Whenever I see a story on the news about a school faculty or staff member physically attacking a student, I usually don't have any sympathy for the kid.
The news media typically portrays the students as victims, but I want to know the whole story about what led up to the incident because naiveté and ignorance deteriorate public opinion.
Yes, the adult may have reacted emotionally and behaved unprofessionally. Still, in almost every case, the student, which is often a child, is the instigator and is not as innocent as you are lead to believe.
187 is the police code for homicide and is used in gang slang for murder.
Hollywood seldom makes movies about teachers, but in the film 187, directed by Kevin Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson plays a substitute teacher in a high school where disrespect and violence are commonplace.
It's a kind of surreal film that was written by an actual teacher who was threatened by a student in real life and is also based on the experiences of other teachers.
After I saw 187 the first time, I had the strange desire to immediately see it again, which is a rarity.
With its powerful end scene with Jackson and thought-provoking message, everyone, particularly lawmakers, should see 187. Student violence is a troubling reality in the educational system, but it demands awareness.
The news media typically portrays the students as victims, but I want to know the whole story about what led up to the incident because naiveté and ignorance deteriorate public opinion.
Yes, the adult may have reacted emotionally and behaved unprofessionally. Still, in almost every case, the student, which is often a child, is the instigator and is not as innocent as you are lead to believe.
187 is the police code for homicide and is used in gang slang for murder.
Hollywood seldom makes movies about teachers, but in the film 187, directed by Kevin Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson plays a substitute teacher in a high school where disrespect and violence are commonplace.
It's a kind of surreal film that was written by an actual teacher who was threatened by a student in real life and is also based on the experiences of other teachers.
After I saw 187 the first time, I had the strange desire to immediately see it again, which is a rarity.
With its powerful end scene with Jackson and thought-provoking message, everyone, particularly lawmakers, should see 187. Student violence is a troubling reality in the educational system, but it demands awareness.
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