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  1. May 2025
    1. American girls and young women ages 15–24 have the highest suicide mortality rates across any racial or ethnic group (national Center for Health Statistics, 2003) and the highest rates of depression of any racial, ethnic, or gender group in the uS (Schoen et al., 1997). understanding the constraints these girls experience is important to disrupt this pattern. However, it is equally important that scholars explore the girls’ agency, capacity ‘for desiring, for forming intentions, and for acting creatively’ (Sewell, 1992, p. 20) in navigating these constraints.

      This data truly caught me off guard. I had not previously recognized the extent to which family influences a student’s outcomes. Prior to engaging with this article, I held the belief that expectations were prevalent not only among Asian American girls but across all cultures and families. However, I have come to realize that the pressure exerted by Asian American parents can be excessively formidable, potentially leading to tragic consequences.

    2. . They face a world of multiple, often contradictory, messages about who they are, what they should become, and how to navigate the world. Their parents expect them to follow and inherit their homeland traditions, beliefs, and values.

      Many Asian-American children face specific expectations regarding their career paths. These young individuals often feel pressured to pursue professions that may not align with their true interests, as their parents emphasize the importance of achieving high standards. The fear of disappointing their parents or bringing shame can lead to choices that may not reflect their own aspirations.

    1. s. Stewart and Ms. Medina encourage acting out the scene, drawing the scene, putting music to the scene, and using English or Spanish, regardless of what is called “the language of the d

      It's crucial for educators to adopt approaches like this, as they provide a level of support that is often lacking in our education system. The primary barrier to these methods being implemented is the perception that proficiency in English is the benchmark for learning and communication.

    2. I start with Paco, the 3-year-old bilingual child whose mother is a U.S.-born Latina woman and whose father is a U.S.-born white man

      A bilingual family is ideal, in my opinion, as both parents are able to speak two languages simultaneously, allowing the child to be exposed to both languages fluently and learn how to communicate in both. He was born knowing both languages. language.

    3. Translanguaging focuses on the unbounded and agentive dynamic actions of bilinguals as they use their entire linguistic/multimodal

      I think one approach to comprehend bilingualism is by translanguaging. Instead of seeing bilingual children through a typical prejudice lens, it helps educators see them as dynamic, capable learners. You tend to see this happening more in the culture as people understand it more.

    1. We aimed to identify, privi-lege, and learn from their literacies and literacy spaces.

      I think this shows the effort people try to make to find out about the people who care, and turn it into negative. Being able to understand the people and where they are from it is super cool. People have to get their education in some other places and that is ok.

    2. heir study investigating the affordances of low- and middle-income urban neighborhoods in terms of “access to print” looked at access to books, sig-nage, and other readin

      I never gave this any thought when I was growing up. One of the wealthiest areas of my town, downtown, was home to the public library in my hometown. Because of its location, the library was far less accessible to people who lived in more remote and impoverished areas, particularly if they had reliable transportation.

    3. Benny’s family was Puerto Rican and Miguel’s had emigrated from El Salvador and both started the year of the study as 6-year-olds

      Growing up in a place that doesn't care much about school and wanting to learn at 6 is exciting. This kid has so much potential, and the universe is his.

  2. Apr 2025
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    1. Both of these programs are designed to assist low-income, fi rst-generation, and ethnic minority students. Because these programs receive federal funds, undocumented students are not entitled to participate.

      This is a smart idea for the people that can't afford much. It is important that everyone has pretty equal rights to education and this is a major part of it. I feel a lot of people don't agree with everyone having the same education but if they are a born citizen in the US then it makes sense.

    2. uggest that students’ ability to access these relationships is shaped by their position within the school curriculum hier-archy. There are many reasons why undocumented immigrant students do not make successful transitions to colleg

      As education levels rise over time, this becomes increasingly prevalent. Although it may be more typical in primary school, I think that teachers place more emphasis on the educational component of teaching than on the relationships they will eventually develop with their pupils.

