{"id":10229,"date":"2015-09-22T12:49:31","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T19:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/?p=10229"},"modified":"2016-06-09T11:12:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T18:12:48","slug":"mental-strength-enables-college-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/10229\/social-justice\/mental-strength-enables-college-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental strength enables college journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

SJCC students on the rise despite difficult beginnings<\/strong>
\nBY DARRICK L. HURD<\/strong>
\nTIMES STAFF<\/p>\n

Mohammed Bieder, Marques Hicks and Hayley Leonard have overcome unstable situations at home, an obstacle that made focusing in class difficult.<\/p>\n

The San Jose City College students have used their brains, their mental strength, to get ahead.
\nBieder had to go through the mourning phases of losing his grandmother. He relied on her for transportation to and from school.<\/p>\n

\u201cI used my passion for acting to motivate me and managed to persuade my mother to take me to school,\u201d said Bieder, a 15-year-old theater major.<\/p>\n

The daily schedule for Leonard, an Early Childhood Educator major, includes caring for her disabled mother. Leonard took advantage of the financial aid program to get into school.
\nHicks did not have any money, nor anywhere to live, but he sought and found housing programs and financial aid.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, my living situation did affect my work. I had to struggle to get it done,\u201d Hicks said. \u201cI used willpower to overcome my physical problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are so negative at times and don\u2019t smile. I share my smile with the world and keep a positive outlook on life,\u201d Leonard said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy greatest accomplishment was making it to college at the age of 14 because I am obligated,\u201d Bieder said.<\/p>\n

These SJCC students have risen through college despite the harsh conditions because they were mentally determined.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaintaining a positive mind state can\u2019t bring my grandmother back to life, but it has given me the fortitude, mental and physical strength, to attain my goals,\u201d Bieder said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t possibly give my studies 100 percent if I\u2019m thinking 30 percent,\u201d Leonard said.
\nHicks, 38, was inspired by the words of New York rapper KRS1, who said, \u201cKnowledge is power.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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