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Becoming a Role Model
By: Brian Rivera Breakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow at Connect, Summer 2019 My Favorite Teacher College graduation is less than one year away for me and, when I reflect on how I arrived at this point, I recognize I would not be in this position without the...
Let’s Talk Breakthrough!
By: Erica Barnes Current Breakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow at Gregory-Lincoln Education Center (GLEC); Breakthrough Atlanta Teaching Fellow, Summer 2018 How did we get here? Last summer, I left the Hot Peach City, also known as Atlanta, GA, on July 25, 2018,...
Mirrors and Windows
By: Nazirah Ahmad Breakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow at Connect and Junior at Howard University For the past two weeks, I have had the amazing privilege of teaching 8th grade Writing with Breakthrough Houston at Connect! At the end of my high school career, I...
Three Things Teaching Has Taught Me
By: Hannah Hsu Teaching Fellow at Breakthrough Houston at SJS I often feel like I'm in a kids’ TV show: Every aspect carefully crafted and planned with great intentionality, packed with movement and engagement, repetition of routines and structure, cheers, positivity,...
My Students Are Worth It
By: Taryn Wilkins Teaching Fellow, Breakthrough Houston at Gregory-Lincoln Education Center (GLEC) Growing up with educators as parents, I have always been aware of the importance of education, but I was never fully aware of how lucky I was to have the education I...
Mr. Pach’s Strange Addiction
By: Adrian Pachuca Returning Teaching Fellow, Breakthrough Houston at Gregory-Lincoln Education Center (GLEC) I am “seasoned” or, as some have argued, addicted to the Breakthrough summer. Quite frankly, I am addicted to all of the cheers, department meetings, and even...
Video: Hear from the Breakthrough Houston community
Breakthrough Houston is a tight-knit community of scholars, families, and teachers, all coming together to learn and grow. Sure, we could tell you all the great statistics about our program — like how 99% of our Breakthrough graduates gain acceptance to a 4-year...
Breakthrough Houston Is Expanding
Here at Breakthrough, we’re proud to serve Houston’s underserved student population; we love providing new opportunities for motivated students. For 23 years we’ve honed and grown our program, and now we have what may be our most exciting news yet. We are happy to...
A Summer Worth Celebrating – Nikita Dias
I’m still in denial that my second summer at Breakthrough Houston has come and gone in the blink of an eye. As a returner to this program, I can honestly say that the past year I’ve associated myself with Breakthrough has been the absolute best...
Decolonizing American Schools – Xitlalli Vazquez
My name is Xitlalli, and I teach 9th grade geometry at Breakthrough Houston. I want to preface this blog by telling you a little bit about my name’s origin. Xitlalli (Seeth-la-lee) means “star” in Nahuatl. This language is only one of the many indigenous languages...