Last week went by extremely fast. It was our first week back from winter break and our last full week of instruction prior to final exams and regents. The best part of the week instructionally was my lecture on poverty --- the kids were very engaged as they debated whether people “choose” to be poor.
While most students agreed that people chose to be poor – it became clear their concept of poverty was distorted … they equated poverty to homeless people begging on the streets. I hope that by the end of the unit they are able to see both individual and structural causes of both homelessness and poverty.
In addressing the temperance movement in another class, we also discussed the decriminalization of marijuana. The students were very opposed to the idea.
Two of my students also shared life stories that included molestation in foster homes and parental alcohol abuse. – The way these things were handled further reinforced my charge to move to a macro level within education and social entrepreneurship VERY soon.
The goal is to write to you all at least weekly.
Talk to You Soon!
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