NYC has some of the wealthiest people in the world, and yet there are so many families and students who can’t afford housing. This conversation stems from a report Kathryn and Zitsi published, “Homelessness in NYC Elementary Schools,” breaking down the factors of homelessness and how teachers, administers, and community organizations step in to support families. Some of the questions I asked, does the Mayor know about this and how does forced segregation influence this phenomenon.

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EXTENDED Episode from Part 1. Who else is going to share that knowledge with you? Even though we went through a bad system, we had a great time in high school. Raphael and I witnessed first hand the inequities in education. We share the importance of sticking together during a time the high school we attended was transitioning. Graduating from a phased-out/shut down high school revealed the disparities on who has access to quality education. The small things like proper textbooks, smartboards, and consistency in the athletic program confessed to us that certain students deserved a better high school experience. The memory of attending a high school in Brooklyn, NY, we thought this was the norm. And it wasn’t until we started college, we began to reflect.

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Raphael and I witnessed first hand the inequities in education. We share the importance of sticking together during a time the high school we attended was transitioning. Graduating from a phased-out/shut down high school revealed the disparities on who has access to quality education. The small things like proper textbooks, smartboards, and consistency in the athletic program confessed to us that certain students deserved a better high school experience. The memory of attending a high school in Brooklyn, NY, we thought this was the norm. It wasn’t until we started college, we began to reflect.

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I share why I started my podcast. This bonus episode is a tell-all on my experience attending a public phased-out high school in New York City, and the effects it had on my academic experience in college. I realized as a student of sociology that people can suffer due to poor academic preparation. I struggled with writing and failed some classes. My spark for creating this podcast comes from the background of learning social contexts. I am interested in building a community, by participating in important conversations, to build consciousness within a society that have many perspectives.

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