Larry Cuban, a well-respected education blogger, recently posted the following: Technology Evangelists, Skeptics, and Those in the Middle In it, he points out that what is new is not always what is better and that the language being used to describe late adopters of technology include value judgments that are frankly dangerous. “Evangelists for technology seldom…
Author: Deborah Chang
I take down barriers to youth-led collective impact
I Just Reached 2000+ Twitter Followers!
I just reached 2000+ Twitter followers, and I’m incredibly excited by this milestone!
How To Have the Conversations You Desperately Want To Avoid (Part 1): 10 Tips for Holding People Accountable
I’ve gotten pretty good at having conversations most people want to avoid. My first “business” was actually The Conversation Coach, which I shut down when I realized that communication skills alone was not the problem I wanted to work on and when I found that all my clients were education startup founders anyway. However, it remains…
My Quarter in Review: Winter 2015
My greatest accomplishment last quarter was clarifying what we do at #NYCEDU. We curate, coach, and connect community organizers who work across lines of difference in NYC education. Curate We find the community organizers who are aligned with #NYCEDU core beliefs. These are: We are a collective. Everyone is a founder. Lead with love. Be creative….
To Whom I Owe the Greatest Gratitude
I recently wrote “Tales of a Serial Entrepreneur (Part 5): How To Build a Safety Net When You’re Born with None.” In writing it, I realize that there are many organizations that are building safety nets for people like me, people who wouldn’t otherwise have any. This post is for them. Deerfield Elementary School, Vista Verde Middle…
I Grow Expertise in only Three Domains
Education Policy, Politics, Pedagogy, Entrepreneurship… You name it, I know it. Scalable Solutions More precisely, scalable solutions to systemic problems. Human Behavior Why people do what they do. As individuals, in families, as part of groups, in hierarchies, in society… at all levels. If you want to specialize, choose no more than three domains and say…
This Is the Email You Send When You Want to Make an Impact, Do Good Work, Build Your Portfolio, and Advance Your Career
This one email to the right people led to Helping Student Loan Hero and Careerosity when they were part of Socratic Labs (unpaid), which led to Organizing Startup Weekend NYCEDU 2013 with the Socratic Labs team (unpaid), which led to Joining Socratic Labs as Chief of Staff (unpaid), which led to Lead organizing Startup Weekend…
Why It’s Not Enough to Not be Racist; Why We All Need To Be Actively Anti-Racist Instead
I once read an article that attempted to highlight people in the education space. Of the people who were highlighted, 0% appeared to be non-white and only 36% appeared to be women. I chose to email my disappoint to the author of the article and founder of the publication. Unfortunately, he was dismissive of my…
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