This week was definitely interesting. After having the opportunity to get to know some of the students a little better I have been able to understand why the non-traditional setting works so well for them. My students are not assigned homework or readings, however in order to attend this school they must be working at least a part-time job. Many of them have children of their own, or are caring for a parent or grandparent, and still some care for their siblings. Add that on top of a job and finding a babysitter, homework tends to be at the bottom of their "to do" lists. We would be setting them up to fail.
Today my students came in to class and were talking about a few people in their neighborhoods who had been shot the night before. Another person was stabbed while playing dice in the back alley. The part that baffled me was that the students spoke as though this happened daily and was no big deal.
Loewen speaks about the "thoughtless use of the terms civilized and civilization..." (p101). I have been listening to these students wondering what they consider civilized.
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