Natalia Alamdari

1 week ago | columbustelegram.com | Natalia Alamdari

In a classroom 7,903 miles from home, Dorina Ramos counts down from five.  It’s a new strategy for Ramos, a classroom management tactic she picked up after arriving in Schuyler. “They know that after that time, if they are still misbehaving, they will be reported to the office,” the 37-year-old teacher said in clear and practiced English.

1 week ago | omahadailyrecord.com | Natalia Alamdari

SCHUYLER — In a classroom 7,903 miles from home, Dorina Ramos counts down from five. “Five,” Ramos says in her clear and practiced English, as a teenager passing around handfuls of chips sits back at his desk. “Four.” A lingering high schooler stores his school-issued iPad away in a classroom cabinet. “Three.” Another teenager wanders from the pencil sharpener back to her seat. “Two.” The Spanish chatter of Ramos’ class of immigrant high schoolers falls to a hush.

1 week ago | journalstar.com | Natalia Alamdari

SCHUYLER — In a classroom 7,903 miles from home, Dorina Ramos counts down from five.  It’s a new strategy for Ramos, a classroom management tactic she picked up after arriving in Schuyler. “They know that after that time, if they are still misbehaving, they will be reported to the office,” the 37-year-old teacher said in clear and practiced English.

1 week ago | nebraskapublicmedia.org | Natalia Alamdari

Fewer people are entering the profession. In 2012, 1,804 people completed teacher prep programs at Nebraska colleges. That dropped to 1,366 people in 2022. Schools and colleges have tried to reverse that trend, said Paul Turman, chancellor of the Nebraska State College System. More high schools are offering dual credit programs, where students can start earning credits for their teaching degree in high school.

2 weeks ago | flatwaterfreepress.org | Natalia Alamdari

SCHUYLER — In a classroom 7,903 miles from home, Dorina Ramos counts down from five.  “Five,” Ramos says in her clear and practiced English, as a teenager passing around handfuls of chips sits back at his desk. “Four.” A lingering high schooler stores his school-issued iPad away in a classroom cabinet. “Three.” Another teenager wanders from the pencil sharpener back to her seat. “Two.” The Spanish chatter of Ramos’ class of immigrant high schoolers falls to a hush.