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(See \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/2016/02/18/getting-your-class-started-with-digital-portfolios/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rebecca Girard’s post\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about incorporating and managing digital portfolios in the classroom.)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[media-credit id=11343 align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"559\"]\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-480758 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-02-at-12.08.39-PM.png\" width=\"559\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-02-at-12.08.39-PM.png 559w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-02-at-12.08.39-PM-160x58.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-02-at-12.08.39-PM-240x88.png 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-02-at-12.08.39-PM-375x137.png 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-02-at-12.08.39-PM-520x190.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\">[/media-credit]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>PSAs\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We’ve been assessing our students all year on content, but what about other skills, like how to succeed in school (and life)? Video PSAs give students a chance to show what they know in an engaging, hands-on way, while also providing us with resources for future students. 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But many students’ films have been made with personal phones and then edited in iMovie on a Mac or with \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wevideo.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">WeVideo\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on any computer. One of my \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/2eVFNBucMR0\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">favorite student PSAs\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was made by just one student with the camera on his teacher’s Mac laptop. Your students can probably show you how easy it is for them to produce films with whatever device they have available!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eVFNBucMR0&feature=youtu.be\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Tips for Success Brochures\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This year I’m trying a new end-of-year project. 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I’m letting them each choose a focus for their brochure: how to succeed in a certain teacher’s class, how to earn good grades while also competing in a sport, how to be smart and safe on social media, how to stay out of trouble at school, etc. My experience says that letting them choose will result in greater enthusiasm for their work.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And now that Google Docs finally allows us to \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/CGzeBvSg_Xc\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">add columns\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, it is a great tool for students to create their \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/2unlGfb4LbA\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">brochures\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>You know the signs: annual state testing is done, spring break is a distant memory and the weather is noticeably warmer. As if that isn’t enough to send students into a summer-is-almost-here frenzy, the school starts announcing yearbook arrivals and promotion events. It’s enough to break the best of us. The last month of the school year can be the toughest, as these milestones might signal to students that the work that matters most is done.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">How can we keep our students engaged in meaningful work when everything around them screams “You’re almost done! Hello summer, goodbye school!”? A mini-project that offers students creative and meaningful work can make the final month not just productive, but pleasurable for all of us. And if the project culminates in some kind of publication, students will be more invested in the quality of their work. Digital portfolios, video PSAs and Tips for Success brochures engage students in creative work while also reinforcing lessons learned during the year through meaningful reflection.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Portfolios\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even if your students haven’t archived their work in portfolios this year, it’s not too late to start. In fact, digital portfolios are so quick and easy to create, your students could put together quite an impressive website in just a couple weeks. Plus, they’ll benefit from taking time to look back through what they’ve learned this year, share their proudest moments, and reflect on their growth.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are many online choices for creating digital portfolios that are pretty simple, yet can result in slick, professional looking sites. This year my eighth graders started using the new \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://sites.google.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Google Sites\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and they love how easy it is to insert their work directly from their Google Drive. In previous years, we have also found \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.weebly.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Weebly\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wix.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wix\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://wordpress.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to be easy platforms for creating personal websites. \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/presentation/u/0/?tgif=d\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Google Slides\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://web.seesaw.me/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">SeeSaw\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> work well for younger student portfolios. One year I let my students choose which platform to use, and thanks to online help pages for all the options, they were able to work on their own and get help when they needed it, even if their classmates were using a variety of different sites.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As guidance, I give my students a list of pieces to add to their portfolios, such as their best expository writing, poem, literary analysis, etc. But besides just dropping their work into a website, my students also write introductions to each piece, which include reflections on why each work was meaningful to them. And that’s where I see the power of portfolios: Because students are sorting through their work from the year, they are reminded of the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://alissam22019.weebly.com/reading.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">literary analysis\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that helped them see themes that link different texts to their own lives, and they remember and more fully appreciate \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://meganh3ela.weebly.com/writing.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">the poem\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> they wrote earlier in the year that introduced them to the bittersweet emotions of nostalgia. Reflection is a powerful tool for learning, but even more powerful is the polishing and publication of those reflections. (See \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/2016/02/18/getting-your-class-started-with-digital-portfolios/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rebecca Girard’s post\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about incorporating and managing digital portfolios in the classroom.)