Posts from Starr Sackstein
Starr Sackstein is an English and newspaper adviser at World Journalism Preparatory School in Queens. She is also the New York State director of the national Journalism Education Association.
Education Samurai
September 7, 2012
No matter how many times I’ve come to my first day of school, the butterflies begin to flutter and I excitedly geek out as I revisit my syllabi. Like the pages of a fresh plan book and new pencils, the new year can be anything teachers want it to be. We set the tone by carefully (more…)
Education Samurai
August 20, 2012
Leaving the information technology industry when I was 23 was an easy decision as I had a profound need to do more with my life than make money. I quickly landed a job at Far Rockaway High School with no experience or understanding of where my path would take me except for the idealistic belief (more…)
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