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I Have Always Been Taught To Be Proud Of Being Latina, Proud Of Being Mexican, And I Was. I Was Probably More Proud Of Being A "label" Than Of Being A Human Being, That's The Way Most Of Us Were Taught.

It Doesn't Take A Rocket Scientist To Figure Out That If You Tell Kids They're Stupid--directly Or Indirectly--sooner Or Later They Start To Believe It.

I Have Learned That, Although I Am A Good Teacher, I Am A Much Better Student, And I Was Blessed To Learn Valuable Lessons From My Students On A Daily Basis. They Taught Me The Importance Of Teaching To A Student - And Not To A Test.

I Am A Teacher Born And Bred, And I Believe In The Advocacy Of Teachers. It's A Calling. We Want Our Students To Feel Impassioned And Empowered.

Writing Really Evokes Empathy In A Way Very Few Things Can Do.