Nigeria: Another Look At Young Black Males
13th Nov 2006, 21:45 GMT
As a fresh immigrant to the US, I arrived armed with a graduate degree and tons of zeal to work. I found myself working as a substitute teacher in the school district of a large city. On this fateful day, my assignment led me to an alternative school, a fanciful name for a warehouse for children with behaviour problems. Within five minutes of being in the classroom, I knew I was in for the experience of a life time. Suffice to say, at the end of that day, I had gained some insight into the destination to which many of my students were headed. It was a place I would not wish on anyone. Many things caught my attention i.e. the negative behaviours, the foul language, the hopelessness that pervaded the environment, and the very low expectation from the teachers. However, one thing that stood out clearly was the fact that an overwhelming majority of the children were black males.
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