[Cynthia S.]

1)Lack of psycho-social training for educators – If the child is having problems at home and exhibits that frustration or fear the next day at school, the teacher needs to identify underlying causes, i.e. child witnessed his mother being abused and couldn’t protect her. He gets labeled “problem child,” or “violent”, then gets reprimanded and treated as such. Studies have shown that children of all races, socio-economic classes are initially very eager to learn, but by the time they reach the 4th grade, that changes for some. Verbal and non-verbal messages that say ‘you’re not good or smart enough’ are key causes for the lost interest. 2)School curriculum lacks culturally diverse role models – Their self esteem is whittled away with each lesson received. People of color have been left out of the school books but have made significant contributions to our history. Children need this knowledge to build pride and self esteem. 3)Socio-economic Sensitivity – Studies show the majority of parents regardless of race, ethnicity or economic background, want their children to go on to college. What may be mis-interpreted as uneducated or uncaring, might be a hard working single parent who has two jobs and can’t get time off to come to the school for a meeting.

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Name : Cynthia S., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, Age : 40, City : Milwaukee, State : WI, Country : United States, Occupation : Management, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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