Summary(1:26) 26 years old, lives in Park Slope -- (1:54) Teaches social studies, government and economics at Leaders High School, NYC public school in Bensonhurst -- (2:41) Part of NYC Outward Bound schools and EL [Expeditionary Learning] education -- (3:18) School focuses on community, social and emotional growth, restorative justice -- (4:35) School serves low-income families, and families of color. (5:00) Students’ families hard hit by pandemic -- (6:00) Students' problems with connectivity, access. School provides asynchronous learning, alternative learning strategies. Rebecca concerned with students registering to vote -- (13:37) Planning for fall semester -- (14:00) Finding learning structure that maintains connection among school community, best technical toolbox -- (18:15) Creative end of year ceremonies -- (19:44) Signing digital yearbooks on TreeRing -- (23:00) Provisional summer plans. Maybe canvassing in swing states -- (25:08) Sunrise Movement, climate change action organization -- (25:38) Altshul (Jewish community) online services -- (27:57) Misses seeing student learn -- (28:46) Hopes NYC will fund schools and hospitals instead of police. George Floyd murder.
NoteAudio interview conducted on May 28, 2020, by Julia DeAngelo. Collected for the Covid-19 Oral History Project through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
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TitleOral history interview with Rebecca Park conducted on 2020 May 28.