“I'm going to be straight with you. There are a lot of people who think you can't do it. Because your family doesn't have money. Because you're Latino or Vietnamese. But here at KIPP we believe in you. If you work hard and are nice, you will go to college and have a successful life. You will be extraordinary because here we work really really hard, and that makes you smart. “You WILL make mistakes. You WILL mess up. We will too. But you will all have beautiful behavior. Because everything here at KIPP is earned. EVERYTHING is earned. Everything is EARNED.
