Palisoul takes on new role teaching English 11 Honors September 28, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko As the bell rang at the beginning of the period, students in Room 006 began to discuss the themes and implications behind “On being a refugee, an American — and a human being,” an essay by Viet Thanh Nguyen. They ask questions about fundamental American values inscribed on the Statue of Liberty and explore the […] read more » New CBI teacher aims to encourage inclusivity September 28, 2023 — by Angela Tan Having grown up in the multicultural community of north San Jose, new Community-Based Instruction (CBI) teacher Michelle Nguyen loves surrounding herself with diverse groups of students who are eager to learn. Nguyen joined the school this year as a teacher and case manager within the CBI program, an individualized special education program that aims to […] read more » New Precalculus teacher puts in extra time to help students September 25, 2023 — by Aiden Ye On a Blue Day tutorial, new Precalculus teacher Matangi Rajamani runs through practice problems on the whiteboard, reviewing methods of simplifying exponential equations to the attentive students in her classroom. As she bounces between concepts like dividing the numerator and denominator and squaring the expression, she subtly guides students into understanding the varied methods of […] read more » A layperson’s guide to students’ classroom pet peeves September 14, 2023 — by William Norwood and Divya Vadlakonda Everyone has something that irks them in class — that one particularly annoying person always clicking their pen, that one grumpy teacher who is always yelling or that one rule that makes no sense. But for us, it’s more than just one thing — it’s a whole list. Therefore, we’ve taken the liberty of compiling […] read more »
New CBI teacher aims to encourage inclusivity September 28, 2023 — by Angela Tan Having grown up in the multicultural community of north San Jose, new Community-Based Instruction (CBI) teacher Michelle Nguyen loves surrounding herself with diverse groups of students who are eager to learn. Nguyen joined the school this year as a teacher and case manager within the CBI program, an individualized special education program that aims to […] read more » New Precalculus teacher puts in extra time to help students September 25, 2023 — by Aiden Ye On a Blue Day tutorial, new Precalculus teacher Matangi Rajamani runs through practice problems on the whiteboard, reviewing methods of simplifying exponential equations to the attentive students in her classroom. As she bounces between concepts like dividing the numerator and denominator and squaring the expression, she subtly guides students into understanding the varied methods of […] read more » A layperson’s guide to students’ classroom pet peeves September 14, 2023 — by William Norwood and Divya Vadlakonda Everyone has something that irks them in class — that one particularly annoying person always clicking their pen, that one grumpy teacher who is always yelling or that one rule that makes no sense. But for us, it’s more than just one thing — it’s a whole list. Therefore, we’ve taken the liberty of compiling […] read more »
New Precalculus teacher puts in extra time to help students September 25, 2023 — by Aiden Ye On a Blue Day tutorial, new Precalculus teacher Matangi Rajamani runs through practice problems on the whiteboard, reviewing methods of simplifying exponential equations to the attentive students in her classroom. As she bounces between concepts like dividing the numerator and denominator and squaring the expression, she subtly guides students into understanding the varied methods of […] read more » A layperson’s guide to students’ classroom pet peeves September 14, 2023 — by William Norwood and Divya Vadlakonda Everyone has something that irks them in class — that one particularly annoying person always clicking their pen, that one grumpy teacher who is always yelling or that one rule that makes no sense. But for us, it’s more than just one thing — it’s a whole list. Therefore, we’ve taken the liberty of compiling […] read more »
A layperson’s guide to students’ classroom pet peeves September 14, 2023 — by William Norwood and Divya Vadlakonda Everyone has something that irks them in class — that one particularly annoying person always clicking their pen, that one grumpy teacher who is always yelling or that one rule that makes no sense. But for us, it’s more than just one thing — it’s a whole list. Therefore, we’ve taken the liberty of compiling […] read more »