Author: Mike Lazcano

Hook – “Life can always change, you have to adjust “.

Topic – My Educational experiences growing up somewhere I didn’t belong.

Thesis – Education can be everything to someone or a complete waste of time. I wasn’t the brightest kid growing up but my hard work made me different. School is important in my family with education you can be successful that is what most dream about or at least mine, which isn’t easy for everyone.

Topic – Attending a school with privileged students and there being very few Latinos was difficult trying to fit in.

Point – There are many challenges Latino face in our world today one being those who are privileged have power over us us. Not being as fortunate as many other kids who were given everything to them.

Illustration – Throughout my middle school years it was hard attempting to be like other kids at my school not having the same educational support at school like other students would be given. But having to find ways to get them. Teachers would tend to pick up on me not so I can participate but to put me on the spot and make me look dumb.

2. Choosing the right group of friends played a huge factor with my education. I didn’t have the right friends who wanted to see the best of me but encouraged me to do bad things to please them or others. Having to do it in order to fit in with others group or be that “cool” kid at school. 

3. Coming from a immigrant parent who came to this country to give me a better life wasn’t easy them having to put food on our table and a roof over our head came with struggles. Having to face racist remarks from teachers and students was a very difficult time. Which then my parents having to go to the school and look like fools because nothing was done.

Explanation – Growing up somewhere you think you don’t belong can be encouraging for someone to do succeed . Believing you can me like other or better.

Conclusion –As students of different race try to navigate this system, their voices aren’t heard because they’re being seen as contrary to education rather than being seen as a strength of diversity.

One anecdote that I will remember during my educational experience was my freshman year of High school one cold day, I had half a day because it was a parent-teacher conference so, I and a few friends hung out after school. As we decide what we wanted to do we finally decide to go over a friends house, we had to take the train to our destination. We all decided to run the tracks in shorts to the following stop to see who will arrive first. There are always two cops during the day patrolling the station if any fights occurred or people hopping the turnstile. We were on the opposite side from where the police usually stands as one of our friends yellow “THE COPS ARE THERE” we knew there was no turning back because I just imagined how much trouble I would be if they called my parents so we quickly ran to the next stop to meet up with our friend who gave us the signal that the cops were there. I quickly tell them the trains are delayed it isn’t going to show up anytime soon we’re going to get caught. So we decided to run through a long block full of beautiful homes as we run I tell them let’s go to another station where a local and express train run, we take the express train and we quickly leave. I never experienced  a cop stop me especially over a stupid choice I made with my friends I was frightened of my very strict parents at that time, so many things were going through my head. Till this day when I go out i pass through the same stop it will be a moment I will never forget. I’ve learned throughout many mistakes which led to many consequences.