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 student is focusing on grades and friends.
3. How do you stay motivated in school?
I stay motivated by my grades. If I see my grades dropping it motivates me to do better.
4. Do you think kids your age value education?
I do not think they value education. I think they value more on popularity and money.
5. What is your favorite subject? Why?
Math is my favorite subject because everyday is something new. It’s never the same problems.
6. What is your hardest class?Why?
My hardest class is Civics because I have a hard time focusing because it confuses me between American History and American laws.
7. Are you involve in any extracurricular activities? ( sports, band, clubs etc)
I am in the SADD club.
8. What do you want to do when you grow up?
I am still deciding on whether to be a doctor or a lawyer.
9. Who do you think is a good role model?
I think a teacher is a good role model because they teach the same thing over and over all day and they still stick to it.
10. What do you think is a big misconception adults have about kids your age?
The biggest misconception is that we are too focus on friends and not grades.
11. Can you describe one show you watch or a movie you have seen where the depiction of kids your age in school is the most realistic?
I’m sorry I can’t think of one. I don’t watch tv that often.
2 Comments
December 30, 2008 at 6:40 am
Diego, first of all it is good that you don’t watch too much tv!
What you said about kids not valueing education but instead popularity and money is true to a certain extent. I see this a lot as a high school teacher. Many kids work not because they need to, they work because they want to buy the lastest game system, the lastest phone, ipods, or clothes or stereo system. Then some of them get stressed out when their grades suffer. Of course not all high school students are like this. I have some kids who work because they are helping out their family and some kids work because they are saving up for college.
Both you and your sister has commented that history is the least favorite subject. I was laughing because I teach Advanced Placement United States History and I love it! Of course I try to make it interesting for my students. You can go to my class website to see what we do: kofapush.wordpress.com.
December 30, 2008 at 9:16 pm
It is great to hear that at this age you are already planning to be a doctor or lawyer. Good thing you like math cause I hated math. I did not like history either-I actually liked English and PE of course! :0) I have to admit though that I watch alot of tv now and when I was your age. Good luck with the rest of the school year.