To better gauge our understanding of the teachers of NYC, we interviewed several teachers at the School of Cooperative Technical Education, located on East 96th St. From the school’s website,

“The School of Cooperative Technical Education is a half-day vocational program that offers students hands on training in a variety of in demand and cutting edge trade areas. Coop Tech serves approximately 1,500 students who are 16 to 21 years of age and who represent a wide variety of ethic and cultural backgrounds, disabilities and educational histories.”

 

Each teacher that was interviewed was asked the following questions:

1. Please describe your ethnic background.
2. How long have you been employed by CTE?
3. How do you develop your curriculum? What are the restrictions set up by the state about this?
4. What is the biggest challenge, in your opinion, that teachers face educating students?
5. Are there any changes that you would like to see implemented by the NYC Board of Education?
6. Why did you choose to become a teacher?
7. What do you notice about the demographics of CTE?