1. Teachers’ expectations are to see the kids gain enough credits to graduate. This is why they help them on matters related to academics and counsel them to navigate through their difficult lives.
2. Principal Viland expects the students to be in school every day. She makes calls to wake them up in the morning and even gives them rides to school. She also works hard to keep them in school through counseling and motivating them.
3. The expectations placed on teachers in the school is to ensure that the children graduate and make changes in their lives.
4. The realistic expectation is that the students have the ability to gain enough credits for them to graduate.
5. For the students to entirely change their lives is unrealistic expectations since their parents are unsupportive and have broken families.
6. Counseling sessions, supportive teachers, and students learning at their pace are the main practices at the school that create an inclusive learning environment.
7. Students express their feelings by talking to teachers, especially principal Viland, sharing with each other, while others go to seclusion and keep things to themselves.
8. The students teach that self-expression in education is important as it creates a platform for the student to receive the necessary help from educators.
9. AJ’s character illustrates that self-expression could be an important way of dealing with emotions and life difficulties for the students.
10. Students who are at risk of dropping out can be helped through motivation to stay in school in spite of the challenges they go through. Creating an inclusive learning environment and counseling can also be a way of helping them.
11. The help that we may need is the provision of shelter for those who come from troubled families so that they can attend classes without distractions.
Characters
- How does AJ find outlets for his emotions?
AJ finds outlets for his emotions through art. He composes songs and plays guitar to deal with anger.
- What are ways that you express yourself when you are angry, sad, happy, excited?
When angry, sad, happy, or excited, I talk to my friends about the experiences.
- What are some ways that Jennifer copes with trauma in her life?
Jennifer copes with trauma in her life by talking to the teachers. She is advised on how to handle her issues and still be in school.
- What are some ways you've coped with difficulties in your own life?
Ways that I have coped with difficulties in life is through guidance and counseling from teachers and professionals.
