Education Journeys
Every person has a story to tell about their education journey. Sharing this story with young people only takes a few minutes, yet doing so can have a powerful impact on a child’s vision for his or her future. Sharing your education journey is simple and can be done so by answering the questions below:
- What is your educational experience?
- What is your best memory of your education?
- If you could do it over again, would you make any different choices about your education?
- Why do you think a college education is vital for the youth of our community?
- If you could give one piece of advice to a student about college, what would it be?
Below are resources that can help you share your educational journey with others. If you are an educator or if you work with young people, go to our resource page for even more ideas on how to help children and youth dream big about college.
Celebrity Videos
Madison Nguyen
Born in Vietnam, Madison Nguyen and her family immigrated to the United States in the early 1980′s. She received her Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and her Masters Degree in Social Science from the University of Chicago. She was elected to the San Jose City Council in 2005, and is the first Vietnamese American to serve on the city council of any major metropolitan city in the United States.
Gary Soto
Gary Soto was born in Fresno, California, in April, 1952, to working-class Mexican-American parents. At a young age, he worked in the fields of the San Joaquin Valley. He was not academically motivated as a child, but became interested in poetry during his high school years. He attended Fresno City college and California State University at Fresno while working toward an undergraduate degree, and later studied poetry at the University of California, Irvine, where he earned his MFA in 1976.
GEAR UP Videos
These videos are excerpted from a video produced by GEAR UP.
GEAR UP is a federally funded, state-administered program designed to
stimulate interest in college attendance, awareness of college entrance
requirements and knowledge about available financial aid by High school
students. Thank you to John Tweten, Retired Gear Up Manager, SJSU
Department of Counselor Education, for sharing it with College Day San
José 2011, and to Dr. Xiaolu Hu, Professor and Chair of the SJSU Department
of Counselor Education for permission to use the video.
Resources
Education Journey Take Home Activity – English
Viaje Educativo – Actividad para la casa
Posters
Make your own Ed Journey Poster
Templates work in PowerPoint 2007. The oval template can be used for most photos. The rectangle template works for landscape oriented photos that do not work in the other template. You may have to re size and move things around a bit. Enjoy!
Ed Journey Poster Template – Oval
Ed Journey Poster Template – Rectangle
Education Journeys