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Professor Christine So wants to know why English is the only department at Georgetown with an Asian American studies scholar in it. In the spring of 2019, two years after she started teaching at Georgetown, she created an Intro to Asian American Studies course that explores what it means to be Asian American, factoring in its connection to class, ethnicity, sexuality, and more.
This hallway is decorated with college banners so every day as students walk into the classroom, they see that goal of a college education. cornerstone constantly assesses students but doesn't teach to test like many public schools that focus on standardized exams. >> we need to know about every individual student, what makes that student tick, what makes that student learn, what are the challenges that that student is facing. >> reporter: teachers are so committed they work here even though many earn less than they could in public school. parents or guardians also must make a commitment to be...
School. so it's, like, we're actually on vacation. >> reporter: easy to see why with after-school activities like fencing, a new experience for caitlin. >> cornerstone to me embodies what education should be. you get the reading, the math and arithmetic and you're learning how to be a well-rounded person, how to love each other, how to get along. >> cornerstone also motivates children to achieve. this hallway is decorated with college banners so every day as students walk into the classroom, they see that goal of a college education. >> cornerstone constantly assesses students, but doesn't tea...