Going into this class, I was anxious about what I could bring to the table for my men-tees. It wasn't until I sat down with my two men-tees (L and A) that I realized me being a former employee of the Providence After School Alliance (PASA), was a resource within itself. L and A have decided to focus on Diversity and Race and how it affects student-teacher relationships. They are planning to interview students from the following high schools; Classical, Central, Hope, Juanita Sanchez, and Hope. Juanita Sanchez hosts an after school program known as the HUB. The Site Coordinator works for PASA. So does the Site Coordinator at Hope high school. I talked to my men-tees about possibly reaching out to my former colleagues to see if they know of any students who would like to participate in a survey.
Yesterday, I met with my YARI men-tees at the South Providence library. I feel as though we made great progress in terms of their research project. Laila and Amy have decided to narrow their focus on how race and diversity affects both the students and the teachers in Providence Schools. Their target schools are: Central, Classical, Juanita Sanchez, 360, Hope, and The Met. Their goal is to survey five teachers and five students from each school to balance the research. I mentioned that I work with two colleagues(Sierra, and Johnny) that manage the after school programs at Hope and Juanita Sanchez. While Laila and Amy were working on their research question, I reached out to Sierra and Johnny to explain the research project. I asked them if they had any students in mind that wouldn't mind participating in the survey. Early this morning, Johnny reached out to me and asked if I would like to meet with him and Sierra next week to formulate a plan to get into the schoo...
This sounds like an exciting start Essence!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very good point. From my own experience having work in Providence Schools for the past 14 years I can agree that it serves as a resource.
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