“Mental health” counselors intend to alleviate the “trauma” students encounter in their daily lives. While the intention is noble, the practice is varied, with most students quickly realizing the power of victimhood in our society.
Homework is traumatic: The problem with “mental health” Read More »
I have a lot of hope for the future. I know that my role is more than teaching the academic skills needed for kindergarten. It is teaching them how to have a voice and communicate their needs in appropriate ways to other kids and adults.
A rush to get them ready: Teaching our littlest learners Read More »
Educator Cesar Sanchez: My love for teaching started when I was a kid. When I came to the United States at 14 years old and faced challenges, I knew education was where I needed to be to fuel that passion.
We must be the role models we needed as students Read More »
Moonshot aims to solve several interconnected problems. We address the achievement gap for students of color, which we believe is driven by the lack of diversity in leadership and the type of learning environments learners can access. Although 75% of students in Denver are students of color, 71% of the teaching force and 60% of school leaders are white.
Moonshot edVentures: Disrupting the status quo and transforming education Read More »
“Schools need to do more; they need to figure out how to meet the needs of all their students and not just push out the kids who they are scared of,” says school psychologist Erin Pier.
Reframing the debate over how to make schools safer Read More »
The key to comprehensive summer programs is that they offer a safe, consistent, and positive environment daily for approximately six hours and for six to eight weeks. While there are various options available for Denver youth in the summer, very few are comprehensive programs that meet the consistency needs of working families.
Supporting Denver youth this summer Read More »
From Fidel “Butch” Montoya: There is a growing movement to change this board. I initially opposed such a dramatic move, but it is becoming clear that the board and superintendent do not have the leadership skills to lead DPS during one of the dangerous and critical periods in its history.
Fortress DPS spurns help offer from former Denver Manager of Safety Read More »
Students, namely Black boys, are significantly more likely to graduate high school and enroll in college if they have a Black man as a teacher in elementary school. Black boys improve standardized test scores when they have Black men as teachers. Simply put, Black boys – and students more broadly – benefit from having Black men in the classroom.
Black boys and Black men don’t have space in education Read More »
We love and support our students, and we encourage their interests and needs.
Downtown Denver Expeditionary School fosters a nurturing environment Read More »
