When I think about what these kids must have to endure, and then come to school, breaks my heart. How could any one who reads this story not have compassion. To me, in order to be a teacher, you must have compassion and the desire to work with children. We do not get the opportunity to pick and choose who our students will be. Children unfortunately do not get to choose who their parents are or whether they are going to be rich or poor, or if they are going to live in places like Manhattan or Mott Haven.
Society has a big misconception about inner city kids.
Although their circumstances can be dire at times, they are just as compassionate, ambitious, and interested in the world around them. How can we forget about them and not care about whether they are given the chance to reach their fullest potential. As teacher s we need to be equipped to deal with these types of student s that walk through our doors. It doesn t even have to be in an area like Mott Haven. You never know, you could be working in a rich district, but one of your student s lives could be just as tragic and for seven hours a day you could very well be their St. Ann s.