Student Text 2000 by Ernesto Galarza

Student Text 2000 by Ernesto Galarza

The current social media, movies, TV, etc., that we are living through has shown us that our society craves to be cool. Whether by the clothes we wear, attitude expressed, music we listen to, or people we follow, being labeled cool has always been a sort of badge of honor; however, very few understand that being cool comes with responsibilities. My hope is to provide a more inclusive and less hateful future, which I feel can only be achieved with the help of our children, who are our future. This character, the cool kid, is based on my life, which I say with the utmost of humility and is maybe a reason why it has taken me so long to embark on this journey.

As a young person (which my same mindset has continued through my adult life), I was always able to work and deal with matters that at times were above my head and fraught with deep in meaning; however, doing the right thing or doing the cool thing always allowed me to humbly resolve the respective matter. I can remember, on so many occasions, how my peers where picked-on, bullied, left out of playtime, shunned, etc., and how I was always the bridge between the so-called cool kids and the not cool kids. My position of being a bridge then, which continues now, provided me with the insight into how I can help bridge relationships between children by having the cool kid tell them that it's cool to let others play; or to tell them that it's not cool to pick on someone; or allow them to realize that it's actually not cool to slander, hate, or (what we see so often) exclude another child for whatever reason.

As a parent, I have relied on teachers, clergy, family, and friends to help me, as well as other parents, to guide our children; however, once again, this method always made me realize that it is an adult telling children on how they are to conduct themselves for a better life for them and our society. That is why the cool kid will be a perfect medium to propagate my message. Think about it:, how many kids fall prey to negative peer pressures? But this time, the cool kid does the opposite of that negative peer pressure.

Ernesto Galarza (1905-1984) was a labor organizer, historian, professor, and community activist. When he was eight, he migrated from Jalcocotan, Nayarit, Mexico, to Sacramento, California, where he worked as a farm laborer. He received a Ph.D. in history from Columbia University. In addition to Barrio Boy, he is the author of a number of books, including Strangers in Our Fields (1956), Merchants of Labor (1964), and Spiders in the House and Workers in the Fields (1970). In 1979, Dr. Galarza was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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ISBN 13	9780030559877
ISBN 10	0030559871
Title	Student Text 2000
Author	Ernesto Galarza
Series	Holt Mcdougal Library High School With Connections
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Holt McDougal
Year published	1999-12-01
Number of pages	336
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