Kam Gan, a Chinese immigrant living in San Francisco, may not have ever thought it possible to go into engineering as a career. But an after school program in robotics has inspired her to envision an education — and eventually a job — in this male-dominated field. With this series, My Education, through the perspective of individual kids, we hope to discover how those from underprivileged backgrounds can strive beyond the confines of their circumstances, and to examine what tactics work (or...

In this feature of the multimedia series on MindShift, My Education, we focus on how a new technique in education -- hybrid learning -- works with a high-achieving student like Sintia Marquez. With this series, My Education, through the perspective of individual kids, we hope to discover how those from underprivileged backgrounds can strive beyond the confines of their circumstances, and to examine what tactics work (or don’t work) in boosting them to a place where they might have a chance...

In this installment of MindShift’s My Education series, which examines whether technology in learning can have a lasting impact on low-income kids through the perspective of one child, the question focuses on Makeal Surrell, a sweet-natured kid who lives with his two sisters and his aunt/guardian a few blocks from Elmhurst Community Prep (ECP) middle school. With this series, My Education, through the perspective of individual kids, we hope to discover how those from underprivileged...

What will it take to keep students of color interested in becoming physicists and engineers? Juan Hernandez has had a life-changing summer. The 14-year-old math and science whiz got to geek out with like-minded kids for five weeks on the lush Stanford campus, learning about everything from computer programming to the infection rate of HIV. With this series, My Education, through the perspective of individual kids, we hope to discover how those from underprivileged backgrounds can strive...