I taught in High School for only one year, and many of my students came from non English or limited English speaking homes. Many of them would be the first to graduate High School, never mind having college in their futures. They had a hunger to be more. If Arleen read for them, I truly believe it would have effected them in a positive way.
Kids from low social economic backgrounds need to have positive role models. They need encouragement. They need to know they can make it. They need to know education is the way and not drugs. That way can be very allouring because of the instant money.
As educators we can have a profound affect on children's lives. I have first hand experience in this area. I was fortunate enough to have teachers who cared and went the extra mile. They installed in me a love for learning.
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It is true that we, as educators, need to remember what it was like for us as students in a classroom. I have a new awareness of this since I have begun grad school. When I become frustrated as a student because I get confused, it humbles me a bit to know that this is how my students feel. I am mature and know (most of the time) how to deal with the frustration. What about the immature students who don't? They give up! That is how I feel sometimes as well. So, if I have learned anything in this Master's program, it is to be more patient and open to my students' needs.
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