I was so inspired by the achievements of the Warrior debate team. I feel that when students are given opportunities, REAL opportunities such as this debate team, and when students are given support like that of Mr. Angela. they will blossom. This video should serve as an awareness and an inspiration to all us going into future classrooms. We can not buy into this groupng kids on abilty and adjusting our expections accordingly. We can start by making small differences such as Dr. Turner did in her AP high school class. Mix up the students purposely and give it a try. This is something that I feel strongly about. My brother experinced this in school;
Very sickly before entering kindergarten, was always a little behind, started getting labeled, put in lower classes, retained a grade in high school and had a very negative school experience. Today he is a successful chef at a country club in Raliegh. This is because after school he acquired jobs and training and met some people who BELIEVED in him. That is what our future students need and that is what we all need at times