Most of the time in the studio at Backthird Audio we’re in the business of recording music and making records. But for the last week I’ve been in the studio with Dr. Lourdes Ferrer recording the audio book version of her book Hispanic Parental Involvement. The book is about empowering and educating Hispanic parents in the United States to be involved with their children’s education, and how the education system in the U.S. works. It outlines 10 competencies parents should learn to help their children to succeed in the U.S. education system and how to overcome the challenges they will face due to the differences in Latin American school systems in comparison to the United States.
Dr. Lourdes, an immigrant from Puerto Rico to the U.S. herself understands first hand the challenges that immigrants face with raising their children in a different culture and education system from that of their home country. She has dedicated her professional life to education, both in the classroom and now as a motivational speaker and author.
Her colorful passion for her work has been a joy to record her audio book with her. While I can only speak a little Spanish recollected from my high school years, It all started to come back to me as we read the book together during the recording process. Wisely, Dr. Lourdes did bring her friend Francisco, fluent in the language to help me catch any mistakes along the way.