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>I am a 5th and 8th-grade science teacher and at the start of the 2013 school year, I wondered if I could get my students to become productive scientific writers. To find out, I introduced my students to the concept of blogging at the start of 2013, and have had my students experiment with blogging ever since. As a result of this experimentation, I have concluded that by blogging my fifth and eighth-grade students can indeed become prolific content writers, adept at explaining concepts and making their thinking visible. This is our story…\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The First Blog Assignment\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In September 2013, when I first introduced the idea of blogging in the science classroom, I was met with the usual response. First, excitement at using this “new” thing that nobody else in my district was using, followed quickly by the realization that there were assignments to be written. There were lots of groans and complaints along the lines of “Why do we have to do this?” So much so, that in November I \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://adventuresciencegarcia.blogspot.com/2013/11/why-blogs-are-not-going-away.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">published a post \u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">for my students explaining why the blogs were not going away!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the beginning, the assignment was pretty straightforward: Tell your readers what you learned in class. I was not expecting much more than what I got, which was a simple one paragraph answer and perhaps rhetorical questions about the content. Their blogs then were a simple extension of the notebook, a “substitution” if you will. During the year I experimented with different ideas, adding to and modifying the blog requirements. By the end of that first year, two things became clear: First, aside from weekly writings, blogs could also be used for more thorough reflection on a subject. (I teach using project-based learning, and one of the cornerstones of this type of teaching is the reflective piece.) And second, the blogs had become a space where \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://moomoocowbabygilbert.blogspot.com/2014/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">students were exploring ideas\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> not presented in the classroom. 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Although blogs were a chore to grade, the improvement in their writing was evident. Little did I know that there was still some tweaking to be done.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 2015-2016 year marked a major milestone for my student bloggers. I see the same students for four years, so the little fifth graders that had started blogging with me were now seventh-grade pros. In March of 2016, my first student wrote her \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://shscience2025.blogspot.com/2016/03/100th-blog-post-celebration.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">100th blog post\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and although all of them have since reached this number, she was the only one to ever celebrate it with yet another post.\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I also noticed something interesting happening in the blogs that school year. Throughout the year, I talked about NGSS science and engineering practices, as well as cross-cutting concepts. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>I am a 5th and 8th-grade science teacher and at the start of the 2013 school year, I wondered if I could get my students to become productive scientific writers. To find out, I introduced my students to the concept of blogging at the start of 2013, and have had my students experiment with blogging ever since. As a result of this experimentation, I have concluded that by blogging my fifth and eighth-grade students can indeed become prolific content writers, adept at explaining concepts and making their thinking visible. This is our story…\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The First Blog Assignment\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In September 2013, when I first introduced the idea of blogging in the science classroom, I was met with the usual response. First, excitement at using this “new” thing that nobody else in my district was using, followed quickly by the realization that there were assignments to be written. There were lots of groans and complaints along the lines of “Why do we have to do this?” So much so, that in November I \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://adventuresciencegarcia.blogspot.com/2013/11/why-blogs-are-not-going-away.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">published a post \u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">for my students explaining why the blogs were not going away!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the beginning, the assignment was pretty straightforward: Tell your readers what you learned in class. I was not expecting much more than what I got, which was a simple one paragraph answer and perhaps rhetorical questions about the content. Their blogs then were a simple extension of the notebook, a “substitution” if you will. During the year I experimented with different ideas, adding to and modifying the blog requirements. By the end of that first year, two things became clear: First, aside from weekly writings, blogs could also be used for more thorough reflection on a subject. (I teach using project-based learning, and one of the cornerstones of this type of teaching is the reflective piece.) And second, the blogs had become a space where \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://moomoocowbabygilbert.blogspot.com/2014/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">students were exploring ideas\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> not presented in the classroom. Some students had moved on beyond the assignment to write about scientific concepts that were of interest to them.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[media-credit id=11282 align=\"alignnone\" width=\"637\"]\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-477449\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/first-blog.jpg\" alt=\"first blog\" width=\"637\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/first-blog.jpg 637w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/first-blog-160x144.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/first-blog-240x216.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/first-blog-375x338.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/first-blog-520x469.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\">[/media-credit]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The Second Set of Blogs\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we started the 2014-2015 school year, I knew that the blogs had to become more rigorous. I wanted them to be a place for \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://mariana68.wixsite.com/adventure5th/blog\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">weekly reflection\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as well as a place for students to explore other content related to the class. I no longer simply asked, “What did you learn?,” but, instead, started pushing for a more in-depth commentary. The assignment was the same at all grade levels, and since I gave the option of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://afscience2023.blogspot.com/2015/01/rewritable-paper-prints-with-light-not.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">V-logs\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (video blogs), most students \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://epscience2023.blogspot.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">blogged consistently\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Although blogs were a chore to grade, the improvement in their writing was evident. Little did I know that there was still some tweaking to be done.