He briefly mentions how he felt like he didn’t fit in because the majority of the students attending there were white. He states how he felt to poor compared to the kids that attended that school. That is the first case in which the author Wes grades begin to slip. Also in chapter 4 “Marking Territory” the author Wes talks about his struggles in school, how teachers began telling his mom he had a learning disability and how he hasn’t been attending school for quite a while developing a habit of missing most of his classes during his school day. Following in chapter 5 “Lost” the author Wes's mom finds out from the school dean that Wes has been put under disciplinary probation for his bad grades and his absences. The other Wes had similar issues with school also at an early age. In chapter 2 “In Search of Home” the other Wes is only entering middle school when he show signs of no interest in going on the phone to his brother Tony. His attitude for school remains the same throughout his course through middle school which led in him failing the 6th grade. In chapter 6 “Hunted” the other Wes does attend high school but that lasted almost nothing. Wes was behind academically from the other students in his grade level and when the girl the other Wes impregnated gave birth he stopped attending high school all together. The other Wes fell among the 62 percentile of students in Baltimore who did not receive their
He briefly mentions how he felt like he didn’t fit in because the majority of the students attending there were white. He states how he felt to poor compared to the kids that attended that school. That is the first case in which the author Wes grades begin to slip. Also in chapter 4 “Marking Territory” the author Wes talks about his struggles in school, how teachers began telling his mom he had a learning disability and how he hasn’t been attending school for quite a while developing a habit of missing most of his classes during his school day. Following in chapter 5 “Lost” the author Wes's mom finds out from the school dean that Wes has been put under disciplinary probation for his bad grades and his absences. The other Wes had similar issues with school also at an early age. In chapter 2 “In Search of Home” the other Wes is only entering middle school when he show signs of no interest in going on the phone to his brother Tony. His attitude for school remains the same throughout his course through middle school which led in him failing the 6th grade. In chapter 6 “Hunted” the other Wes does attend high school but that lasted almost nothing. Wes was behind academically from the other students in his grade level and when the girl the other Wes impregnated gave birth he stopped attending high school all together. The other Wes fell among the 62 percentile of students in Baltimore who did not receive their