Title: The future of America, according to 7 teachers
Headings: The future of America, according to 7 teachers
The future of America, according to 7 teachers
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Luis A. Gonzalez, high school social studies teacher at Huntington Park High School in California
Master of Arts in Education, Stanford University
What is the future of America?
What is the future of American education?
What stories haven’t been told that need to be told?
Michelle Lee, Ph.D. candidate in American studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Master of Arts in American Studies, Purdue University
What is the future of America?
What stories haven’t been told that need to be told?
What are you doing to create the future you envision?
Katherine Matheson, Spanish instructor at Phillips Andover in Massachusetts
Master of Arts, Spanish language and translation, New York University
What is the future of America?
What is the future of American education?
What stories haven’t been told that need to be told?
What are you doing to create the future you envision?
Alex Huff, intervention specialist at Dayton Early College Academy in Ohio
Bachelor of Science, special education, Central State University
What is the future of America?
What is the future of American education?
What stories haven’t been told that need to be told?
What are you doing to create the future you envision?
Aria Halliday, Ph.D, assistant professor of gender and women’s studies, University of Kentucky
Ph.D. American studies, Purdue University
What is the future of America?
What is the future of American education?
What stories haven’t been told that need to be told?
What are you doing to create the future you envision?
Sarah Feigelson, fifth grade teacher at PS 59 Beekman Hill International School in New York City
Masters in Education, early childhood education, Bank Street College of Education
What is the future of America?
What is the future of American education?
What stories haven’t been told that need to be told?
What are you doing to create the future you envision?
Karla Rodriguez Beltran, Ph.D. student in sociology at the University of California, Davis
B.A., English, Nevada State College
What is the future of America?
What is the future of American education?
What stories haven’t been told that need to be told?
What are you doing to create the future you envision?

Content: This shouldn’t be the case. Looking toward the future, I envision an America where all communities feel like they belong and where folks from these communities are leading the way forward. What is the future of American education? My hope is the future of American education will prioritize creating and facilitating opportunities for young people to realize their tremendous power to drive change in our country. Educators at all levels should be intentional about fostering educational opportunities where young people recognize their power and prepare to take charge. We desperately need this. What stories haven’t been told that need to be told? Many of the young people I teach feel like they do not belong because they find themselves in an environment where they do not see people who look like them getting ahead and staying ahead. Some of them also feel discouraged about their own futures given negative health and well-being trends in our country. They are right to feel this way, and we need to be sounding the alarm about how discouraged many young people are feeling.