The Many Voices of Grit. True Stories, Real Educators, Serious Inspiration. Nayeli receiving her father's blessing on her 15th birthday A pleasant childhood in a small town in Southern Mexico was cut short for Nayeli when tragedy struck.  The cartel’s activities in her town were increasing. Her father, a hardworking family man, was targeted and … Continue reading Nayeli Brito’s Journey to Room 913 →

(This blog appeared In BookCampPD as a guest contribution.) I do not come from a long line of teachers. I don’t even come from a long line of educated people. My mother was the first person in my family to earn a college degree and I am the first to earn a Master’s Degree in … Continue reading My Story of WHY I am a Teacher →

(An excerpt from the book that I am writing about her life.) "My only regret in life is not having gone to college but I haven't done so bad with only an elementary school education.""In the 6th grade my grades allowed me to graduate but I had not finished a project that was required. I … Continue reading My Grandmother on the Value of Education & Believing in Students →

When we discuss school safety at best we discuss measures to improve mental health services, fund more School Resource Officers and at worst find ourselves mired in debates about gun control that do not have a foreseeable outcome. We consider increased police, infrastructural changes, even teachers carrying guns. We are looking at school safety without … Continue reading Four Ways that Student Leaders Transform School Safety (As seen in DisruptEd TV Magazine) →

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