My Learning Culture Story: Luis Garcia
Excerpt from San Diego City College MESA – A Learning Culture: Taking STEM Education to a New Level (Summer 2017)
Category: Student Success Stories
Hope and Empowerment!
A Latina and first-generation college student joined my MESA Program in Week 1 of the spring semester. She is majoring
RLN – the most important step!
In the learning culture, students must “know how to approach the learning.” This includes always being focused on the “big
Purpose for the Learning – Freedom! (Part 2)
Excerpt from Turning on the Lights: Part II.5 Purpose for the Learning – Freedom! Yet another MESA success story is Beto
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Purpose for the Learning – Freedom! (Part 1)
Excerpt from Turning on the Lights: Part II.5 Purpose for the Learning – Freedom! “When others see challenges, I see opportunities
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Goal Focus – always keep fighting for your goals
Excerpt from Turning on the Lights: Part II.4.d Goal Focus Set a goal, and focus on it! MESA Creator Joel knows
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Mental Toughness – I ain’t got time to bleed!
Excerpt from Turning on the Lights: Part II.4.c Mental Toughness Mental toughness is everything! Another example of mental toughness is seen
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Emotional Intelligence
Excerpt from Turning on the Lights: Part II.4.b Emotional Intelligence Leadership requires emotional intelligence! MESA Creator Barbara was a Latina first-generation
Self-advocacy (= fight for yourself!)
Excerpt from Turning on the Lights: Part II.4.a Self-advocacy (= fight for yourself!) “Self-advocacy is the opposite of shy!” – MESA
Secret to Success – African Village Story
Excerpt from Turning on the Lights: Part II.3. Secret to success – African Village Story Do you know the “secret to