Though the increased college acceptance rate can be attributed to the help students receive inside and out of the classroom, Mission High teachers say the students are the ones who decide where life will take them. “They are creating their own success.”
Nathaly Perez knew she wanted to be the first in her family to go to college, that it could lead to a better life than her parents have. The only problem? She had no idea how to get there.
“I remember my teacher said, ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’ and I will always thank him for that,” said Perez. “Since almost all of our students are the first in their families to attend college, most do not have people at home to help them,” said ASAP program director Amanda Posner. “All young people deserve access to higher education, but there are so many unnecessary barriers for low-income, first-generation students.”
“They do a great job talking to the parents about things that maybe they haven’t heard of, like imposter syndrome , leaving for college and advising them of the next steps that their child is going to take,” Perez said. “It makes the process easier for the whole family.” While the first half of the year is focused on the application process, especially writing the increasingly important college essay, the second half is geared toward financial aid, other available resources and college retention.
Determined to employ new pedagogical methods, an anti-racist teaching committee was formed about 17 years ago, years before “anti-racism” entered the public lexicon.
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