Comments for First Generation--The Documentary http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com The Journey Of Four High School Students Who Are First In Their Families To Go To College Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:36:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Should Students Get Paid for Good Grades? by mike n ike http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/should-students-get-paid-for-good-grades/#comment-162 mike n ike Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:36:36 +0000 http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-162 i think that kids should get paid...im getting paid 1 dollar for each 4[my school uses numbers 1-4]i get so its not really neough to make me spoiled...plus 4 is EXCEEDING the standard not doing average so yeah i think that kids should get paid…im getting paid 1 dollar for each 4[my school uses numbers 1-4]i get so its not really neough to make me spoiled…plus 4 is EXCEEDING the standard not doing average so yeah

]]> Comment on Should Students Get Paid for Good Grades? by NIKE BOY http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/should-students-get-paid-for-good-grades/#comment-158 NIKE BOY Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:36:10 +0000 http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-158 Kids should get paid for their becuz: 1. It helps alot of kids pass more in their classes, 2. They can save their money for when they become a responsible adult, 3. They won't have to steal anymore, and focus on their education, and 4. cuz i said so Kids should get paid for their becuz: 1. It helps alot of kids pass more in their classes, 2. They can save their money for when they become a responsible adult, 3. They won’t have to steal anymore, and focus on their education, and 4. cuz i said so

]]> Comment on Homeless to Harvard by NancyG http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/homeless-to-harvard/#comment-156 NancyG Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:32:29 +0000 http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-156 Thank you all for your kind words for Khadijah and those who supported her. Khadijah has started her freshman year at Harvard College and has a website that provides updates – http:///www.khadijahwilliams.com. Khadijah was interviewed this week for an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show entitled “Don’t Stop Believing.” It is scheduled to air on Friday, October 2. Watch for Oprah’s surprise for Khadijah! Thank you all for your kind words for Khadijah and those who supported her. Khadijah has started her freshman year at Harvard College and has a website that provides updates – http:///www.khadijahwilliams.com.

Khadijah was interviewed this week for an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show entitled “Don’t Stop Believing.” It is scheduled to air on Friday, October 2. Watch for Oprah’s surprise for Khadijah!

]]> Comment on Should Students Get Paid for Good Grades? by PRECIOUS B. http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/should-students-get-paid-for-good-grades/#comment-154 PRECIOUS B. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:25:53 +0000 http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-154 I REALLY DISAGREE WITH LAUREN:) !!!!!! I REALLY DISAGREE WITH LAUREN:) !!!!!!

]]> Comment on Should Students Get Paid for Good Grades? by PRECIOUS B. http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/should-students-get-paid-for-good-grades/#comment-153 PRECIOUS B. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:24:51 +0000 http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-153 I REALLY, STRONGLY AGREE WITH JIMMY JAMES:) !!!!! I REALLY, STRONGLY AGREE WITH JIMMY JAMES:) !!!!!

]]> Comment on Cal Grants in Jeopardy by CA Valedictorian Barred from Giving Graduation Speech « First Generation–The Documentary http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/cal-grants-in-jeopardy/#comment-148 CA Valedictorian Barred from Giving Graduation Speech « First Generation–The Documentary Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:38:44 +0000 http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/?p=155#comment-148 [...] California students and educators are up in arms about our state’s educational crisis and the recently proposed cuts by the Governor, and we all have opinions about what should and shouldn’t be done to untangle [...] [...] California students and educators are up in arms about our state’s educational crisis and the recently proposed cuts by the Governor, and we all have opinions about what should and shouldn’t be done to untangle [...]

]]> Comment on Should Illegal Immigrants Get In-State Tuition Rates? by Charity Dell http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/should-illegal-immigrants-get-in-state-tuition-rates/#comment-147 Charity Dell Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:04:10 +0000 http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/?p=143#comment-147 Most Americans forget that the majority of undocumented illegals have come to the US to WORK, not just loaf around and ask for free "hand-outs." Going to college to obtain an education is an extension of preparing for work and ultimately, preparing to become self-sustaining and economically fit for the future. Those children of illegals who aspire to university-level study are not likely to be involved with drugs and criminal activities. Many of them also work to help their families eat and pay bills. Therefore, it seems reasonable to assume that supporting these students for college/university is much more cost-effective than having to pay $50,000 or more a year to house them in prison, or spend thousands more trying to "support generations of a welfare family". Most college graduates can expect to enter white-collar professions and managerial positions, and the "illegal student" supported by my tax dollars just might become the "sharp young surgeon" who repairs my heart a few years from now. As the richest nation on the planet, we could easily "afford" to educate ALL the young people who live in our country--native and/or undocumented--by just transferring a mere FRACTION of what this country spends on two foreign wars EVERY MONTH to colleges and universities. This would stimulate another growth industry--education--and thousands more teachers can be employed to instruct these students. Employed teachers spend money and thus help to stimulate the local economies in which they reside. More students=more teachers=a boost to countless retailers....a win-win situation for all Americans and most of these college graduates could take their place as productive citizens in society. Most Americans forget that the majority of undocumented illegals have come to the US to WORK, not just loaf around and ask for free “hand-outs.”
Going to college to obtain an education is an extension of preparing for work and ultimately, preparing to become self-sustaining and economically fit for the future. Those children of illegals who aspire to university-level study are not likely to be involved with drugs and criminal activities. Many of them also work to help their families eat and pay bills.
Therefore, it seems reasonable to assume that supporting these students for college/university is much more cost-effective than having to pay $50,000 or more a year to house them in prison, or spend thousands
more trying to “support generations of a welfare family”. Most college graduates can expect to enter white-collar professions and managerial
positions, and the “illegal student” supported by my tax dollars just might become the “sharp young surgeon” who repairs my heart a few years from
now.
As the richest nation on the planet, we could easily “afford” to educate ALL the young people who live in our country–native and/or undocumented–by just transferring a mere FRACTION of what this country
spends on two foreign wars EVERY MONTH to colleges and universities.
This would stimulate another growth industry–education–and thousands more teachers can be employed to instruct these students. Employed teachers spend money and thus help to stimulate the local economies in which they reside. More students=more teachers=a boost to countless retailers….a win-win situation for all Americans and most of these college graduates could take their place as productive citizens in society.

