Crosscurrents - Diana Diaries

Series produced by KALW

Caption: Student teacher Diana Arbas in her classroom.
Student teacher Diana Arbas in her classroom. 

Diana Arbas is a student teacher at Oakland High School, and this is Diana’s radio diary of her first year of teaching.

Diana Arbas is a student teacher at Oakland High School, and this is Diana’s radio diary of her first year of teaching. You’ll hear what was challenging and what was inspiring. Oakland High is in the east part of Oakland, a hard city to teach in. The student body is made up of kids with very diverse backgrounds, many from the poorest neighborhoods in the city. Not all come to the ninth grade ready to tackle the level of work that Diana hopes that they could.


2 Pieces

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Caption: Student teacher Diana Arbas in her classroom
Diana Arbas has been retracing the ups and downs of teaching ninth graders at Oakland High School. In her first semester she was guided by a mentor...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 09:40
Caption: Student teacher Diana Arbas in her classroom
Diana, 27, is learning to lead in the classroom with the help of her Coordinating Teacher, or CT. She has felt a sense of responsibility to her stu...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 07:50