Group Project

This week my group finally made some headway when it felt we were at a stand still.  It is primarily interesting to us how the administration is so against us (UT students) from visiting the school, especially when it could help promote education in some of their student.  That will be another topic for another day though.  As far as our project goes, we plan on visiting the school to get an idea of how the school is separated and the benefits of the regular LBJ school is much less resourced than the magnet school that is just upstairs.  Also our main goal is to give them idea about what it is like to be in college but primarily what it is like to be a minority in college.  Talking to them we will break down in groups and give them information about what types of resources they have available for them to prepare for college and what types of resources they have available once they get in college.  These programs are especially important when you are a part of a minority group that is a small percentage at a PWI.  Hopefully this discussion will spark a light in some of these kids minds that college is an option and having learned about these resources, hopefully it will make things feel a bit more easier.  Another thing we are hoping for, is that after we meet with the children, that this project can become an annual project, where LBJ can partner with another organization or class on campus that will be willing to do this on a yearly/ semesterly basis.