Can you tell your story in 6 words? Larry Smith knows you can. The founder of the widely popular 6 word memoir series wrote his 10th book A Terrible, Horrible, No Good Year: Hundreds of Stories on the Pandemic by… Continue Reading
Would you be able to tell your story in 6 words? That is the question Larry Smith has asked over the years producing 10 books around the topic! Two years ago, Larry Smith decided to showcase the trials and tribulations… Continue Reading
Happy New Year! As we reflect on all that has happened in education so far, we look back to August 2021 when schools across the nation were opening before NYC schools did in September. Just as the school year began,… Continue Reading
Many school districts around the country were reopening before NYC Public schools did in September 2021. Mask and vaccine mandates along with Covid-19 outbreaks in the surrounding communities caused many schools to temporarily go remote. Despite these challenges, one school… Continue Reading
HallPassbreak is now on season three! What better way to celebrate than with music! During the last weeks of August, NYC NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio provided vaccinated NYers with free concerts around the city. The Homecoming concert series began… Continue Reading
The Homecoming NYC concert series was a gift to vaccinated NYers to celebrate Hip-Hop across the five boroughs ending with a massive concert with all-star musicians on the Great Lawn in Central Park. In this episode, concertgoers who include, students… Continue Reading
It is June! Happy Pride Month! Happy Summer! For some school districts, who ended in May, they have enjoyed their free time for a month or longer. For NYC Public School… Continue Reading
The second part of the American Federation of Teachers TEACH (Together Educating America’s Children) Conference in Washington DC. This episode allows you to be a part of the three day event listening to interviews and speeches from activists, educators, and… Continue Reading
Spring is here, but unfortunately, it has brought a new life for educators. We now have to teach, grade, and lesson plan in our homes and not in schools due to the Coronavirus. If you are educators with families, it… Continue Reading
Happy Black History Month! This episode focuses on the National Museum of African American History and Culture exhibit We Return Fighting: World War I and the Shaping of the Modern Black Identity. Listen to learn from the curator, historians, and scholars… Continue Reading