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The Role of a Lifetime
By: Valerie VillegasBreakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow, Connect Site 2023 Last week, my Instructional Coach shared a fascinating quote with our 9th grade English Language Arts department: he said, “teaching is performance art,” and then paused to watch us react. As...
The Heart of Breakthrough: Our Teaching Fellows
By: Magaly HernandezBreakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow, Connect Site 2023 For some people, Breakthrough is an opportunity to learn more about our education system and help children succeed during their learning journeys. For me, Breakthrough is all of this and more....
A Full Circle – Appreciation for Breakthrough Houston
By: Jennifer LoBreakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow, College Bound 2023 Like any other middle school student, I did not have a clear idea of where my life would go. My English teacher at the time saw potential in my younger self that I did not recognize yet. She...
Cultivating Growth: Learners to Leaders Luncheon Spring 2023 – Reginald DesRoches
Reginald DesRoches Dr. Reginald DesRoches, Rice University’s eighth President, speaks on educational equity at Breakthrough’s Cultivating Growth Luncheon. “Education dramatically changed my life. The hard-earned opportunities my siblings and I were able to pursue...
Cultivating Growth: Learners to Leaders Luncheon Spring 2023 – Linh Nguyen
Linh Nguyen Linh Nguyen, the proud daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, is now a senior at Rice University. She relocates to Manhattan next fall having already accepted a job with Capital One as a software developer. “Without Breakthrough Houston, hundreds of kids –...
Cultivating Growth: Learners to Leaders Luncheon Spring 2023 – Mahi Tessema
Mahi Tessema Tigi Mekonnen, mother of Breakthrough student, Mahi Tessema, joins her daughter at the Cultivating Growth Luncheon where Tessema shares her Breakthrough experience and talks of attending Dartmouth next fall. “Next fall at Dartmouth, I’ll major in...
Cultivating Growth: Learners to Leaders Luncheon Spring 2023
Mahi TessemaTigi Mekonnen, mother of Breakthrough student Mahi Tessema, joins her daughter at the Cultivating Growth Luncheon where Tessema shares her Breakthrough experience and talks of attending Dartmouth next fall. "Next fall at Dartmouth, I'll major in Chemistry...
Breakthrough Love is all About the Kids
By: Kaela LeBlanc-Palmer Breakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow, SJS Summer 2022 Passion is Non-Negotiable As I began my path toward a career in education, I made a promise to myself, and ultimately to every child I would encounter in my classroom: I would assure them...
What I’ve Learned From the Breakthrough Community
By: Priscilla Solis Breakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow, SJS Summer 2022 When asked what the best part of Breakthrough is, my response will always be, “the community.” However, I will confess: I never explored the full depth of my gratitude towards Breakthrough...
Gaining Confidence With Breakthrough
By: Daisy Nieto Breakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow, College Bound 2022 No one is born a perfect presenter. It takes a lot of practice, trial and error, and embarrassing moments to create your own style and persona. As a Breakthrough Houston College Bound Teaching...