Desmond Hasty won’t admit it, but every day inside his computer science classroom at Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School is a struggle.

Each day, Hasty stands in front of each child, no fewer than 15 per class, and tries to teach them one part of a STEM education that could prepare them for the rest of their lives. Some listen, some would rather sit in the cut and play Fortnite or watch YouTube videos.

It’s a thankless job at a city charter school.

On this particular day, Hasty, the school’s lone computer science teacher and robotics club coach, tries to teach a class of about 22 students the importance of the snipping tool in Adobe Illustrator. Half the class is listening, apparent by Hasty needing to stop every 15 to 20 seconds to explain what he just said in front of the whiteboard to a confused student.

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