What I've Learned So Far

1) What have you learned how to do since you started working on your senior project?

I have learned to pay more attention and focus on current events that I never really thought about or even knew were occurring. Before, whenever I would watch the news I would not look at important things that impacted me, but instead be horrified by the terrible news. I never grasped the fact that television also brought helpful, direct resources that could better the community. I started noticing that there were specific segments in news broadcasts that were dedicated to inform the audience. Whether they were about finance, education, etc. they all served a purpose and hoped to help the viewers. Since my research project is about Latino Education, anything that related to it, like the Dream Act, immigration protests, or new statistics about Hispanic education, I started to notice it frequently. I am now more aware about current events and make sure that I am up-to-date with my information. By paying attention to my surroundings this helps me understand whether Latino parents are being offered resources that will help them encourage their children pursue a higher education. I believe that this is really important since it may be a possible answer to my essential question. 


2) Post evidence of this accomplishment.  It can be in the form of a picture, video, document, etc..

In the Univision station that primarily serves spanish-speakers, I found a segment named "Es el momento: Educate," which means: It is the moment- Educate yourself. After watching several episodes I went on to their website where I found a lot of resources. Parents who may be watching this show can get interested and log on to the cite, which is great because it goes into depth about a lot of things. I'm not sure if it existed before, but this education program seems to be fairly new. This new lists of programs makes me believe that Latinos are starting to become more aware about the education issues and they want to fix it. The website is : http://vidayfamilia.univision.com/es-el-momento/?origRef=http%3A%2F%2Fvidayfamilia.univision.com%2F

3) What research helped you to do this and how?
As I was thinking about possible solutions to my essential question I was with my mother watching spanish television. I saw a piece of the segment and then asked my mother about it. She then told me that Univision has a new program that is about education. She described what the show was about and some of the resources that they offered. Later on through out the week I started to notice that the messages were daily and they covered a lot about education. In the segment they offered their website as a suggestion to look at and I did. Now, whether its in English or Spanish television I have been more involved in seeking specific information about education.