Later in the article the author says: "How dispariging it must be to go to school and hear adults reinforce negative stereotypes about people like those you love most. Hearing classist language like that puts an idea into students minds that they and their family are not enough.

2) Pregnancy. If you're a woman who has children already and is pregnant with another, you may have to take pregnancy leave. If you are already working a lower class job you may not be able to take the leave that you need.

3) Something that stood out to me was when the author mentioned that a student might want to work in a fast food restauraunt and thats okay! I think that it's important to remember the fact that our mcdonalds and burger king don't just come from a store, there are people who work in the stores making your food. Sometimes thats what people want to do and that is something we need to normalize.

4) I can't say that I do remember a teacher making a classist remark but I do remember looking up to big jobs, like acting and city planning, stuff like that. Something must have been drilled into my mind that made me feel like I shouldn't have a job at places that are deemed "bad'.

5) Instead of promoting and encouraging students to get _____ jobs, we encourage students to pursue their passions and interests.

1. "you don't want to be on welfare when your older" is a classist saying because there are kids whose parents are on welfare and other social services and are working really hard to try and get out of that situation and are still good people. Students might feel bad about their personal situation and the people they love.
2. People with jobs that are deemed as less difficult are viewed as less experience meaning it is harder for them to get a higher paying job. Another barrier is that people with less education are not as able to get a high paying job but education is expensive.
3. What stood out to me is the fact that adults just said those really hurt full things without even thinking about it.
4. I cant think of one that I remember but I bet I have seen one before.
5. I think thinking about people we know who are not in the same social class/a lower social class than us

2) 7% of the 4 million teachers in The United States are Black, while Black girls make up 16% of the population. How could the lack of Black female teachers impact how Black girls are perceived in school?

3) Do you think schools should have police officers working in them? Explain why or why not (your opinion)

4) Why do we have such a large amount of Black girls who are at risk for suicide? How can we better support their mental health in schools?

5) How is adultification shown with how adults interact with Black girls? How is this idea reinforced by popular culture (films, movies, shows, advertising, etc)

6) How can schools make Black girls feel more valued? Give one example.

7) What is the first step schools should take to address the issue of criminalizing Black girls?

2) A lack of Black female teachers can impact black girls learning abilities because not having a role model that you can relate to can be difficult. Also, not having someone to understand you can be difficult because other teachers can perceive you in a negative way because of their personal biases about black girls making this difficult for them to trust teachers since they would feel targeted or left out.

3) I feel like police officers shouldnt work in a school environment because they have bigger priorities to handle instead of being at a school and if something would occur like a altercation we have deans to help prevent or stop it.

4) I think Black girls have a high suicide rate because of many factors such as bullying, poverty and self-doubt from a lack of mental health attention. Schools should have more therapist and counselors that are willing to listen to the students.

5) The way Black girls are shown in film are very explicit. They are known to be "fast, grown and overdeveloped". Also, very sexualized causing other people to think we are just objects.

6) One example Schools can make black girls more valued is advocating more for their safety.

7) The first steps to make the issues more addressed should be willing to spread more awareness by talking about these issues so us black girls can feel more safe.

to single her out. It doesn't surprise me that they wanted trust in the teacher, but it does kind

of surprise me how immediate they were to believe their daughters teacher instead of their daughter.

3) I do not believe that schools should have police working within them

With the worlds history of police brutality towards POC, imagine putting a

ticking bomb into your school where at any moment they could pick on whatever

kid they want, even without reason. Having police officers would produce a tense

and harmful environment for the students within the schools.

4) Black girls are often at higher risk for suicide because they feel more alone.

Picked on by teachers and fellow students, but still isolated from opportunities to

grow, and learn, and be their own person without the judgment of others.

5) Black girls are often seen as more mature when they are young than other kids.

In movies and TV shows, we often see hyper sexualization of young black girls. In

the video, one girl mentions how she felt like she didn't have anything around that for

her, she ended up feeling like people couldn't hate anymore than they already did and

she gets a pimp.

6) Schools can criminalize Black girls less and have more Black female teachers. In the video, a

common theme I noticed was

that the students white teachers felt threatened by their Black girl students when they

would talk during class or share their opinion. Those Black girls would get singled out

7) Many of the Black girls we were introduced to in the video were struggling with factors

both in school and outside of school. The lack of support from their teachers just fueled the

emotions the girls were feeling. Instead of "general" discipline methods, we could teach

deescalation methods to the girls to help them.

