, but three kids are doing the right thing, those three kids get a point as positive reinforcement at the end. There are ten Varsity English Scholars per class, which is the top thirty percent. They get three snacks per week that I buy for them. They get to choose the music we play in class, they get to have the first choice of free seating, and they get other small incentives for the whole week. I separate this system from grades, because I want my students who are struggling to still feel important. I want them to know, ‘I can succeed and I can still be special, even if I'm struggling in class. It's not just the smart kids who get to be special. All I gotta do is what I'm asked to do.’ If they take the notes, do the work, and ask questions, then they can be on varsity.” –Keshawn Bostic Ms.Ed Teacher in Dallas Independent School District City Teaching Alliance Fellow, Cohort 2021 Dallas, TX #teachersintheirpower #englishteacher #writing teachersintheirpower.com

Welcome back, Philly Mastery teachers and students! 🎉🏙️ We’re excited to kick off another incredible school year with you. Let’s take on new challenges and celebrate every achievement along the way. Here’s to a year where we inspire, support, and uplift each other. 📚🌟