Blame the Unicorn

Students, this post is for you... If you are Hispanic, this is especially for you... . Students, did you know that if you are Hispanic, you are more likely to be in basic remedial classes? Fewer of you will be in AP and advanced classes. More of you will drop out of school. Many of you will not go to four-year colleges. I know that you know this, because I hear you say.... I'm not going to college. I'm Mexican. No, I don't know how to do that. I'm Mexican. All the Mexican kids are in the stupid class. But, did you know that WE also know this? We know that you don't have the same odds for success as your Black, White, Asian, and other counterparts. We talk about this with our friends. We discuss it at our teacher meetings. We read about it. We write about it. And when we go to grad school, we study it in nearly every class. But we are lost. We want to help. We want you to have bright futures. We want to fix this, but we don't know how . We s