About Me
Some will describe me as an educator.
Others will deem me as a trouble-maker.
I define myself as a life-fighter.
I strongly believe the struggle for equality and equity in our nation must continue. I believe one of the greatest obstacles that characterize the life of those who have become marginalized, undervalued, underestimated, and disenfranchised is the quality of education they are offered. For most of America's citizens, education has become their passport to the future, but for those who are not a member of the status quo, it has become a perpetuator of their despair. If equality in life trajectories and/or equity in life experiences are ever to exist in our nation, then I believe one of America’s most important aims should be to eliminate educational injustice. Ultimately, I am confident the life that is, is not that life that has to be.
I courageously lead in the profession of education in ways that create quantitative equality in life outcomes, while also confronting the qualitative inequity that exists in the lives of American students. I aspire to empower my educational faculty, my students, my students’ families, and my school’s community to work in solidarity as we attempt to aggravate and dismantle the hegemony of the status quo. I work to defy popular rhetoric around what is possible within an urban school and recreate an educational experience that is liberating in nature. I genuinely explore the interests and needs of my faculty, students, and my school’s community so the education that is created is relevant and applicable. I boldly teach in ways that may be unorthodox, as community uplift and personal affirmation are used to drive high levels of student achievement.
As a result, I have built my career on becoming a champion for social justice in the battlefield of education.
Some will remember me as a visionary.
Others will evoke my tenacity and doggedness.
I will explain my calling as simply -- doing what was right.
Others will deem me as a trouble-maker.
I define myself as a life-fighter.
I strongly believe the struggle for equality and equity in our nation must continue. I believe one of the greatest obstacles that characterize the life of those who have become marginalized, undervalued, underestimated, and disenfranchised is the quality of education they are offered. For most of America's citizens, education has become their passport to the future, but for those who are not a member of the status quo, it has become a perpetuator of their despair. If equality in life trajectories and/or equity in life experiences are ever to exist in our nation, then I believe one of America’s most important aims should be to eliminate educational injustice. Ultimately, I am confident the life that is, is not that life that has to be.
I courageously lead in the profession of education in ways that create quantitative equality in life outcomes, while also confronting the qualitative inequity that exists in the lives of American students. I aspire to empower my educational faculty, my students, my students’ families, and my school’s community to work in solidarity as we attempt to aggravate and dismantle the hegemony of the status quo. I work to defy popular rhetoric around what is possible within an urban school and recreate an educational experience that is liberating in nature. I genuinely explore the interests and needs of my faculty, students, and my school’s community so the education that is created is relevant and applicable. I boldly teach in ways that may be unorthodox, as community uplift and personal affirmation are used to drive high levels of student achievement.
As a result, I have built my career on becoming a champion for social justice in the battlefield of education.
Some will remember me as a visionary.
Others will evoke my tenacity and doggedness.
I will explain my calling as simply -- doing what was right.