Week 25: Listening

Playing "Guess the Leader" at the VIP lounge honoring students who made improvements.  This month's theme - Black History Month

Leaving Comcast after a day of resume and interview training

After School :-)

This week was full of: the latest VIP lounge, Monday off for President's Day, training at Comcast, and running the highly-anticipated Recruitment Liaison meeting! 

Quotes of the week:  "Excuse me, did I hear you say you work at a high school on the west side? .... I used to live on the west side, and do you know that my brother was found shot and killed in his apartment next door?  Do you know that I am now homeless, and living in a shelter? ... I used to work for Chicago Public Schools as a substitute, and let me tell you my advice - when you look for a job, don't work in those areas.  A lot of teachers who work in those high-violence areas burn out very quickly.  I knew teachers who did."  - A woman on the bus

"Ms. Lewis, I've never seen so many students working together and playing together like this!  It's amazing!!" - A sophomore during morning greeting in the gym :-)

"Alright, by June 16 we're going to be experts at Double Dutch... and then bust it out at a school assembly... and have our hair braided... and start free-styling..." - My team