    3. But when I think about it, there was no one there saying, “hey, I care about you and I want to help you stay in school”. I was needed by my family and I get that. I’d do anything for them, you know. Being in my situation I really didn’t see much of a future for

      As education levels rise over time, this becomes increasingly prevalent. Although it may be more typical in primary school, I think that teachers place more emphasis on the educational component of teaching than on the relationships they will eventually develop with their pupils.

    4. With so many mouths to feed, Flor’s family struggled to make ends meet. She entered the labor force at the age of 14. A family cleaning business allowed her to bypass the typical hurdles involved in seeking work

      One of the factors that separates impoverished adolescents from their peers and can make schooling even more challenging is having to take on a job. It can be quite difficult for Flor to adjust to a new nation and way of life while still attempting to do well in school, especially because she is a first-generation immigrant.

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    1. Some will find nourishment for their dreams, while others will have their hopes crushed. The relationships they establish with peers, teachers, coaches, and others will help shape their characters, open new opportunities, and set constraints to future pathways

      This is so true I believe dreams come true through with the help of others. Relationships are key to having good pathways and being able to find good opportunities. People find out who they actually are by seeing who their friends are.

    2. This passage highlights how important school is for young immigrants as it serves as their first and steady introduction to the new society they are part of. It's important to recognize that history is being created as more young immigrants enroll in schools.

    3. What ambitions do these newest and youngest Americans bring with them, and how effectively are we as a society har-nessing their energies?

      The questions focus on the goals and dreams of the newest and youngest immigrants in America and how well American society is making use of their abilities. There is also a question about whether boys and girls have different experiences when they migrate.

    4. is one of immigration and accommodation, in which groups of people from diverse backgrounds arrive and seek to forge a common destiny

      The text gives a summary of the history of immigration to the United States. It highlights four important stages: the first migration of Native Americans from Asia the arrival of European settlers in the 17th century the forced movement of African slaves before the Civil War and the large-scale migration related to slavery. Between the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the Great Depression many people from Europe moved to America.

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    1. You learn in fourth-grade West Virginia history that Mother's Day was founded in Grafton, West Virginia, on May 10, 1908, and Father's Day in Fair-mont, West Virginia, on July 5, 1908.

      Those are some interesting facts that would have been cool to learn in my school. I don't remember. anything I learned in 4th grade because it was not very fun. I feel like we would do a lot of math and writing and that was it.

    2. White trash,

      I feel so bad this word was even created. Everyone in this world deserves to be treated equally regardless of how much money they have. It is not fair to people who have worked super hard and made a lot of money to be called a racial slur

    1. Students from low-income backgrounds are less likely to have access to medical care, which can allow vision, dental, hearing, and other health ailments (including asthma) to go untreated

      Medical costs are not cheap and being from poverty you are either going to not get any or they aren't going to be very good. I believe no matter what you will have some insurance but it defiantly won't be the best.

    2. he National Center for Children in Poverty reports that children living in deep poverty (children living below 50% of the poverty line)

      This became very clear when Covid appeared. The rich and poor were very separated and things were getting worse for the poor without any quick help being offered. Vaccines were provided based on people's social status. A rice field is a piece of land specifically used for growing rice. Most of the people who survived the Titanic were rich.

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    1. ompared with well-off children, poor children are disproportionately exposed to adverse social and physical environments. Low-income neighbor-hoods are likely to have lower-quality social, municipal, and local services

      Schools in low-income neighborhoods are often known to have the most dropouts and fewer resources to be able to help their students. The drive to be great is not as good as a school near a wealthier area. It is a tough start to end up liking school.

    2. The word poverty provokes strong emotions and many questions

      Poverty is something a lot of people think they understand or would be fine doing but it is a rough time. It is like a drought of water but for money and the struggles just keep adding up personally and mentally. There are ways to get out of it but it is a struggle.

