Distinctive College Prep Year 1–3rd Grade Team

Third grade teachers Melissa Ludeke and Rebecca Weiland discuss their adventures as part of the staff at Distinctive College Prep Harper Woods during their first year.

From Rags to Riches; from the poverty of a small mining town to the city-life of northern virginia.

The limitations of growing up in a coal mining town, going to college, and becoming a respected teacher in a newly developing Virginia school system.

Jessica W. interviews Anonymous about America in a Kenyan’s Perspective.

In this interview conducted on April 2021 in a house in Chicago Illinois, anonymous and interviewer sit down to talk about topics related to America and anonymous’ different experience in this country (both good and bad) and the lessons to...

Kellyn talks speaks of her college experience with Kestyn Ellis

Kellyn summarizes what pushed her to choose her school and major. She goes on to talk about the highlights of college and the impact she hopes to have on her students

Thanksgiving Project

Today interviewed my sister about different topics on life. She talked about who impacted her the struggles she went through and certain concepts needed in order to succeed. My sister truly is an amazing person who has been through a...

Catherine Kratka and Adela Damien Silver

Catherine Kratka (19) talks with her grandmother, Adela Damien Silver (85) about her life in Cuba and coming to America. We discuss her childhood, her opportunity to get an education at Columbia University, and her life in America as an...

Interviewing My Mom

A series of questions regarding dreams, hopes, and aspirations considering how being an immigrant effected the ability to achieve those things.

Dakota and Kayla’s College Experience

A recount of Dakota and Kayla’s college life and the events surrounding it.

Nestor Mendez: A Story of Redemption through Education

Nestor Mendez was on the verge of dropping out of high school, and struggled with suicidal ideation, until he met teachers who changed his path in life

Telling HERstory Podcast Episode 8: Lasting Legacy

Jennifer Lind, granddaughter of Rosa T. Beard, talks with Mrs. Valorie Tillman Davis, former student of Rosa T. Beard and a founding member of the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club in 1963.

Speaking Different Languages at Home/in School

Speaking different languages at home & in school & how it affects a person growing up & educationally.

Telling HERstory Podcast Episode 9: Two Peas in a Pod

Jennifer Lind, granddaughter of Rosa T. Beard, talks with Mrs. Deidre Brown Collins, former Debutante (1991) of the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club.

We Are Whittemore: Mrs. Rosa Torrey

Mrs. Rosa Torrey tells us about her experience as a teacher at Whittemore High School, an Equalization School in Conway, South Carolina.

E. Larry Keating and Audrey Gilmore

E. Larry Keating (81) talks with his granddaughter, Audrey Gilmore (17), about his work and life entwined with the places he's lived. They discuss the values impressed by locales ranging from Ireland to Lake Allatoona, Georgia, and the ways in...

CI 5310 – Interview Week 4

Interview describing early childhood education experiences, popular toys, and how technology can be used in classrooms.

Stories of my Mom

My name is Angelica Berrios (29) and my mother passed away two years ago. In honor of her, I wanted to share a couple of stories about her character along with my boyfriend, Osmar Cedeno (26).

From Italy to America; The Start of a New Chapter

Marco Muça talks about his journey from Italy to America. From living on an island, to moving across seas to play soccer in Kentucky, we learn about the struggles and triumphs of such a journey.