- Markham Middle School
Markham Middle School - Le
Le, one of the members of my 12-person CMA group (don't even try keeping all the groups straight). She's eating lunch during one of our "synthesis sessions" that take place when teaching ends every day. - Ariel CMA
Ariel, our CMA (corps member adviser). She's just completed her two-year TFA commitment teaching English in LA, and she plans to keep teaching. - teachers lounge
In a few moments of spare time, we relax in the teachers' lounge. - Class group
Ms. Carter's lit group - Class
Class - Esmeralda and Janet 2
Esmeralda and Janet 2 - Esmeralda and Janet
Esmeralda and Janet (who does not want her picture taken) - Ms Williams lit group
Ms. Williams lit group - Ms Carter in action
Ms. Carter in action - Michael 2
Michael - Arielle and Esmeralda
Arielle and Esmeralda - Yazmin and Michael
Yazmin and Michael - Arlister
Arlister - ms momeny s lit group
ms. momeny's lit group - nutrition break 2
nutrition break 2 - nutrition break
Enter the students. This is actually from the midmorning break, ironically called "nutrition." But the only thing I've ever seen the kids eat is hot and spicy cheetos. - Anthony
Anthony - Arielle
Arielle - Lorena
Lorena - Willie
And now, our students. This is Willie. - Camille prepares
Camille, one of our collaborative, gets ready before her full day of teaching. - posters front of room
The front corner of class, with more posters. - posters paragraph
Back wall of our classroom, featuring some posters I made on parts of a paragraph. - hallway
The "hallway" at Markham. The campus is all open to the air. Teachers straggle in. - bus 7am
On the bus, 7 am, bound for Markham Middle School. - diana jen and red lunch bags
Diana and Jen, two more for the Bay, modeling our ubiquitous red TFA lunch bags. - lunch line
The first thing that greets us when we exit our dorm at 6:30 every morning: a line of boxed lunches. I can never look a turkey sandwich in the face again. - Candace creates
My roommate Candace, making a late-night poster on geometry in our living room. - Hannah
Hannah, another bound for the Bay Area, sitting on my bed. Note the familiar sarong on the wall. That thing has 1001 uses.