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Soldan International Studies High School - Thank you
We live in a time where the quality of education is widely defined by the place you lay your head at night. It was not always like this....
William Givens
Jul 283 min read
What If... Chef's Concept of Education - Part 1
What if… What if education is the combined extension of our everyday life? What if it is the rope or the link that ties all of us...
William Givens
Jan 22 min read


Why I Teach
Learning is how we live. If you do not learn -- you die. if you do learn -- you die. Learning is one of the most rudimentary yet complex...
William Givens
Mar 14, 20234 min read


I do - We do - You Do - Erykah Badu
I remember my older sisters listening to a song talking about a bag lady. I could see my sister Mirianne – right now in my mind dancing...
William Givens
Mar 9, 20232 min read


What is Student Voice & Choice Really?
Hillcrest High School was met with a reality that resulted in students truly advocating for themselves. Students were forced to remove...
William Givens
Feb 13, 20232 min read
Chasing Greatness "King LeBron James"
Are Your Students Chasing the Greatness Within? Last night, many of us witnessed a feat that we thought would never happen or at least...
William Givens
Feb 9, 20232 min read
You Need to be More Than a Black Man? Ballad #1
Power can never be created or destroyed -- it is merely transferred. We decide who has power over our identity. Who are you giving power...
William Givens
Feb 5, 20232 min read
What is Educational Equity Truly?
What do our students really deserve? Many Classrooms are still in desks, in rows, and solely doing the infamous gradual release of I do,...
William Givens
Jan 31, 20232 min read


“I Know a Teacher That” Series
I am very much excited for the next few months. I will be highlighting a fellow educator and their instructional practices that inspire...
William Givens
Jan 26, 20232 min read
A Managerial School Leader
Managerial Leadership just does not exist anymore. Well at least not in the way that it has during the 20th century and in many cases --...
William Givens
Apr 16, 20222 min read
Too Much Confidence Black Man
There was a time where my actions were complicit with inequities for our scholars. I remember a time where all students were not getting...
William Givens
Mar 1, 20223 min read
Do your Students Shed their Identity as they enter the classroom? Blog #1
Students must feel safe and admired in order for their individuality to have authentic value in the classroom. The word admired may be a...
William Givens
Feb 1, 20221 min read
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