Posts from Bryan Stromer
school of the future
May 10, 2013
It is so easy to feel defeated in high school, so it is incredibly powerful to know that there is someone in my school whose full time job is to support my dreams and believes in me. (more…)
from the road
January 18, 2013
The Department of Education will begin helping families who cannot afford to wait to have their transportation costs reimbursed during the school bus strike, the department’s top special education official told the Citywide Council on Special Education Thursday night. … This sounds like a great partial solution. But it does not solve the fact that this strike has put unnecessary stress on over 150,000 students, including 52,000 with disabilities, and their families. (more…)
the gotv effort
November 6, 2012
“Vote for Somebody” students take to the street for Election Day
Students from Democracy Prep charter schools wore T-shirts that said "I can't vote" on the front and "But you can!" on the back as they urged people in Harlem to vote today.
Harlem Prep Middle School is one of 32 charter schools housed in public space that the Department of Education allowed to stay open today, while its own schools are closed in honor of Election Day.
In between classes, students from the school — part of the Democracy Prep network of charter schools — are spending the day reminding the residents of Harlem to exercise their right to vote.
Harlem Prep students staked out First Avenue between 100th and 106th Street today while five other groups of Democracy Prep students canvassed Harlem all the way up to 145th Street.
The get-out-the-vote activities reflect the network’s emphasis on civics. Last month, Democracy Prep students also starred in a music video that exhorted viewers to “Vote for Somebody.”
“I can’t vote but you can!” Mykev, a sixth-grader at Harlem Prep, eagerly chanted to those passing by. Some people barely broke their stride but others said they appreciated the students’ efforts and shared in their enthusiasm. (more…)
guest perspective
June 21, 2012
Growing up with a disability, I am very familiar with the term “special ed.” I am also aware that the phrase “special education” has a negative connotation.
I remember an incident in middle school where one of my math teachers wrote on the board, “All special ed students will report to room 420 for the state (more…)
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