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One man's activism turns up the heat in Baltimore's cold schools…
One man's activism turns up the heat in Baltimore's cold schools
Vocabulary
Introspective: characterised by or given to introspection.
Introduction
Aaron Maybin tweeted about no heating in Baltimore schools
He created a video and it went viral
It is a prominent educational problem
Funding Page exceeds its goal
A funding page for this cause exceeded its limit by 56 000
There are positive ways to use the internet
There are collection points around the city to donate: gloves etc.
More Than Heating Pipes Need Fixing
The schools were poorly managed
Maybin released a book on Activism
Maybin documented photos of a man who died of injuries received while being held by the police
The Tweet Storm
Maybin's first tweet from school accused politicians of "finger pointing"
People are saying it's not fair for schools to not have the proper assets for school
Maybin said that the people of Baltimore must watch carefully how the elected officials handle this situation
Not all the pictures are pretty
Maybin does not separate his social views from his paintings
Maybin excelled in football, but had an inconsistent carrer from 2009 to 2013 when it ended
Maybin was an NFL player but now he teaches at Baltimore city schools
Activism Can turn up the heat
Maybin told his students his story and how it is an example that you can change things
Even though the school was still colder in some areas, most of the school was starting to heat up
They are around where they were before winter break but, that is okay