November 28th- Dec 2nd

After returning from Thanksgiving break, many students have been preparing for finals. Many of the students have requested extra homework days. YESS students have been diligent about using YESS class time to finish missing assignments, talk to teachers as well as study material from earlier in the semester.

Also this week, some students needed a little extra inspiration. We watched a classic empowerment film called, "Stand and Deliver". This movie is about Jamie Escalante, a Chicano educator who takes a class of students with a 3rd grade math level and teaches them the skills it will take to pass the AP calculus exam their senior year of high school.

I love showing this movie to students because this movie shows the struggles each student has and how they didn't let problems get in the way of them from achieving their goals. This movie shows that even if you are behind, you can still make it!

Overall, we had a great week back from Thanksgiving break!