When School is the Only Safe Place | Sam Offenberg | TEDxGrinnellCollege

The growing inequality prevalent in this country has perhaps only begun to be investigated with a acritical lens. Sam tells the stories of his students and how one child's experience can be so drastically different in the same country. Sam was born and raised in the northern suburbs of Chicago. He attended Grinnell College, receiving a bachelor of arts in political science in 2014. Sam’s first job in education was in St. Paul working as a special education aide serving predominantly immigrant and minority families. Next, was a commitment to teach for two years in Oakland public schools and an open mind to stick around the classroom for the long haul. While earning a “clear” special education teaching credential at night, Sam taught Special Education math, science and life skills classes for a year before working as a resource specialist for two years in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland. Both positions were at the middle school level, an age group Sam feels incredibly strong about given their fresh insight and opportunity to be positively influenced as they reach young adulthood. This year Sam accepted a new opportunity with Oakland Unified, trading his caseload of 35 students to serve as an instructional coach. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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