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Shane Maxey has always possessed a warm, jovial, and welcoming personality. Shane developed a passion for learning in 4th grade when he encountered phenomenal teachers, Mrs. Mary Kate Grzelak and Mrs. Samantha Glickman at Campus International K-8 School. Campus International is a K-8 school within the Cleveland Metropolitan School District that prepares students to beContinue reading “Shane Maxey”

I’m the youngest born in my family out of my four siblings. Throughout the past years I’ve gotten to see my family members’ life choices and actions to develop who during time while I age. Though most especially what type of person I should be to do good for this world. My family always tendContinue reading “Chris Frias”

I am Mexican American and come from immigrant parents. I went to a really rigorous high school and played on the varsity basketball team for 4 years. I served as captain for three of those years. I also spent two years on the board for the First Generation Student club, serving as the treasurer forContinue reading “Luis Morales”

My name is Francesca Lesisko, and I am a Dominican American. My parents are honest and hardworking individuals who immigrated here from the Dominican Republic in their youth. I have always been a studious individual and participated in a few clubs at Louis E. Dieruff High School. One of my greatest accomplishments was graduating topContinue reading “Francesca Lesisko”

As always, THANK YOU! We are extremely encouraged by the engagement we’ve received from all of you who truly care about education and learning. We make sure we thank you as much as we can because we know this movement would not be possible without your support. We have over 50 posts with extremely valuableContinue reading “REAL Talk #52”

What’s up? Thank you for checking in. This will be a powerful blog that will convince you that failing is not only a part of success but learning from failure is the most important thing you can do on your way to success. As we’ve discussed, REAL Success is just like a video game; youContinue reading “REAL Talk #51”

Thank you for checking in with us. We appreciate your support! Most importantly, we hope that our posts have been enlightening and helped you achieve your goals. Each blog leading into this one has alluded to the hustler’s mentality that our culture embodies, with the use of education, to succeed in life. This post will,Continue reading “REAL Talk #50”

What’s up? Thank you for checking in with us! We want to discuss the ideal student-teacher relationship. This relationship is important for both individuals because teachers gain their reward intrinsically by supporting students and students, therefore, gain knowledge and experience that helps them become productive members of society. To detail this ideal relationship, here isContinue reading “REAL Talk #9”

Yo! We appreciate you for checking in! This post is meant to honor the teachers who are dedicated to producing future leaders that will have a positive impact on society. Let’s keep it REAL, teachers should not be taken for granted because they have one of the most important jobs in the world. REAL TeachersContinue reading “REAL Talk #48”

What’s up? We have to start by thanking you for checking in, especially on this topic. Let’s keep it REAL, most of us would rather watch TV instead of read, but it’s been said that reading is one of the best habits you can commit to. There’s the benefit of increasing your vocabulary (tip: everyContinue reading “REAL Talk #47”