    3. Today, we have a broad research base that clearly outlines the ramifi cations of living in poverty as well as evi-dence of schools that do succeed with economically disadvantaged students

      I believe it is very important to learn how to reduce poverty. Poverty is a big and increasing problem in America. Since September 2022 the poverty rate has been reported as 11%. Six percent in the United States. Many families with students are dealing with challenges because of poverty.

    4. He’s been teaching for 14 years and believes he’s a good teacher. But he gets frustrated in his classes and hits a wall of despair at least once a week. H

      Working at a place where there is a lot of poverty may be different than for a teacher that is not used to it. Some people may not care about school and that will make it way harder on the teacher. It doesn't matter how long you have been teaching it can still be a challenge.

    1. As we have seen in the opening account and will see throughout this chapter, Asian American students frequently endure blatant acts of racism in their schooling environments. Several respondents have tried to view racial teasing and taunting as normal, as a “fact of young or adolescent life.”

      Racism against Asian students sometimes manifests as exclusion, bullying, and verbal abuse, creating a hostile and uncomfortable environment. These encounters may have a negative impact on their confidence, mental health, and academic achievement. Schools must combat this type of discrimination vigorously through instruction, inclusive policies, and support systems.

    2. While one can argue that some types of racism exist in other countries in the absence of whites, racism is a white-crafted system here in the United States

      There is discrimination in other non-white nations as well. People's emotions will always harbor various forms of bigotry, and they will always invent new justifications to demonstrate their superiority.

    3. n December 3, 2009, fifty Asian American students were attacked on and around their South Philadelphia High School campus. Thirty of them sustained injuries serious enough to warrant a hospital visit. These Asian American stu-dents were targeted, and school officials had ignored their complaints of bully-ing and pleas for protection for years

      This is really hard to read knowing someone killed a lot of people just for their race. The school campus should be safe for everyone knowing it is a place to learn and accomplish some goals.

    1. A Korean American student at a historically white institution, Cho was viewed by outsiders as unusually quiet,

      I feel as though this relates to me right now being at Irvine, with all of the Asian population. I am feel very left out and unknown in this area because I didn't grow up in the same place as most people here.

    2. often encourage my students to feel when we learn about inequality, because oppression works in a way so that we no longer feel empathy for target groups.

      This assertion, in my opinion, is supported by the spike in hate crimes against Asians during the height of COVID. Because of the stigma associated with COVID, Asians were a particularly targeted group. I believed that many media outlets failed to emphasize the relevance of this issue, which relates to the idea that oppression works in a way so that we no longer feel empathy for target groups.

    3. had a terrible, uneasy feeling in my stomach and I picked up the phone to hear panic in the voice on the other end of the line.

      I don't know what I would do in this situation of I was answering the phone to someone who is super scared and in panic. My stomach would be in world wins and I have been in this place before and it was not fun. I couldn't even think or say anything it was crazy.

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    1. teachers expect students to cnre about school in a technical fashion before they care for them, while students expect teachers to care for them before they care about school

      Finding a balance between what teachers schools and students need is really challenging. When students get what they need it might not always fulfill what teachers need for their lessons. I believe that schools need to find better ways to teach that will engage and satisfy students.

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    1. 170 Looking to the Future that can discern that level of sophistication. Marti's misuse of Standard English would simply be assessed as a "mistake." Thus, differences in cultural language patterns make inappro-priate assessments commonplace. Another example of assessment difficulties arising from dif-ferences in culture can be found in the Latino community. Fre-quently, Latino girls find it difficult to speak out or exhibit aca-demic prowess in a gender-mixed setting. They will often defer to boys, displaying their knowledge only when in the company of other girls. Most teachers, unaware of this tendency, are likely to insist that all groups be gender-mixed, thus depress-ing the exhibition of ability by the Latino girls in the class. A final example involves Native Americans. In many Native American communities there is a prohibition against speaking for someone else. So strong is this prohibition that to the question, "Does your son like moose?," an adult Native American man responded to what should have been asked instead: "I like moose." The consequence of this cultural interactional pattern may have contributed to the findings in Charlotte Basham's study of a group of Native American col-lege students' writing. The students appeared unable to write summaries and, even when explicitly told not to, continued to write their opinions of various works rather than summaries of the authors' words. Basham concludes that the prohibition against speaking for others may have caused these students considerable difficulty in trying to capture in their own words the ideas of another. Because they had been taught to always speak for themselves, they found doing so much more com-fortable and culturally compatible. STEREOTYPING There is a widespread belief that Asian-American children are the "perfect" students, that they will do well regardless of che academic setting in which they are placed.

