Success Story Jose Luis Vasquez Palacios
Recently, Teacher Laetitia ran into one of her former students, Jose Luis Vasquez Palacios. Nine years ago, he was in her Beginning ESL class. Now he is producing a television show and getting ready to attend San Francisco State University in the Fall. He was kind enough to share his story with us about how he achieved his goals and what we can all do to achieve ours. Jose Luis Vasquez Palacios Jose Luis moved to the US from Guatemala ten years ago. He attended San Mateo Adult School from 2008 to 2012. At that time, Luis had in his backpack a few books, some CD’s and several dreams despite an empty stomach. He started with Teacher Laetitia in Low Beginning ESL and finished with Teacher Elizabeth in Advanced class. At San Mateo Adult School, Luis found people who believed in him, and the support he needed to succeed. He learned not only excellent educational lessons, but also lifetime lessons that he took to his heart until today. From SMA...