The stories of the ways some of the programs were so effective and how someone of the programs were genuinely helpful and got girls to stop fighting and make improvements into their lives, i feel like a lot of these types of programs have a tendency to not help as much as they aim to so it was really cool to see how much it impacted peoples lives. 

2) 7% of the 4 million teachers in The United States are Black, while Black girls make up 16% of the population. How could the lack of Black female teachers impact how Black girls are perceived in school?

A lack of representation in the form of black female teachers can keep black girls from seeing themselves in the teaching profession, representation is important. Having black teachers has been statistically shown to increase the likelihood of graduation and secondary education for black students. Having more black female teachers can also mean advocating  for black female students. 

3) Do you think schools should have police officers working in them? Explain why or why not (your opinion)

I think that police officers in schools should be the very very last option, like in less than 0.0001% of schools. I think police in schools can make people feel more on guard and less comfortable in schools. There are a million other alternatives to police officers in schools that will be more effective and make students more comfortable.

4) Why do we have such a large amount of Black girls who are at risk for suicide? How can we better support their mental health in schools?

There are alot of systematic and societal factors that make black girls more at risk for suicide or suicide attempts, schools need to make more accomidations to students that need extra mental health supports as well as  makeing more resources and staff avaiable to those who need it. 

5) How is adultification shown with how adults interact with Black girls? How is this idea reinforced by popular culture (films, movies, shows, advertising, etc)

Girlhood interrupted is a phenomenon that happens when black girls are perceived as more adult like, less innocent or more promiscuous than white girls of the same age especially at the ages between 5-14,this phenomenon makes black girls more likely to face disciplinary action than white girls because they are perceived as more mature and having more control over their actions. 

6) How can schools make Black girls feel more valued? Give one example.

Schools can create more spaces that make black girls feel safe and supported and welcome. Schools should also take any notes or complaints seriously and address them.

7) What is the first step schools should take to address the issue of criminalizing Black girls?

Educating educators and staff about bias and prejudice and how it can be present in them even subconsciously. 

2 how lack of black female treat can effect black female students is them being less empowered to learn or have courage to be a teacher or finish off school

3 i dont think we should have policy officers in school because its very intemedating and horribe and it'll make kids not want to learn

4 because the way the school system is is not good for younger black females and i feel they mental health i'snt valued we need more people helping and more attention toward mental health of black girls in school

5 people mostly in society see younger black girls as if they loder than theyre age and i feel like black girls over looked in general and its really sad

6 how school could make black girls feel valued is to be more respectful try not to view them as " the angry black women" and that younger black girls are just like any younger white girl

7 first things or steps should should take to stop criminalizing black females is to stop profiling them and to stop thinking that theyre animals i feel that a way younger black female are vewied and its sad maybe try to have better communication with younger balck females be kind.

2)Because the stats are not equal the teacher is less likely to know what it is like for these girls to get to school and not understand what she needs. These girls are more likely to be bullied and tormented because their teachers will not understand. The girls will also not have people they see themselves in to act as role models in their lives.

3) I don't and have never thought it was a good idea for schools to have Police Officers working in them. It creates a sense of hostility and sterility that would not be there without them. It also creates an assumption of guilt that does not make a safe space for children to grow and learn.

4) Black girls are not supported in the same way other kids are supported even though they have similar to worse trauma. In addition to their trauma coming into school, they are criminalized and targeted in school so they have nobody supporting or listening to them.

5) Black girls are given less room to be kids and punished for things that their peers are not punished for. It also creates more opportunities for sexual assault because they are viewed as closer to the assaulter's age than their peers. This is reinforced because of the over-sexualization of Black Girls in the media, I think this is in a lot of movies and music videos.

6) Having spaces like they had in the video for Girls of color to get help and just giving them a third space would be a way to help.

7) The first step would be hiring more teachers of color and doing a good job of keeping them.

2) At the beginning of the film the staff visit homes of nearly 500 incoming students, was this helpful, if so how? Should more schools do this? Why or why not?

3) In the film we see families struggling with home insecurity. How did the school step up to support those children?

4) In the U.S. Black children are suspended from school 3 times more than their White peers. Why do you think this happens? How do you think Laney decreased suspension rates by over 90%?

5) We see a lot of stress around standardized testing, but what are others ways we see learning in the documentary?

6) What stood out to you about principal Friestleben?

7) How does the outside community/neighborhood impact the safety of the school?

