Educated Minority
Educated Minority
We are an educated minority.
Why? Because some black kids aren't get’n it and some teachers aren't giv’n it.
This has got to change because its no fun to see classmates that I know are smart get left in the dark.
Teachers have got to see something beautiful in you and me.
Yes we’re loud, yes we’re funny, we roll our eyes and our neck but that doesn't mean we don’t give a heck.
We are who we are and we want to learn but instead they give us books we can’t
identify with but must struggle to read until our eyes burn.
Talk to us in terms we understand so we can show our ability to truly comprehend.
Give us tests that talks about things I know and love not things that make me shrug.
For instance instead of saying “One day Johnny and Jimmy went to the store and bought apple seeds to plant in the lovely garden they needed 5 bags of seeds each bag cost 6 dollars how much do they have to pay?”
Instead they need to use “Bonquisha went online to buy some Brazilian for her sew in in total she needs 6 bags of 22 in each bag cost 5 dollars how much does Bonquisha need to pay get her hair done.
Why do we need this type of structure? Because kids attention span is short when it comes to math.
You teachers need to learn how to lead us down the right path.
I'm doing this writing because we should be your priority.
We as African Americans are the educated minority.
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