I think it's merely a matter of not knowing what to do or how to do it in some cases, and in other, of being afraid to confront the situation. We need more black teachers. Black teachers and those of other races need to talk. There is too much tension between racial groups. As a result, we are unable to help the children, as we should.
Teachers talk about many things.
I tried a few words of German and French, but he didn't seem to recognize those either. I had to get back to the other children, so when I saw him eyeing the computer, I led him to it and sat him down. I figured it couldn't hurt anything. I was amazed to discover, a few minutes later, that D. was happily engrossed in drawing a picture on paint. He looked up at me with a cherubic smile and then proceeded to show me some of the other sites he ahd found on the computer.