In this post, I discuss the reasons why a positive role model is not only a good thing, but a “critical thing” for Latino/Hispanic students. If you are like me, at first glance, it seems obvious that a positive role model is a good thing. However, instead of giving a…
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As all competent and seasoned educators know, both the affective and cognitive domains must be attended to. Whatever action taken is determined by the way a person is thinking. “EDUCATION, THEN, IS LEARNING TO THINK FOR ONESELF UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A TEACHER“–Bertrand Russell I was thrilled to read in…
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Congratulations to OjoOido.com! By being selected to present at the 34th annual International Conference on Critical Thinking and Educational Reform, the Foundation for Critical Thinking believes OjoOido.com will contribute to the learning experience of conference participants. OjoOido’s pedagogy explicitly and systematically incorporates the language of critical thinking – “particularly the…
With science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) occupations slated to become all the more important to our growth as a nation, it is in the national interest to break down the barriers for Latinos. With science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) occupations slated to become all the more important to…
OjoOido.com is thrilled to introduce its ongoing blog series titled Intergenerational Latino Role Models. OjoOido.com is thrilled to introduce its ongoing blog series titled Intergenerational Latino Role Models. The OjoOido team will select and feature such role models on the blog on a regular basis. The criteria used to select…
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OjoOido.com leverages Latino youth’s mobile viewing habits to reach and teach, on a sustainable, replicable and scalable basis, the importance of developing fundamental core study skills and habits as a means to successfully achieve their educational and career goals.
The global demand for postsecondary skills continues to rise. OjoOido.com believes it would be prudent to pause long enough to look more carefully at the current postsecondary attainment figures in the United States generally, and specifically in California; to see more of it’s character, to think about why it’s happening,…
As an immigrant from Mexico, I know the importance of competent academic coaching, healthy mentorship and sustained role-model guidance. As an immigrant from Mexico, I know the importance of competent academic coaching, healthy mentorship and sustained role-model guidance. I am bilingual, bi-cultural, and I attended a public high school (Pierce…
