This article shows how students are placed into certain categories in schools. They are educated in coordinance with their categories they are placed in. African American males are victim to this categorization of being trouble makers. Horror stories precede students into the clasroom and create reputations that may not fit the student. These boys are more likely to be singled out and punished than other students. School personnel argue whether these boys should be given access to the special programs which are designed for those who are failing in school.
I think there are problems with these ideas, already preceding these students into school and creating a stigma against African American boys. This is creating a reputations and preparing teachers to treate students in a certain way.
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I agree with you, depending on the teacher preceding "reputations" can definitely effect the way African American boys especially are treated. I think it is horrifying that some school personnel argue whether these boys should be given access to the special programs which are designed for those who are failing in school. I can't really believe that a discussion about it is even allowed to happen in any type of school. No matter who you are if you are struggling in school there should be some kind of help available to you incase you want to take the initiative to try and do better.
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