Author Archives: Shoshana Ehrenkranz

Interviewed by Essence Tucker “Any student who doesn’t give up and tries is a favorite in my book.” Why did you decide to teach Chinese? I studied to work in the field of geology but when I graduated I realized I didn’t like it.  So I decided to pursue a career in education because IContinue reading “Interview with Ms. Wu”

By Winlly Huang Have you ever wondered what Chinese New Year is really about? Many young people celebrate it for the red envelopes. But there is so much more to this holiday.  In fact, it has a very interesting back story and if you want to learn more about the Chinese culture, read on!                                                                 AlitaContinue reading “Chinese New Year”

Mr Yu, Science Teacher, MS 131 Interviewed by Zeina Keita When did you develop an interest in science? As you know I’m a science teacher now.  Teaching is a second career for me. I used to be a computer programmer.  I have a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering. I was heavily influenced by my fatherContinue reading “Interview with Mr. Yu”

Chit Chat with M.S 131 Staff Hi I’m Zeina and this is my Teacher Interview column. I’ll be doing multiple interviews with teachers just to figure out a little bit about their backgrounds. Enjoy and feel free to email me with any teachers you might want me to interview: zkeita21@ms131.org Teacher: Ms. Lorenzo You mightContinue reading “New Teacher, Who Dis?”