]]> Comment on Should Illegal Immigrants Get In-State Tuition Rates? by jayejfenderson http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/should-illegal-immigrants-get-in-state-tuition-rates/#comment-146 jayejfenderson Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:41:07 +0000 http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/?p=143#comment-146 Thank you for this insightful comment! You bring up some excellent points to ponder. Thank you for this insightful comment! You bring up some excellent points to ponder.

]]> Comment on Should Illegal Immigrants Get In-State Tuition Rates? by Jeff Dotts http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/should-illegal-immigrants-get-in-state-tuition-rates/#comment-145 Jeff Dotts Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:33:53 +0000 http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/?p=143#comment-145 It's important to put the issues of immigration and the issues of education into separate buckets for discussion. The DREAM Act is a matter of education and, on a more macro scale, the request for a cultural paradigm shift. Children of undocumented immigrants are promised a K-12 education once in America. The recent trend, especially among immigrants from Latin America, however is an increase in drop-out as graduation nears. There is anecdotal evidence that suggests this is a result of youth seeing a narrowing of opportunity following graduation. As an issue of education, we can easily connect drop-out to increases in incarceration, higher demographic rates of poverty, and increased economic pressure on the social services system. The reality is that immigrant youth have been in public schools, learning to be Americans - in identity and spirit - with the same aspirations and dreams. Supporting them for four more years of higher education is far less costly than supporting them indefinitely in prisons and with social services. The 10 states that, since 2001, have passed laws allowing undocumented students who graduate from in-state high schools to qualify for in-state college tuition have not experienced a large influx of new immigrant students who have displaced native-born students or added financial burdens to their education systems. In fact, these measures tend to increase school revenues by bringing in tuition from students who otherwise would not be in college. Kids coming to America frequently don't have a choice. But when they do choose to take advantage of the educational system, shouldn't we empower them to take full advantage? It’s important to put the issues of immigration and the issues of education into separate buckets for discussion. The DREAM Act is a matter of education and, on a more macro scale, the request for a cultural paradigm shift.
Children of undocumented immigrants are promised a K-12 education once in America. The recent trend, especially among immigrants from Latin America, however is an increase in drop-out as graduation nears. There is anecdotal evidence that suggests this is a result of youth seeing a narrowing of opportunity following graduation. As an issue of education, we can easily connect drop-out to increases in incarceration, higher demographic rates of poverty, and increased economic pressure on the social services system. The reality is that immigrant youth have been in public schools, learning to be Americans – in identity and spirit – with the same aspirations and dreams. Supporting them for four more years of higher education is far less costly than supporting them indefinitely in prisons and with social services. The 10 states that, since 2001, have passed laws allowing undocumented students who graduate from in-state high schools to qualify for in-state college tuition have not experienced a large influx of new immigrant students who have displaced native-born students or added financial burdens to their education systems.
In fact, these measures tend to increase school revenues by bringing in tuition from students who otherwise would not be in college.
Kids coming to America frequently don’t have a choice. But when they do choose to take advantage of the educational system, shouldn’t we empower them to take full advantage?

]]> Comment on Cal Grants in Jeopardy by Kate R. http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/cal-grants-in-jeopardy/#comment-143 Kate R. Wed, 27 May 2009 17:37:36 +0000 http://firstgenerationfilm.wordpress.com/?p=155#comment-143 As someone who made it through college because of CalGrants, this is very upsetting. For many low-income students, CalGrants are one of the only options that make going to college possible, and to remove this means that more and more students will either graduate with larger student debt, or opt not to attend at all. Neither is good for our economy or state. As someone who made it through college because of CalGrants, this is very upsetting. For many low-income students, CalGrants are one of the only options that make going to college possible, and to remove this means that more and more students will either graduate with larger student debt, or opt not to attend at all. Neither is good for our economy or state.

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