      This thought has led me to think less of my own achievements. I never thought of myself as very smart because it always felt like something people expected from me. I have close Asian friends who struggle in my classes and I've learned that even slightly lower scores can greatly impact them. It's a harmful idea to keep spreading this belief.

    2. the white teachers, a few of whom are not afraid of black kids; and the largest group of white teachers, who are all afraid of black kids.

      I believe this to be completely false and to say that some teachers sort of like blacks and others don't couldn't be far from true. Being afraid is another talk because there is no way someone is afraid of someone because go their color in a school setting.

    3. The clash between school culture and home culture is actual-ized in at least two ways

      Some kids grow up in some tough homes and areas and the school culture is completely different for those kids. I have heard storys from my middle school friends where they would be asleep and hear a shooting and just want to be at school because it is the safest place for them.

    4. The question is not necessarily how to cre-ate the perfect "culturally matched" learning situation for each ethnic group, but rather how to recognize when there is a problem for a particular child and how to seek its cause in the most broadly conceived fashion

      This tends to come up a lot in high school or other classes because it is hard for a teacher to meet every students needs. The learning places are changing with BLM and all of the gay rights no one ever knows what is right or what is wrong now a days.

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    1. The search for personal identity that intensifies in adolescence can involve several dimensions of an adolescent's life: vocational plans, re-ligious beliefs, values and preferences, political affiliations and beliefs, gender roles, and ethnic identities.

      I truly believe that high school has ruined kids personal identification because they are teaching them everything but how to find it. We are seeing people turning from one gender to another or like the same gender which is the weirdest thing. The worst part about it, the schools and teachers are all for it and it is ruining lives.

    2. But even in schools where the same children stay together from kindergarten through eighth grade, racial grouping begins by the sixth or seventh grade.

      This is true and it is something that can't really be changed. It is not a bad thing at all, I actually believe there is some good to it. Eventually some groups will want to meet other people and it takes more people to meet their new friends.

    3. How does it happen that so many Black teenagers end up at the same cafeteria table?

      I feel as though it is not weird for a group of color or people who eat the same food to sit together. It happened all the time at my middle school and high school and this could be because they enjoy the same ideas.

    4. The question on the tip of everyone's tongue is, "Why are the Black kids sitting together?" Principals want to know, teachers want to know, White students want to know, the Black students who aren't sitting at the table want to know. How does it happen that so many Black teenagers end up at the same cafeteria table? They don't start out there. If you walk into racially mixed elementary schools, you will often see young children of diverse racial backgrounds playing with one another, sitting at the snack table together, crossing racial boundaries with an ease uncommon in adoles-cence. Moving from elementary school to middle school (often at sixth or seventh grade) means interacting with new children from different neighborhoods than before, and a certain degree of clustering by race might therefore be expected, presuming that children who are familiar 131

      A similar situation is occurring on the UCI campus where people from the same races tend to share similar lifestyle habits. For instance they enjoy the same types of food. "This will occur on its own." However this clearly has many downsides like unfair treatment of people from different races.

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    1. hen, she told me she believed I belonged in the class, and she wanted me to start partici-pating in discussions.

      Having someone believe in you and giving you the support you need is always very helpful. Words go a very long way and can change someone completely. This is a simple way to help someone through struggles.

