Author: Enrico Giori

First Person is where Chalkbeat features personal essays by educators, students, parents, and others thinking and writing about public education.At first, the question seemed simple: “Why do we go to school?”I had asked it many times before, in many different districts. I’m a planner and designer specializing in K-12 school projects, and as part of a community-driven design process, we invite students to dream with us and help shape the spaces where they’ll learn, grow, and make sense of the world.In February of 2023, I was leading a visioning workshop with a group of middle schoolers in Southern California. Their…