Chipping Away at Walls: Showing Up for Our Students’ Mental Health
“Black people don’t go to therapy.” “You don’t need therapy, you need Jesus.” “Stop crying and suck it up.” “Therapy is for crazy people.” Throughout my life, these are phrases I’ve heard from my students and peers that sought to justify why people of color, and specifically Black people, should not seek out therapy or support. Nevertheless, support and therapy are exactly what is needed, arguably now more than ever.
Leaving No One Behind: Mansueto Family Leads Healthy Change in Their Community
Mansueto student Mia Corral and her parents have been running together since she was little. They've been taking that passion to their community to encourage others to run by leading the Midway Mile Chasers running club.
A Letter to All the Brilliant Girls of Noble
Dear brilliant and beautiful girls of Noble,
As I pen this letter, memories of my younger, high school self float through my mind. The friendships, laughter, and extracurricular activities were all core to my high school experience, which created […]
A Noble Staff Story: Decolonizing History in Hawai’i
BY JY SUN, they/them, Director of College Analytics & Insights
In the summer of 2014, I landed in Hawai’i “ready” to be a high school teacher. I was a queer, non-binary, Taiwanese, American-born kid raised in what I […]
Creating Space for Asian American Stories in Education
BY LAURA HOUCQUE, College Counselor, Rauner College Prep
I am the daughter of Cambodian Genocide survivors. It has taken me many years to feel proud of that part of my identity rather than to associate it with shame. […]
“How Are The Children?”: A Noble Teacher’s Journey in Education
This article is written by Michele L. Bims-Ellis, an English Language Arts teacher at Butler College Prep.
“To educate as the practice of freedom is a way of teaching that anyone can learn. That learning process comes easiest […]
