But, her foster parents supported her as much as they could, and encouraged her to become involved in school academics and sports to keep her active and busy. The turning point for the family came one day when Nai was sent to her middle school’s principal’s office for wearing a sleeveless shirt. The principal called Nai’s foster mom to come to the school for a meeting. Nai recalls, “When my foster mom arrived at the principal’s office, she said, ‘My daughter hasn’t done anything wrong.’ She backed me up and supported me.” It was then that Nai realized that her foster mom would, “always be there for me and support
In the beginning of the article laird starts out by saying “The honey moon is over.” Laird is trying to paint a portrait that she used to love to be an online teacher. She could meet new students from everywhere and post simple assignments and her day would go by smoothly. But now this seasoned online teacher is feeling the stress of her online composition class. In The Classroom Laird gets to see her students and her students get to see her. They can react to the way she is feeling and they can get an answer to a question right there.
Medgar Evers College David Jean Baptiste Professor Hatchett 11/18/2011 Eng 1123-006 Fall 2011. In “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, Miss More teaches lessons like math, science, and social class. Sylvia and her friends learn the value of social classes and see the life outside of their community. At the end of the field trip, the children learn that through determination, they can achieve success. Both Toni Cade Bambara and Horatio Alger are trying to show that any individual can live the American Dream.
She talks about the books she has hidden under her bed; she reminds her siblings to do their homework and takes great pleasure in reciting new words to her sister and teacher. Mom is often talking or playing or feeding one of the other kids so Mary has taken her time alone to further educate herself. In many single parents homes children see the almost unbearable struggle that their parent has to bear and this would serve as encouragement to the child, to excel in his or her studies to secure a better future for them. A better education will lead to a better job and a more secure
The reason I chose this item is because in the book, the main character Pattyn Von Stratten used a journal write down all her troubles because her librarian Ms. Rose told her it would be good for her. The second item I chose was a diaper. I chose this item because all through the main characters life, she had to take care of herself and her six other younger sisters. Her mom and dad always made her change their diapers, feed them, and bathe them. The third item I chose was a ring.
Both Baby and Anne are very smart, but Baby isn’t recognized for it. Instead she is put into a practical learning class. “I didn’t bother explaining that I’d been on the honor roll at my last school. That I had to go to a program for kids who had learning disabilities made me sad beyond words.” (Page 202, O’Neil) Baby deserved more, considering she was on the honor roll. But because she had to go to a detention centre, the social worker basically forced her into going to this class.
For this piece we were allowed to choose to make what ever we wanted as long as we told our professor about it first and showed her a sketch of it in our sketchpads. I chose to make a vase for my mother. I thought at first it was not going to be hard but I would soon realize later in my journal entries just how challenging making a vase is. I started off by using the techniques I was shown to build up the vase. When
For instance, she was expecting a check from the insurance company for the death of her husband. She already knew how she intended to spend the money. The plan was to put away some of that for her daughter Beneatha, for school; she emphasized that a bit in the story. Mama’s words were, “Some of it got to be put away for Beneatha and her schoolin’-and aint nothing going to touch that part.” She then went on to say that she was going to purchase a house not just for her, but for the entire family to live in. Then when Ruth found out that she was pregnant, Mama thought of the things that she could buy if it was a girl or boy, she even thought about the size of the yard for the grandchildren to play in.
After telling her parents, the decision is made to send Billy Jean away to a special school where she can learn how to read and write. I find this ironic for two reasons. One is that the most vibrant of the characters with the most sparkle and zest is in fact the one that can not see. Billy Jean sees more within her family then her actually visual family members do. Also I find it ironic that it isn’t until after she is fully diagnosed that her family wants to send her away for an education to a special school.
“In her teens, Addams had big dreams- to do something useful in the world. Long interested in the poor from her readings of Dickens, and inspired by her mother’s kindness to the Cedarville poor, she decided to become a doctor, so that she could live and work among the poor.” (Wikipedia, Jane Addams) Addams was inspired to do great things as a young woman, and would soon become the change that she wanted to see in the