Analysis Of Summer Bridge By Yosso

Summer Bridge has been a month filled with so many surprises, I have become knowledgeable in so many issues that are currently occurring, The readings have impacted not only my perspective as a student but also my future aspirations. I resonated the most with the author Yosso, a chicana that reflects on her personality as a light skin, she scrutinizes the effects that the campus environment has in the achievement of every student. Yosso’s main idea throughout her writing is to explain how Tinto’s model does not account for the experiences of color at a 4 year university, as a result Yosso offers her model which is inclusive and empowering. You may be wondering what models? And why are these models important? Yosso explains that many students face a campus racial climate also known as the environment a student finds at a college campus. Which consist of the …show more content…
Explaining that students may face a culture shock as they reach for higher education causing a sudden shift in their academic environment. As a result the student will build a community in their institution in order to cope with the isolation and alienation that a student may be feeling. To conclude Yosso explains that building a community will help students to critically navigate by combining backgrounds in order to make a solid foundation. Yosso’s model is an effective model, she includes a model that takes into account that everyone 's experiences may be different but they come together in an academic setting.
In conclusion Yosso goes into depth about the significance that a campus environment has in every student 's success. Explaining how the lack of resources also brings less opportunities to certain students forming an institutional racism. On the other hand, Yosso’s model is a sense of motivation to historically underrepresented students to use the barriers placed upon them to receive a higher