By Jenna Fournel and Nina Pulley “I think it’s so important that we don’t bubble wrap things for teenagers. We deserve the provocative. We deserve to have those conversations, to express ourselves, to have that real life application of what happens when we disagree....
By Jenna Fournel When Sophia, an 11th grade student at Anacostia High School, watched the television show Chicago Fire with her grandma she was surprised to observe the heavy toll trauma took on the mental health of first responders. “You never really think about...
by Jenna Fournel “I heard what you said and it’s making me change my mind.” These were the words Lawrence, a high school student in Washington, DC shared openly with a group of around 30 students – most of whom he’d never spoken to before. During Inspired Teaching’s...
“The most important thing to do right now is invite conversation.” – Alejandro, 10th Grade Last Thursday Inspired Teaching wrapped up the 2019-2020 school year with a final Speak Truth seminar in which students discussed: Are local and federal governments going about...