Diego’s profile

Diego is also half-Lao, half-Mexican.  He is Kylei’s older brother.  He is 14 years old. It is great to see another young person who is already thinking about the future.
 
1. What grade are you in?
I am in the 9th grade.
2. What is the hardest part of being a student?
The hardest part of being a [...]

Kylei’s Profile

Kylei is half Lao-half Mexican.  She is only 12 years old and in the seventh grade, but this young lady already is ahead of the game. From what her mom has told me, she is a very good student who has a good head on her shoulder.
 
1. What grade are you in?
I’m in the [...]

Model Minority

Elizabeth Cohen’s ( a CNN Medical News correspondent) states in her article, “Suicide [is the]second-leading cause of death for Asian-American women 15-24… highest suicide rate among women of any race, ethnicity for that age group…experts cite’model minority’ expectations, family pressures as factors”.  I had an aha moment when I read the article,”Push to succeed tied [...]

A seven year old’s opinion on education

My son Austin is in a combo class: 1st/2nd grader. The reason why he is in this class is because he is among the top first graders so he was put into a combo class with the second graders. He can read at a fourth grade level. Many people probably assume that since I am [...]