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Sidmarie created this piece as part of her TeachBoston internship in the summer of 2006. In it, she talks about how seeing injustice in the schools fueled her passion for becoming a teacher. TeachBoston works with Boston youth to support them in becoming educators in the Boston Public Schools.

Getting ready for my daughter's high school graduation becomes an opportunity for me to reflect on my own twisting path as an artist ,educator, and mother.

Xiufang, as an adult basic and ESL teacher, was very concerned about the grammatical correctness and formality of her story, but through the story circle realized that her own voice and explanation around why she has been a teacher for ten years made her story more personal. As an immigrant herself, her excitement around teaching is very evident in this story as she explains how necessary it is for new immigrants to not only learn the language, but also the cultural behaviors.

Sam, even as an adult and youth bilingual educator, had his doubts about whether he would ever have a "real story." His digital story ended up being a glimpse into his inner monologue durin