I mentioned this one time in our class discussions, but I wanted to post something about it since A Hope in the Unseen is also reflective of the issues students encounter in inner city schools today. "The Wire" is a show on HBO that I would encourage you all to watch if you have the opportunity. You can rent previous seasons or buy them. I feel like this show teaches you so much about the complexity of crime, violence, poverty, racial disparity, and how children and an education is interwoven in this dance somehow. I've included a couple of links, please read about it... it is so smart and so pertinent to our future and the future of the children we teach. Interestingly, the writer of this show is a former cop-turned schoolteacher... his perspective is a rare one, and one I think we can benefit from!
'The Wire' shines harsh spotlight on failures of inner-city schools
By ALEJANDRO DANOIS, For The Associated Press
http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2006 ... 466c85.txt
Schools Are a Crime on 'The Wire'
By Kate O'Hare
http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-thewi ... -headlines
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