JUANJUST

1.

MY MOM SPEAKS

ESPAÑOL

“The fish, even in the fisherman's net,still carries, the smell of the sea.” ― Mourid Barghouti

2010-2011 8 t h Grade TAKS

Limited English Proficient

Economically Disadvantaged

Hispanic

0 40 80

Campus % Met Standard ReadingCampus % Met Standard MathCampus % Met Standard Science

2.HARD WORK

OVER

EDUCATION

“College is for rich white people.”

FAM

ILY

3.

VOCABULARY

“I don’t have a lot of

time for reading . . . if

you know what I

mean.”

4.DRIVE I n r e v e r s e ?

C h i l l i n’ > G r a d e s

“ . . . the Latino share among degree

recipients significantly lagged their share

among 18- to 24-year-old students enrolled in

two-year colleges (21.7%) and four-year

colleges and universities (11.7%) in 2010.”

http://www.pewhispanic.org/2012/08/20/hispanic-student-enrollments-reach-new-highs-in-2011/

5.

DRIVE . . . 0 to 60 in 8 seconds

6. Searching for God Knows What

You know you’re desperate for an answer when you look on the second page of a Google search

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