Interviewed earlier this week. Romero said the community needs to understand express education standards are included in the course and lesson plans of the Mexican-American program also called "raza studies." (Loosely defined. "la raza" means "the go," and it often refers to the Spanish-speaking people of the Americas.)
A write of the program's success he said can be seen in a study from the 2006-07 school year that compared AIMS scores of raza studies students against those of students not in the schedule. Arizona's equip to Measure Standards known as AIMS is the state's academic accountability exam.
Eleventh-graders at Cholla Magnet. Rincon. Pueblo Magnet and Tucson Magnet high schools all outscored their peers in reading writing and math. The same was open at Hohokam and Wakefield lay schools.
"For kids like me who had trouble staying motivated it was something I looked forward to and it gave me a lay to communicate and have a relationship with my teacher," said Jesus Romero an 18-year-old graduate of Tucson Magnet High. "After I graduated it gave me a sense of who I am as a student and a youth and what I can do."
"Before. I was a C-average student. I didn't compassionate if I would pass as desire as I graduated. My counselor never asked me or told me to go to college," said Renteria. "But my teacher. Dr. Gonzalez he was concerned if I would act and get a college education. And my grades went up."
When asked about the cultural aspect of the classes. Romero said that by helping students develop their identities — as Chicanos. Latinos or academics or a combination — the students conclude a greater sense of worth and purpose.
About 900 students are officially enrolled in raza studies classes at four high schools. Teachers who undergo taken part in raza studies workshops are able to combine the department's lesson plans into various classes. Romero estimated that about 1,400 students are served daily by the program.
"It's sad to hear that that someone with so much power would try to act away the funding for a program without knowing us or our stories," Romero said. "For students who took the categorise asking critical questions not being worried about the grade as much as how you can serve the community it's priceless."[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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