    2. After the name-calling, and after I realized the students who were not compliant and submissive were the ones who were ridiculed, I questioned my friendships with White students.

      I never got called any racial slurs but people can be mean in school and it is unfortunate. I lost some of my best friends because I ended up finding out who they truly are.

    3. As a youth, I was psychologically equipped to confront racism in school. I was taught by my mother to stand up for myself when people used racial slurs.

      I tend to see more racism starting at a younger age now. When I was in middle school they were never racist and now I am hearing some crazy stories. I think it is really stupid because they are too young to know any of this stuff.

    4. y mother and grandmother instilled in me a faith in God.

      Growing up in a christian household helped me out through school. I would tend to find myself more patient during tests or quizzes knowing everything is working out for Him.

    5. In third grade I was read-ing at a second-grade level.

      I was always behind in school and there is nothing wring with that it is just how life goes. As long as we learn everything we need to know the amount of time it takes does not matter.

    6. My grandmother, who had only a sixth-grade education, was a former sharecropper and domestic servant in Mississippi.

      Sometimes education is not what people need in order to have a good life. They may be able to succeed in life without the best education and they may be called the lucky ones.

    7. During office hours, however, students reveal to me that they grew up poor, and often they tell me that they are the first person from their family to go to college

      I think being a teacher and being able to learn where your student is from is very helpful in the long run. Being able to understand their background or what they have lived through their whole life might help you understand their point of view or how they do certain things. It is also cool hearing other peoples stories.

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    1. Without an adult to encourage her to cake algebra, the gateway to college preparatory math and science courses, or to advise her on where she might seek academic support, Chantelle made a decision that is likely to affect her preparation for college and therefore will have bearing in the long term on her opportunities after high school

      Having my mom strict on me and telling me what to do my whole high school career was terrible but it worked in the long run. I would not be here if it was not for her. I think kids having helpful parents is a key to success.

    2. She mistakenly believeJ that if she became "ready" for algebra after a semester in prealgebra, she then would be able to switch into algebra in the middle of the year-an option not typically available co students at BHS.

      This is very helpful and I believe a lot of schools should start doing this. Sometimes I have done the same thing and applied to the wrong class and then I have to sit through it and fail for the whole semester. It is a waste of time and using this solution would help a lot.

    3. while students like Chantelle who come from poor families have access to fewer resources from home and are more dependent on the school.

      I believe this is a minor set back to a persons ability to learn or progress but there are many ways around this. I still believe that if they pay attention in their school during the day, then they will be fine in terms of learning.

    4. I have a [private] tutor now, and she's planning to be a math teacher at Berkeley High, and rhe [geome-try] books she's like an exjpert at going through because her school created them.

      I am able to compare to this person in terms of having a tutor and the ideology of it making life easier. It is super nice being taught something twice you have a greater understanding of the topic. I remember in HS the books were very difficult and being able to break them down is very helpful.

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    1. It shows that children from families in the top 20 percent of the income distribution already outscore children from the bottom 20 percent by 106 points in early literacy

      I feel personally that the people in the higher income are more determined to get a good grade because their parents come from such high education. On the other hand the other kids, don't have the passion so much of reading or writing that others might need or have.

    2. Both of Alexander's parents had professional degrees, so they knew all about what Alexander needed to do to prepare himself for college. An-thony's mother completed some classes after graduating from high school, but his father, a high school dropout, struggled even to read.

      I tend to see this where I live, because there are some wealthy kids and then there are some poor kids. The family's are different but their pursuit to make their kids better is the same. Some people were blessed to go to college and others had to work themselves out of where they were living.

    3. Anthony has a job, but the recent violent deaths of two friends have him just hoping that he will still be alive in five years.

      I find this sentence interesting becase this is real life and young kids or adults are thinking about this on a daily basis. I wish it wasn't true but our society now and days have people panicking and worried weather they are going to survive or not.