Fiveable has chosen Brandon Wu, of Spring, as their Gen-Z Rising Star!
If you've never heard of Fiveable, it's a social learning platform for students and educators.
Fiveable has come in pretty clutch for teachers and students in-class and at home.
When you bring it up, you'll find discord servers, AP test prep resources, advice for note-taking, sleeping, livestreams with teachers & other students...all kinds of free support!
It was created by an educator 2 years ago and since then, more than three million students have been using it.
The recipients of the first-ever "Fiveable Gen-Z Rising Star awards" were just announced.
Only ten students were chosen and one of them is 18-year old Brandon Wu from Spring!
What are Brandon’s hopes for the future of education?
“I hope that the quality of a student’s education becomes completely independent of their zip code and socioeconomic status. In both developed and developing countries, there seem to be multiple tiers of education, in which students who live in areas with higher property values or pay for their K-12 education obtain better outcomes. This inequality needs to change, and I'm hopeful that policymakers and those in education will continue to make progress towards leveling the education playing field.”
What does the Fiveable team have to say about Brandon?
“Brandon uses his voice so thoughtfully and strategically to help others. He truly knows how to rally young people together to reach a communal goal- whether that's getting out the vote or simply coming to AP Lang office hours. I'm so excited to see what the future has in store for Brandon!”
“Brandon Wu does it all! I'm not sure how he sleeps, but I'm so glad he's here.”
The award was developed by the company’s leadership team to highlight 10 students who exemplify these five qualities:
- Super impressive: Consistently shocks and awes us with their ideas and work, exemplifies leadership qualities, and takes initiative with new projects
- Passionate: Oozes with excitement for anything they are working on
- Critical thinker: Doesn't accept the status quo. Embodies a sense of curiosity and intrigue in tackling challenges within the education system
- Love for learning: Always trying to gobble up new things
- Fights for others: Works to make things more inclusive and accessible
Fiveable is a wonderful resource for both students and educators.
You can learn more about it HERE and learn about Brandon's award HERE.
-Jay
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