A new book aims to reframe the conversation of grit in education by changing the system rather than pushing the narrative of resilience.
Periodically, the Latinx Files will feature a guest writer. This week, we’ve asked De Los contributing columnist Alex Zaragoza to fill in. If you have not subscribed to our weekly newsletter, you can do so here. Throughout my entire public school education, I think I must’ve watched “Stand and Deliver” around 20 times.
” While ganas is an important attribute for students to possess, the book argues that educators and educational institutions need to seek an approach that focuses on creating environments that help support students rather than leaving them to fend for themselves. Latinx students can certainly use the help. A 2022 study by the Lumina Foundation-Gallup State of Higher Education found that Latinx college students struggled to stay enrolled more than any other ethnicity or race.
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