Continuing Education

Dr. Berger recently posed questions to Dr. Gustavo Lara González, ABE/GED Department Chair at Moreno Valley School District, about his journey from Mexico to the U.S. and his entrance into an educational system that not only earned him a Ph.D. but led him to become a leading Adult Learning advocate. Lara González shares a backdrop to his early student life in Mexico and how he blended his past learning into his teaching methods in the United States. Most of all, Lara González demonstrates how his hardened pursuit of a higher education and eventually teaching, led him to become a leading proponent of Adult Learning, avowing him to lessen the hurdles of his past for others.

By meeting students where they are—including those who had already aged out—St. Lucie redefined what it means to support every learner, no matter the timeline.

With efforts to dismantle the DOE and elevate trade-based learning, for-profit schools could reemerge, reviving both opportunity and old concerns.