tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836209367368088171.post1264559853373377175..comments2023-01-07T01:05:08.101-08:00Comments on I'm a Cohort 14 NYC Teaching Fellow: Allow me to re-introduce myself...NYC Teaching Fellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476192912889546722noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836209367368088171.post-12471342813582054082008-03-26T12:25:00.000-07:002008-03-26T12:25:00.000-07:00Congrats, i have my interview this Saturday!Congrats, i have my interview this Saturday!AllanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870368240698987881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836209367368088171.post-5894608387606330642007-11-08T09:17:00.000-08:002007-11-08T09:17:00.000-08:00I am a 27 year old african american woman who will...I am a 27 year old african american woman who will be finally graduating from college with a degree in biology. I have a couple of questions to ask you, first how did you go about getting into the fellowship? I currently work at one of the poorest YMCA's in the city of Houston that caters to minority children whom a lot of them are in foster care and have been through things that as adults we could not even imagine, this is when I decided I wanted to go into education. How was your gpa?Because mines is not the greatest it is like a 2.7. Can you please give me some insight?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836209367368088171.post-90535276561773596392007-09-16T18:14:00.000-07:002007-09-16T18:14:00.000-07:00what district you in? i went back home to brooklyn...what district you in? i went back home to brooklyn in 2000. got placed through communities in school. was 24 yrs old. taught 5th grade in brownsville. can't remember the school. the actor omar epps' --love and basketball, juice, house-- mom was the principal. unfortunately, i became another one of those first year stats. didn't make it to thanksgiving. on weekends i'd be in my apt in the fetal position for hrs. couldn't do it. the reality tore at me. the kids needed more than what i could ever give from 8:30-3:00 PM. found another job at a private anglican school with mostly first and second generation caribbean kids. total different vibe. my first day there was sept. 11, 2001. remember going up to the roof and watching the towers fall. thankfully, my year there wasn't as disastrous. still want to teach. teachers have been too important in my development as a human being not to honor them with my life. don't know if i want to be in a classroom though. i have to be around young people who find value in what is being offered. they have to want to be there for some reason. i wanted to be in school for many reasons. getting away from my house, safety and love being the more prominent. i applaud what you are doing. keep sharing your thoughts this first year.<BR/><BR/>by the way, i grew up in east ny off utica avenue. went to IS 210 middle school near st. johns and rochester and then brooklyn tech. if your students ever need to hear how to get from there to a full scholarship, college athletics, grad school, married and raising a four year old, i can be a pen/email pal.<BR/><BR/>i actually began writing about my experiences growing up and learning life in brooklyn. you will not have time to read it. i know what the next 10 months will be like for you. but maybe your students can find some of themselves and their lives in the pages. i've been sitting on the manuscript for years now. time for it to do some good for the people it's meant to help. you can keep it in the classroom and have them read it whenever they want.<BR/><BR/>let me know. bygpowis.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836209367368088171.post-23357747103398435122007-08-13T23:03:00.000-07:002007-08-13T23:03:00.000-07:00Staying tuned. Thanks again for the reinforcement....Staying tuned. Thanks again for the reinforcement. ;-)Hugh O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294517971286376134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836209367368088171.post-26497541630650636762007-08-10T16:05:00.000-07:002007-08-10T16:05:00.000-07:00Good luck. It's going to be an interesting year, I...Good luck. It's going to be an interesting year, I'm sure.Ms. Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155034683547876756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836209367368088171.post-71296581154096207982007-08-10T12:19:00.000-07:002007-08-10T12:19:00.000-07:00Welcome and good luck!Welcome and good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836209367368088171.post-24441071953697373062007-08-10T12:15:00.000-07:002007-08-10T12:15:00.000-07:00hi! I can't believe they're up to cohort 14 alread...hi! I can't believe they're up to cohort 14 already. I'm a cohort 6 fellow (also in brooklyn). hope you're enjoying your few weeks of vacation!rabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09736458516241967354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836209367368088171.post-14223454351013431162007-08-10T10:39:00.000-07:002007-08-10T10:39:00.000-07:00no doubt! thanksno doubt! thanksNYC Teaching Fellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08476192912889546722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836209367368088171.post-49077602941341168652007-08-09T19:15:00.000-07:002007-08-09T19:15:00.000-07:00I am definitely looking forward to hearing more ab...I am definitely looking forward to hearing more about your year!Miss Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639490560604926004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836209367368088171.post-9166397177747249332007-08-09T14:06:00.000-07:002007-08-09T14:06:00.000-07:00Good luck on your exciting adventure!Good luck on your exciting adventure!HappyChyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586840416488114845noreply@blogger.com