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 2015-2016 year marked a major milestone for my student bloggers. I see the same students for four years, so the little fifth graders that had started blogging with me were now seventh-grade pros. In March of 2016, my first student wrote her \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://shscience2025.blogspot.com/2016/03/100th-blog-post-celebration.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">100th blog post\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and although all of them have since reached this number, she was the only one to ever celebrate it with yet another post.\u003c/span>\u003cbr>\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I also noticed something interesting happening in the blogs that school year. Throughout the year, I talked about NGSS science and engineering practices, as well as cross-cutting concepts. And this thinking started appearing in the blogs.. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[media-credit id=11282 align=\"alignnone\" width=\"704\"]\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-477447\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/100thblogpost.jpg\" alt=\"100thblogpost\" width=\"704\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/100thblogpost.jpg 704w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/100thblogpost-160x123.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/100thblogpost-240x184.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/100thblogpost-375x288.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/100thblogpost-520x399.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\">[/media-credit]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[media-credit id=11282 align=\"alignnone\" width=\"606\"]\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-477450\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/SEP1.jpg\" alt=\"SEP1\" width=\"606\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/SEP1.jpg 606w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/SEP1-160x67.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/SEP1-240x100.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/SEP1-375x157.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/SEP1-520x217.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\">[/media-credit]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Blogs Times Three\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Armed with three years of blogging experience, I began this school year with a new set of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://mariana68.wixsite.com/adventureblogs\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">grade-level expectations\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the blogs. I knew that continuing to ask for weekly reflections was a bit much; students often don’t have the stamina or metacognitive abilities to produce in-depth thinking on a consistent basis. Instead, I now ask them to begin by stating what they know about the week’s topic after participating in the lessons. I have made it very clear that this first paragraph should not include “what we did,” or even “what I learned.” I want them to take a step back and summarize the content explored in a given week. 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I’ve just confined those to the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://afscience15.blogspot.com/2017/03/biodiversity-project.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">end of a unit\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://mcsience.blogspot.com/2017/02/superhero-genetics-project-blog.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">project\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even though we are publishing using a public platform, we have yet to explore the world of commenting on each other’s posts. Nor have I asked the students to publish more broadly. However, as you can see from the linked grade-level examples presented above, blogging in a science class is not only doable, but is also a way for students to make a positive digital footprint. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Welcome to \u003cstrong>Life According To:\u003c/strong>, a new series featuring students in their own words, unfiltered. 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We should just be seen us ourselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-449671\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca 3\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-375x563.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have so much access to communication and news, like talking to people on the other side of the world and it’s so much easier now. Technology is advancing and it is providing a wide range of opportunities. You can find hobbies, new friends, jobs, and internships. This has grown social justice! The feminism movement! I like where this is going.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have a small say in politics. You have to be 18 to vote. It is hard to get a job in this field. We can get internships, but our voices aren’t ranked as high as adults and it’s harming to us. We have a voice! We have a say! We should always have a say! We understand the issues, yet we are neglected. We are not children! We want to be engaged! I think adults see teens as still developing, but I do not see it that way. There should always be trust. Trust is needed to grow! Yes, there are failures, but that is acceptable. We are trying to get where we want to go and trust in us gets us there.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Interview and Photos by Orion Huang, 12th Grade, Millbrae\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Life According To: Jaidan Olivier, 11th Grade, Richmond\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-476391\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9101\" width=\"639\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101.jpg 639w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-160x159.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-240x238.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-375x373.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-520x517.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The worst thing about being a teenager is stressing over SAT classes and worrying about not getting into the college of your dreams. I worry that I have come to a wall and I can no longer achieve the goals I have set. 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Well, now I’m in high school and I can’t wait to go to college. I assume when I go to college, I’ll be excited for a job. If I find a job I love, I’d be excited to keep doing that. I think part of it is just keeping moving and finding yourself. Especially since as I get older I specialize a lot more, I’ve gotten a little more freedom, and that has allowed me to evaluate who I am. And I think in the future I’m just going to get more opportunities like that. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449715\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Luke 3\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">My parents are pretty in tune with how I operate, and I think I’m very lucky in that sense. To have that kind of support from your parents and understanding from your parents, and that kind of open candid honesty, I think that’s important for a teen. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449714\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Luke 2\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think that sometimes adults see things too black-and-white, in what is uncomfortable for them, and I think there’s a lot more gray.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Interview and photos by Cooper Veit, 11th Grade, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Life According To: Alexis Aranda, 11th Grade, Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449719\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-1920x2560.