Submitted by boba (not verified) on May 14, 2008 - 10:37.
When I first met Nydia she was a student at Fremont High School and co-president of the student body. In that large, inner-city high school officially categorized as underperforming (by the state) or failing (by the federal government), Nydia was determined to get a good education. To that end she had to struggle to get advanced placement courses and classes taught by top teachers as well as to improve the school for her fellow students. She succeeded, which is why I wrote about her in my new book, Robert Anderson, "The Labyrinth of Cultural Complexity: Fremont High Teachers, The Small School Policy, and Oakland Inner-City Realities," 2008 (amazon.com). Having known her then, it comes as welcome knowledge, but no surprise, to learn that she is still in the struggle and still contributing to public education in East Oakland.
Nidya Baez
Submitted by boba (not verified) on May 14, 2008 - 10:37.
When I first met Nydia she was a student at Fremont High School and co-president of the student body. In that large, inner-city high school officially categorized as underperforming (by the state) or failing (by the federal government), Nydia was determined to get a good education. To that end she had to struggle to get advanced placement courses and classes taught by top teachers as well as to improve the school for her fellow students. She succeeded, which is why I wrote about her in my new book, Robert Anderson, "The Labyrinth of Cultural Complexity: Fremont High Teachers, The Small School Policy, and Oakland Inner-City Realities," 2008 (amazon.com). Having known her then, it comes as welcome knowledge, but no surprise, to learn that she is still in the struggle and still contributing to public education in East Oakland.