I have always known that I wanted to be a teacher.  From as far back as I could remember, my family taught me the importance of getting a good education.  They shared with me details about the various doors that would be opened to me by having a good education.  I vowed then and there that, not only would I always strive to further my own education but that I would also do everything in my power to make education accessible to others.     Unfortunately, education has been denied historically to groups of people for a variety of reasons including religion, race, cultural background, and even socioeconomic status.  Although we have made much progress in this area, there is still a significant difference in the numbers of minority students who are graduating from High School in comparison to other ethnic groups.  As a matter of fact, 41% of Latino students and 23% of African American students DO NOT graduate from High School.*     There are many reasons for this such as the fact … [Read more...]