Sarah Slivosky Character Analysis

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Sarah Slivosky, a world language teacher at Sevens Forest Elementary School in Howard County has a son named Adam. Adam told his mother that no one has been paying any attention to him at school and wants his peers and even his teachers to notice him. Adam feels invisible in school. Adam believes that the teachers at his school only recognize certain groups of students. Adam claims that the teachers spend more time helping the students who are struggling in classes that need a lot of assistance, students who are behaving inappropriately, and students who are gifted. Adam wants the teachers to recognize him because he is respectful and follows the rules. Adam asked his mother if she does this to her students since she is a teacher herself.

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