For me, one of the toughest things about public school was the teachers and racial profiling. I never felt comfortable in certain classes, especially because I was the only African American kid.
Teachers made life hard for me. They moved so fast trying to teach and before I knew it, I was 2 weeks behind. They never had the time to help me with anything I asked them for help with. They just told me to pay attention.
Help from a teacher should mean sitting there explaining the curriculum and actually going through problems step by step. Public school didn't do that for me. It was always, "do this and do that" or "you can't do this". All these crazy rules just made me want to go crazy.
There were many occasions where I just wanted to give up when deep down inside I knew I needed an education. I've never been a quitter but my experience there made me want to give up on everything.
I think I speak for lots of kids in the same situation as me. Black, white, hispanic, asian, we all have the right to get respect in school. It's not fair that teachers talk to us like we're nothing. That just makes us feel like we have no future.
The school I am at right now, the Harriet Eisman Community School is more than just a school to me, it's home.
JL
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