8) What stood out to you most from this film that features one of our own elementary schools here in MPS?

2.) I think that was helpful because the students may feel that they are supported, In my opinion They should do that when they can because they can make the students safe and attentive.

3.) Talking with them and giving them support .

4.) Supporting a lot of families from the school and also making donations.

5.)Talking about their insecurities and having the students give them their opinion and also what they think.

6.) That he said that is a honor to serve as a teacher an assistant principal and high expectations.

7.)This impact a lot because the kids see how the world it is and they may act like they are outside but they are inside of the school.

8.) That kids see things in their family that they shouldn't see for their age.

I would describe the school culture at laney as encompassing. The staff and administration and school as a whale was very involved and empathetic to all of the areas of the students' lives. The staff made a real effort to get to nwo all of their students and familiarize themselves with the students' lives and difficulties as a way to better understand and suit the students' needs. They created a support structure for their students that was encompassing. 

2) At the beginning of the film the staff visit homes of nearly 500 incoming students, was this helpful, if so how? Should more schools do this? Why or why not?

I would view this as very impactful and very helpful, reaching out personally made a deeper connection between the families, students and staff at laney and helped shop seem less intimidating for the students and their families. I think this would be a helpful thing for more schools to do because it makes the schools and the education they represent a larger and less intimidating part of the students' lives. 

3) In the film we see families struggling with home insecurity. How did the school step up to support those children?

The first way the school stepped up to support the students struggling with hom insecurity was to put in the effort to learn about all of the students lives and stories and familiarize themselves with the obstacles the students were facing. They then did their best to find ways to support the students in any of the ways they needed. 

4) In the U.S. Black children are suspended from school 3 times more than their White peers. Why do you think this happens? How do you think Laney decreased suspension rates by over 90%?

I think Laney decreased suspension rates by findinding alternative ways to address the issues that usually result in suspensions. They took a one by one approach to learn about their students and sought to build trust to find out exactly what was causing these negative behaviors so they would find an approach to resolve them that didn't involve taking the children out of the school. 

5) We see a lot of stress around standardized testing, but what are other ways we see learning in the documentary?

In the documentary we see teachers putting in extra work to meet the learning goals of their students and attempting to match the learning styles of each individual student. 

6) What stood out to you about principal Friestleben?

She was incredibly connected to her school and the community around it,she came from the community that the school was located in and was very very invested in her students well being and protecting their potential. She was going to do whatever it took to make the school fit her vision. 

7) How does the outside community/neighborhood impact the safety of the school?

In the documentary there was the example of shots being fired outside of the school while children were playing outside. There are also the children themselves that may impact the safety of the school by their own emotional outbursts of behaviors that are a result of toxic stress or trauma. 

8) What stood out to you most from this film that features one of our own elementary schools here in MPS?

The thing that stood out to the the most was that the school did flip around and achieve its goals which excites me but also frustrates me because it proves that schools can turn around if given the proper attention and resources which drives away the notion that there's nothing the government or society can do to improve these schools and puts the responsibility of improving these schools in the us government to invest more heavily in underfunded schools that are falling behind other schools.

2) the school can make the black girls feel valued by just showing that they care about the students' culture because you will see the school telling sum of the black girls that they can´t wear that because of it school dress code oh you can have your hair like that because it to students you have to change your hairstyles because they don´t like the way they dress if they don´t value that it won´t work for the black student's girls.

2 i think it was helpful because it make them feel welcomed and supported and i think that was great because it makes students feel safe 

3 hugging them talking to them make them feel loved

4 the reason why is i think black kids are overlooked due to the stereotypes 

5 like make students work with an older person the the little kid with the dean in the documentry

6 what stood out to me was the way she was dedicated to helping those kid and keeping that community alive 

7 the shootings happends it impacts the way people look at the school

8 that some teachers actually care about us and like the efforts

2) It is effective since it gives a better understanding of what the child goes through at home. They should do more of these at schools because you never know the situations a child could be facing at home so its good to be aware.

3) The schools offered help and support with food and beneficial programs.

4) It happens because of Racial inequalities, how the teachers perceive black students compared to white students.

5) Wasnt Here

6) Wasnt Here

7) The outside community has a big impact on the safety of the school because the kids are aware of what's going, It could cause them to witness things and it could change the way they see certain things.

8) What stood out to me the most is how the students really looked up at the staff members, It seemed that they trusted them and were comfortable to speak about things that bothered them.