As we live in today society, life keeps getting competitive by the day. There was once a time when an American did not need a college degree in order to get a well-compensated job. Now-days, people are convinced that by getting an education, a better compensated life will be in our reach. Since I chose to do my paper on Latinos and education, I thought that it would be a good idea to make a blog on an article from the website pew research(http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/05/26/5-facts-about-latinos-and-education/) that talked about how Latinos have fared in education. In summary Latinos have increased in the attendance and graduation rate from four year institutions. There must be many reasons for this hike. One of the main reasons might be due to the fact that trade schools are not cutting it for them these days. Another reason might be because they want to be in the best position possible when they go towards applying for a job.

I asked a friend what it was about being at the university level and he told me that it was a major accomplishment and there is also a lot of networking and experiences that come with the whole college experience. Meeting a lot of people can increase their chances of landing a job or getting a connection. After asking my friend about obtaining an education, I started to think about kids in grade school and how important it is that they are given the most attention possible on their pursuit towards their educational journey. That is where we all started and that should be where we should focus in terms of improving graduation rates. Although improvement tends to happen slowly here in the United States, a little improvement is better than no improvement. There is a saying in Spanish that says “si se puede” and “si se pudo” and they translate into yes it can and yes it will. If Latinos want to continue to promote the number of graduates, then we are going to have to continue to prove society wrong. We will have to accept challenges, fight through the obstacles, and continue the journey until we’re at the finish line where we will receive our degrees.