Introduction and Manifesto

Hello fellow educators,

My name is Marilyn and I am originally from Seattle. Last year, I uprooted myself across the country to come to Providence to teach and go to graduate school. I currently teach at Blackstone Valley Prep Highschool as the Anatomy and Physiology and AP Chemistry Teacher. I am currently near the end of my I.M.Ed program. I love to play basketball (I coach at the school), play/watch tennis, and cook in my spare time. Looking forward to meeting everyone in class and the discussions we will have. A little look into who I am as en educator is shown in my manifesto below.

I am a teacher who stands up for what is just against oppression, who

is in favor of working together against apart from one another, who is a supporter of the goodness in humanity against selfishness, and who is a defender vulnerable populations against the greedy. I am a teacher who favors the permanent struggle against underrepresented populations and against systems that do not allow opportunity for everyone. I am a teacher who rejects racism , because it is responsible for countless inequities. I am a teacher full of optimism in my students, in spite of the situation my students have been put into. I am a teacher who refuses to ever give up on my students. I am a teacher proud of the successes my students have in and outside the classroom. If I do not struggle for systems change through my work in and out of the classroom, then I will no longer be pushing towards the vision of equity and inclusion I strive for.

Below is a picture of me with some of my mentees during a holiday bonding session. I blend in a little...