Lynda Barry the author of “the Sanctuary of School” and the creator of her own comic strip, reminisces about her childhood and how school was a safe haven from her home and hardship filled family. She said that she was a child with the sound turned off and the only time that she was noticed and she felt she mattered was at school. Education was an important part of her childhood, some days she did not know where she would be without her teachers and the oasis of school. Other authors including, Leslie Baldacci author of “Inside Mrs. B. 's Classroom: Courage, Hope, and Learning on Chicago 's South Side”, Cindy Merkovsky quoted in “Hempfield school directors urged to save arts programs”, and Christina Fisanick editor of “Introduction to Has No
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While Barry’s home life was struggling she had her time to go to school and calm down. Her teacher along with some other staff at the school welcomed her the morning that she ran away and it made her feel welcomed in the school when everyone waved to her. She said “I was lucky. I had Mrs. LeSane. I had Mr. Gunderson. I had an abundance of art supplies. And I had a particular brand of neglect in my home that allowed me to slip away and get to them. But what about the rest of the kids who were not as lucky? What happened to them?” (Barry 725). Barry was grateful for her teacher and what she did for her and the other students in the classroom. But as she was thinking she wondered what other kids went through that did not have quality teachers that went the extra mile for their students. While Barry was applauding the quality of teachers at her school Christina Fisanick implied that all teachers should be like Barry’s teachers. The quality of teachers is a big part of why some low-income students do better than others as Fisanick the editor of “Introduction to Has No Child Left Behind Been Good for Education?: At Issue”, says that every student needs a quality teacher in order to succeed in school. She says, ‘Without the highly-qualified-teacher requirements, students will continue to suffer, especially low-income and minority students. Providing highly qualified teachers is …show more content…
With the talk of budget cuts to certain programs, it would take out that oasis for some students that need it to cope with their daily life outside of school. Barry had an oasis at the back of her classroom and her time was spent with her teacher creating pictures. Barry enjoyed her time when she was able to go to the back table and create art with her teacher. She said, “We all know that a good education system saves lives, but the people of this country are still told that cutting the budget for public schools is necessary, that poor salaries for teachers are all we can manage and that art, music and all creative activities must be the first to go when times are lean” (Barry 724). The school board personnel believe that the only way to cut money is to cut certain programs. While that might be effective to take out, they do not always look at what is best for the students that are actually going to have to go to school. A mother was interviewed in “Hempfield school directors urged to save arts programs” and she talked about the budget cuts at schools. Like Barry said art and music programs are usually the first to go. She goes on to say, " 'If the programs are cut, sure, parents could put their children in private lessons," said Cindy Merkovsky, a parent who has children in the district. '" (Merkovsky). While some kids might be able to enroll in
While Barry’s home life was struggling she had her time to go to school and calm down. Her teacher along with some other staff at the school welcomed her the morning that she ran away and it made her feel welcomed in the school when everyone waved to her. She said “I was lucky. I had Mrs. LeSane. I had Mr. Gunderson. I had an abundance of art supplies. And I had a particular brand of neglect in my home that allowed me to slip away and get to them. But what about the rest of the kids who were not as lucky? What happened to them?” (Barry 725). Barry was grateful for her teacher and what she did for her and the other students in the classroom. But as she was thinking she wondered what other kids went through that did not have quality teachers that went the extra mile for their students. While Barry was applauding the quality of teachers at her school Christina Fisanick implied that all teachers should be like Barry’s teachers. The quality of teachers is a big part of why some low-income students do better than others as Fisanick the editor of “Introduction to Has No Child Left Behind Been Good for Education?: At Issue”, says that every student needs a quality teacher in order to succeed in school. She says, ‘Without the highly-qualified-teacher requirements, students will continue to suffer, especially low-income and minority students. Providing highly qualified teachers is …show more content…
With the talk of budget cuts to certain programs, it would take out that oasis for some students that need it to cope with their daily life outside of school. Barry had an oasis at the back of her classroom and her time was spent with her teacher creating pictures. Barry enjoyed her time when she was able to go to the back table and create art with her teacher. She said, “We all know that a good education system saves lives, but the people of this country are still told that cutting the budget for public schools is necessary, that poor salaries for teachers are all we can manage and that art, music and all creative activities must be the first to go when times are lean” (Barry 724). The school board personnel believe that the only way to cut money is to cut certain programs. While that might be effective to take out, they do not always look at what is best for the students that are actually going to have to go to school. A mother was interviewed in “Hempfield school directors urged to save arts programs” and she talked about the budget cuts at schools. Like Barry said art and music programs are usually the first to go. She goes on to say, " 'If the programs are cut, sure, parents could put their children in private lessons," said Cindy Merkovsky, a parent who has children in the district. '" (Merkovsky). While some kids might be able to enroll in