School as an institution is unequivocally one of the most valuable resources a person can have to pursue their dreams and achieve their goals for the future. School is a place where learning, critical thinking, and inquiring take place in a positive and accepting environment. Yet school school can also be a holding block, a prison that holds its victims within the unbreakable walls of tests, homework, and project, so that the once familiar outside is only a blur of faded memories and broken connections. As students grow into young adults, they undergo adjustments throughout adolescence. One malignant side effect is the loss of connections to family, heritage, and traditions.. In Richard Rodriguez’s essay, The Achievement of Desire, a young
