Be a GoodGuide!
One type of relationship that brings me a signficiant amount of joy is a mentoring relationship. I think of mentoring relationships as mutual mentorships- a term I learned from my […]
Remind a girl she's fabulous.
Just about two years ago, a sixth grade teacher at a local middle school asked me to come speak to 9 of her Latina students. She had a special interest in […]
Please consider being a M'ija
In the first four days after we launched our efforts to get at least 75 women to support at least 8 girls in the Circle de Luz Class of 2015, […]
Living Dangerously
A report in today’s Charlotte Observer has undone me. Almost 1500 high school students in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School system (the school system where I used to teach and whose […]
Ideas for Mentoring
A friend recently e-mailed to see what suggestions I had for her as she started a mentoring relationship with a girl in high school. Here were my thoughts. I hope […]
Love a child that's not your own.
So, I finished my blog rant (see below) and then did some chores around the house. Finally, game time rolled around and I settled on the couch to watch my Panthers and […]
Latinas and School
Important facts for us to know from a special report on education in the September 2007 issue of Latina magazine: 22% of Latinos between the ages of 16 and 24 […]