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’m a very active person. I’m always looking at the bright side and always finding happy thoughts in my head and always smiling. I like to be happy and make other people happy so I try to, let’s see, I try to do my best to help other people in ways I can help them. And of course, we live in a world where everything is not perfect and we’re imperfect. And there’s a lot of bad stuff in this world. Like people dying from causes, car crashes, shootings, misunderstandings and arguments around this community. Because of all the struggles that people are going through, it affects them mentally. And then they try to find a solution, to find help and get away from all their problems so they drink or they smoke.They get high and they’re not really conscious of what they’re doing and they just go crazy. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449720\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis Aranda\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-1920x2560.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What I like to do is build stuff with my hands and I like creating. I guess I’m pretty crafty, artistic even. I have random ideas. And right now, since I’m in this program, right? The FabLab, Maker’s Ed. I’m making jewelry with the laser cutter and wood, and right now I’m working on a walking cane for my grandpa. Out of wood. But yeah, I like to make stuff with my hands. Having the capacity to make something your own is pretty cool. And like, creating something and then after you’re done with your product, looking at it and being like, “Wow. Look, I made this.” You’re proud of what you have made. Basically making whatever I can and giving it to other people, which also makes them happy and if they’re happy, I’m happy too. It also benefits me. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449721\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis 3\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-520x693.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What I have been learning in school and what I see from my classmates in my school is that society and your surroundings will mostly mold you as a person. So like, what you see here in your community, will mold you as a person. Your surroundings basically, whether they’re good or bad, influence who you are. All this poverty and violence causes people who have struggles to change and do bad things. Where do they get those bad things from? Well, from their peers, from their families, from friends. They see it’s okay and supposedly how it’s helping them. So they do it too. It’s a cycle. Also there’s a lot of homeless people, because they don’t have homes and they are trying to kick us out of our homes because we’re close to the City.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I have heard and I have seen how the district doesn’t really help us. They think we’re somewhat dumb. The teachers say that we’re dumb. On the tests, they put easy questions and they don’t give us as much help as we need. We don’t have a lot of resources that could help students and teachers, who need it to teach us properly. I think if we would have counselors, instead of just one here. It would help the students a lot because right now, from what I have seen, there’s so many students who need help as if they have many problems. And because of those issues, they’re failing class, like they’re not passing them. If we were to have counselors, it would help them a lot because they would address their needs. By yourself, I don’t think you could succeed. And we need a lot of support because our surroundings affect us.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Interview and photos 1 and 2 by Crystal Zepeda, 9th Grade, Oakland \u003c/em>\u003cem>Third photo taken by Jennifer Henriquez\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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To not succeed is my greatest fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-476352\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca 2\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-375x563.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Growing up as an Asian girl in the bay, I am exposed to diversity, but I still feel like I need to conform to American standards. Sometimes I feel too Asian in the American community. Sometimes I feel too American in my home background. Most Asian parents don’t understand that we want to Americanize because we want to get accepted and I don’t think that we should want to be accepted. We should just be seen us ourselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-449671\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca 3\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-375x563.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have so much access to communication and news, like talking to people on the other side of the world and it’s so much easier now. Technology is advancing and it is providing a wide range of opportunities. You can find hobbies, new friends, jobs, and internships. This has grown social justice! The feminism movement! I like where this is going.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have a small say in politics. You have to be 18 to vote. It is hard to get a job in this field. We can get internships, but our voices aren’t ranked as high as adults and it’s harming to us. We have a voice! We have a say! We should always have a say! We understand the issues, yet we are neglected. We are not children! We want to be engaged! I think adults see teens as still developing, but I do not see it that way. There should always be trust. Trust is needed to grow! Yes, there are failures, but that is acceptable. 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And I think in the future I’m just going to get more opportunities like that. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449715\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Luke 3\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">My parents are pretty in tune with how I operate, and I think I’m very lucky in that sense. To have that kind of support from your parents and understanding from your parents, and that kind of open candid honesty, I think that’s important for a teen. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449714\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Luke 2\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think that sometimes adults see things too black-and-white, in what is uncomfortable for them, and I think there’s a lot more gray.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Interview and photos by Cooper Veit, 11th Grade, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Life According To: Alexis Aranda, 11th Grade, Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449719\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-1920x2560.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’m a very active person. I’m always looking at the bright side and always finding happy thoughts in my head and always smiling. I like to be happy and make other people happy so I try to, let’s see, I try to do my best to help other people in ways I can help them. And of course, we live in a world where everything is not perfect and we’re imperfect. And there’s a lot of bad stuff in this world. Like people dying from causes, car crashes, shootings, misunderstandings and arguments around this community. Because of all the struggles that people are going through, it affects them mentally. And then they try to find a solution, to find help and get away from all their problems so they drink or they smoke.They get high and they’re not really conscious of what they’re doing and they just go crazy. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449720\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis Aranda\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-1920x2560.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What I like to do is build stuff with my hands and I like creating. 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