California Community Colleges System

it unites the black community to fight against the unjust court system. This movement has recently created a 10 step plan which addresses the abuse of power made by police.They call this plan Campaign Zero.Campaign Zero was founded in August of 2015. The first step is to stop police from pulling people over for minor crimes such as drinking alcohol beverages in the middle of the street, having marijuana, disorderly conduct, trespassing, and loitering. Secondly, the community should decide how…

in kindergarten, my dream was to become a doctor. During career week at my elementary school several parents came into the classroom and spoke about their careers. Several of the parents stressed the importance of doing well in school, going to college, and obtaining a degree. I did not fully understand what this all meant at the age of four, but this idea of attending a university after high school was something I would hear multiple times in my life. My family consists of my mother,…

receive the help he needed. Programs that teach inmates the right skills and give them the education they need to find a job once released, do play a role on people 's lives. Prison should be a place where men and women go to do their time, but also a system where inmates can obtain the help they need to not recommit a crime. Many people leave prison, but many of these same people will commit a crime again and be reincarcerated. That is why prisons need to lock down on education programs and…

Festival and saw the movie “Puzzles” and “Orlando Strong.” The movies were about homophobia and hate that ended up in two separate violent attacks on the LGBTQ community. I was able to talk to Patty Sheehan and Beth Tura, advocates and political representatives for the LGBTQ community. They convinced me that as a member of the gay community I must do more to advocate for our…

Free College is Not the Blessing It Seems to Be An Analysis of Why College Shouldn’t Be Free As Millennial’s we feel as though we’ve been cheated. It seems to a majority of us that the world is out to get us, and that all the odds are stacked against us. There are not enough middle class jobs, student loan debt is crushing us, the post 9/11 level of security has the country on lockdown, as well as a variety of other reasons. One of the issues that puts a damper on the spirit of our generation…

write about how this forces impacted this status! Okay so first let 's talk about social institutions that had an impact! Two Major social institutions that affected greatly on my path to going to college at Stanislaus were family and K-12 education.Family influenced me going to Stanislaus and college in general for a number of reasons. First being raised by a single mother had a big influence.…

I was born in Orizaba, Mexico in 1995 and both of my parents decided to migrate to the US for the chance of a better life and more jobs available for them. Whenever I think about our family migrating to California, I remember how this would not of happened if the Treaty of Guadalupe did not exist. Most lower US was Mexico’s territory, which the US took away from us unlawfully and did not keep promises to those residents who were Mexican residents prior to…

part of. Hearing testimonies of people who truly have had life changing experiences in SAIL, excites me that I have the opportunity to be a part of something this great and life changing. What sets you apart from other applicants? Going into college, as easy as it is to get involved, getting involved is really hard. Standing out is essential to getting involved and sometimes standing out isn 't easy. Things that I know set me apart from other applicants is that I am an out of state…

a lot of students in California school systems. I was a female, Mexican-born immigrant, growing up in Oakland in a pretty rough neighborhood. In high school I demonstrated grit by applying myself and fighting the urge to quit and finally graduating, while the curriculum helped me, there was still many other burdens in my life apart from education. In community college, when I first began, the “Student fear factor” definitely applied to me because I did not know what college was even about. I was…

known as California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI), which implements college career lessons into English, Science, and History classes. This has provided a more structured curriculum provided to students. CCGI has gave way for counselors to provide structured lesson plans the help students gain the necessary skills and knowledge about life after high school for each developmental high school level. The counselors at Wilson are able to present information regarding high school and college…