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Hidden Curriculum: What No One Tells You About Going To College
Many students eventually figure out what they need to succeed in higher education, but not because they learned about it in high school, or because it was written down in any official handbook. Instead, they succeed because they uncover resources and help that exist if only you know where to look.The name for this idea is hidden curriculum. As one scholar puts it: “The hidden curriculum is the rules of the game that some people get the rulebook for and some other people don’t."(Read: You Can Succeed At College Once You Figure Out All The Little Things No One Tells You About.)The students featured in our ongoing Hidden Curriculum series successfully navigated higher education while faced with particular challenges because of their background and life circumstances.
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College students with disabilities often have to be their own tireless advocates. -
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A mother of two, Paty Lozano is also a student at Santa Monica College, and she’s still figuring out how to make time for herself. -
Pursuing higher education as a veteran is reintegration — and it requires finding your community. -
Undocumented college students face financial straits, isolation and curbed opportunities in higher education, but California is still working to make their path easier. -
Colleges have resources available to those who are no longer incarcerated and want a degree. And there are often people eager to help. -
In College, Dyslexic Students Often Have To Be Their Own Advocates. How Some Found A Path To SuccessEven students who enter higher education with a known learning disability are unlikely to ask for help.
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This project was made possible with support from College Futures Foundation.