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Archive - October 2016

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Why I Chose to Teach

October 29, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
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My fervent desire to serve my community is what led me to a career as a teacher. But, it was anything but a straight path. I have previously alluded to one of the main reasons I ended up choosing teaching as my desired profession...

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Striving for Excellence, Without the Excuses

October 23, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
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I’m concerned about the growing backlash against what are referred to as “no-excuses” schools. Too often, critics depict overly-rigid approaches to discipline that pave the road from school to prison. I agree that too much...

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The NAACP Has Fallen and It Can’t Get Up

October 18, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
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On Saturday, America’s oldest civil rights organization made its opposition to charter schools and Black families official. What the NAACP should have done, like their local chapter leader, Rodney Muhammad did, was spend time...

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The NAACP Was Founded by White People and It Still Isn’t Looking Out for Black Families

October 12, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Some organizations are committed to a cause. Everyone knows exactly what they stand for. Look at Greenpeace—everybody knows that they’re about reducing human harm to the environment. All of Greenpeace’s resources go towards...

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Stop Trying to Tell Us What Our Heroes Would Say About Today’s Schools

October 9, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
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One of the single most infuriating liberties in which white privilege manifests itself is attempting to define other people’s heroes. The 2nd principle of Kwanzaa calls on us to apply Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) to our...

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National Principals’ Month

October 4, 2016
by Sharif El-Mekki
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October is a meaningful month for me. It is fall, my favorite season-football, family, better weather, the beginning of a new school year. However, it was on October 4th when, as a twenty-one year old African American male, I...

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