As a multi-ethnic country, various ethnic groups live in every corner of the United States, including African-Americans, Asians, Latinos, Jews, Germans and Irish. . . In the process of racial integration in the United States, the most controversial race should be African-American, that is, black. Ever since their ancestors were sold to the United States as slaves, black people have been fighting for their status. Today, even if the president of the United States is African-American, the social status of blacks has been greatly improved, even surpassing whites in some aspects, but this is only a superficial phenomenon. In fact, whites still discriminate against blacks.
In the city where we live, there are many black citizens living in specific communities. In those neighborhoods, black children who have dropped out of school can often be seen wandering the streets. The teaching quality of public schools in communities is poor, and the quality of students is not high, so it is difficult to attract good teachers. Many of these black children come from single-parent families, and most of them are mothers with children. Every family has several children. Mothers usually have no formal jobs, or just rely on social assistance to live.
If all the children in the black community are like those described above, then the black children attending white schools are very different. These families can be roughly divided into the following categories: First, the children come from healthy black families, and their parents have a good education and a stable job, and they have bought a house in the white community and settled down;
Second, the child is adopted by a white couple, or one of the parents is black;
Third, ordinary black families who attach importance to their children's education, parents expect their children to study in good schools and have a bright future, so they rent houses in white communities.
Today I'm going to tell the story of a black boy from a third family. Dannuo (pseudonym)
At the age of six, he moved out of the ghetto of Chicago last September. He lives with his fourth-grade brother, mother and grandmother. His mother supports the whole family by doing odd jobs. He moved to this city because Danno's mother wanted her two children to study hard and not live like themselves in the future. This school is the best public school in this city.
Danno's mother is busy working from morning till night to make money, so both brothers walk to and from school by themselves.
Danno's brother is thin and tall, and likes playing basketball.
On the other hand, Danno is a chubby child, and he is panting after two steps.
From the first day of school,
Danno is a child who gives the teacher a headache. His behavior is quite different from that of other children. The teacher said I would read you a book, so please sit down.
Danno didn't sit down. He wandered around. The teacher suggested that he sit down. He said "no, no" and then screamed. . .
The decibel of Danno's scream was so high that the teacher couldn't attend class, so the teacher had to invite the principal and take him to the principal's office for independent education.
Danno goes to the principal's office many times a day on average. You know, going to the principal's office in the United States may be the most serious punishment for students. I had many evil thoughts about what Danno did in the principal's office, such as the principal severely criticizing him, or calling his mother to criticize him, or asking him to stand in the corner and reflect on his mistakes. . . However, none of this happened. On the contrary, what he does in the principal's office is music rest (that is, listening to some relaxing music) and toy rest (playing some fun toys).
Dano likes going to the principal's office very much.
Sometimes I take the initiative to ask the teacher, isn't my break time yet? The teacher will call the office and ask him if he can take him.
Danno had a bad temper before he went, but he felt much better and had less trouble after he went. For Danno's problem, the principal and teachers used the following methods to help him: First, in view of Danno's emotional symptoms and inability to concentrate, the principal suggested that Danno's mother take him to see a doctor, and the doctor prescribed medicine for Danno's situation.
Most ADHD children in the United States will take medicine); Second, every day, Danno will meet with the psychological counseling teacher alone for psychological counseling; Third, Danno has two breaks in the principal's office every morning and afternoon;
Fourth, the whole class, only Danno can enjoy his breakfast and lunch indefinitely. When he is full, he doesn't like to make trouble.
To be honest, the school's handling of problem students like Danno makes me feel incredible. At first, I couldn't believe it. At least as far as I know, I have never seen such a principal and such a way of education. But it's true. For the problem students, the school has not rejected, discriminated against or given up. On the contrary, it has taken various positive measures to help him make a little progress.