On our last episode, we brought you the journey of our classroom correspondent — the teacher we interviewed every month throughout the school year.
This time around, it's time for the students!
Each year, we introduce our classroom correspondents, a group of students involved in a club or activity whom we interview every month throughout their season or semester.
Over the years, we've featured an upstart esports team, a speech club, a school play and, this past fall, a student newspaper. This spring, our correspondents were from the Whiteside Area Career Center's CEO Program, where they built their own small businesses from scratch!
Students apply for the program and make their case for why they're a good fit. Those who are selected spend the year exploring entrepreneurship. They tour local businesses, connect with mentors and complete a class project in which they organize an event.
The experience culminates in the spring, when students launch their own businesses and debut them at a trade show attended by thousands of people.
SHOW NOTES
Stories featured in this episode:
This Rockford middle school disciplines Black students more than any school in Illinois
This large Chicago high school rarely suspends its students
Music: Our show's theme music is from the northern Illinois-based band "Kindoves" and their songs "Popn," "Origins" and "Quiche." You can find more of their music on their Soundcloud page. You can also listen to the episode of WNIJ's Sessions from Studio A where they were featured.
Teachers! People who know teachers! People with stories about teachers! Send us an email and be part of the show! Also, send us your topic recommendations: teacherslounge@niu.edu
Copy Edited by Eryn Lent
