Teaching Young Minds: Great American Teach-In

Robinson opens its doors to professionals in the real world, spreading knowledge and opportunities of their respected fields to students.

Jordan Lee, Writer

November 25, 2025

US ARMY presenting to students.

The Great American Teach-In is an annual event that brings experts from different parts of our community in order to share ideas, knowledge and inspiration to future generations. It’s an amazing opportunity where young minds meet face to face with professionals on different fields and hopefully get some idea of what to do for their future, providing real-world perspective on various careers and interest.

To start off is Genevieve Kuria, student manager for the EAP program at Hillsborough community college, which offers to help foreign students get ready for college level classes.

“I think there are a lot of immigrants students and they need to have some hope that there is something for them after high school, and I’m here to give that possibility,” Kuria said.

Another few programs that HCC offers can come from the arts, which is presented by Arlene Jacobs. These programs include visual arts like photography or painting, performance arts like dance or theater, and even music like vocals and band.

“Arts is unrepresented in a lot of schools especially in Florida, and this is a good way to wider present opportunities of the arts to students,” Jacobs said.

Next is Alex Leiva, presenting the Army, which is a solid and popular options for students who plan on being in the military.

“Army is the biggest branch, and with that comes more opportunities and benefits for everyone in different types of fields,” Leiva said.

Finally, Marc Makholm, presented some insight on his job as county court judge as well as informing students on other jobs like being a lawyer.

“It’s never too young to get an idea of what you want to do when you get older, and figuring it out is hard enough, it’s nice to have someone experienced to give pointers,” Makholm said.

These are a few of the many presented at Robinson, giving insight of their everyday lives and opportunities for students who may be interested. The Great American Teach-In is an event beyond learning curriculums, it’s a way for students to connect with real-world professionals to help build a path towards their future.

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Jordan Lee, Staff Writer

Jordan Lee is a senior and a staff writer entering his second year in journalism. This year, Lee is looking towards specializing in multimedia, somethings he’s wanted to do since he started Journalism One last year. “I want to go into more of the media aspects, like interviews and stuff,” Lee said. “My biggest goal is for me to put out funny content and have more people watch the media we put out.” With much of the staff who made up the multimedia section last year having graduated, Lee is going to have his hands full keeping up with the creation of videos and conducting interviews. However, with a good attitude and a passion for multimedia, he is ready to take on the workload and become a core member of his section. Aside from journalism, Lee takes part in plenty of other extracurricular activities. Lee is a four-year member and vice president of the culinary club and plans to join the track team this year, where he will compete in shotput. “I really like making pastries or desserts,” Lee said. “I would say tiramisu is my favorite thing to make.” Outside of school, when he’s not working at Jersey Mikes, he enjoys playing video games and reading. “On my PlayStation, I play the usual, like- Fortnite, Overwatch, Valorant,” Lee said. ” I read a lot, but right now my favorite book is Better than the Movies.” With an affinity for videos and interviews, Lee is a crucial addition to the knight writers this year, helping fill a multimedia section that was almost empty at the beginning of the year. With a multitude of ideas and a positive attitude, he’s determined to make multimedia more entertaining than its ever been. (Profile by Garrett Senzon)