As a young child, I spent the hours before and after school with Mrs. Johnson, a retired teacher. She helped me practice my letter sounds and hone my problem-solving skills through games that encouraged my love of reading and learning. In eighth grade, when I found myself struggling in Algebra 1, Mr. Williams came to […]
Author Archives: Atalaya Sergi
Atalaya Sergi is the vice president of strategic partnerships and programming at Jumpstart and an Encore Public Voices Fellow with The OpEd Project.