“This grey room was where I began to regard my voice as a tool for originality and community rather than one for memorization and academic duty. Our teacher Mijin Yeom, stood tall but never over us, and asked, "What do you not like about your school?" The question, usually a topic left for after-school conversations, was now a part of my curriculum. Not only was I being asked to answer the question, but to do something about it. Student Marissa Desir