The School Story

The story “A Kind of Murder” by Hugh Pentecost is about a boy named Pentecost who stands up for a deaf teacher who really needs help, but then doesn’t help when he’s needed most. In “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Tellez, an average barber is debating whether or not he will slit his customer’s throat. The barber wants to keep his honor and the integrity of his business, but also feels like he owes it to his people to kill their worst enemy when he has the chance. “A Kind of Murder” and…

in a story told by Trina Horder, transcribed on the story page here. Simply, Trina Horder details the prevalence of the problematic mindset of “something’s better than nothing” (Horder, 2023), while simultaneously sharing examples and justifications why the approach is tokenistic. This story is particularly relevant to tokenism because it holistically explains the issue, bringing attention to all aspects of the story, including the cause and solution. As Trina Horder demonstrates in her story,…

progress and we mature, our writing does as well. Between short stories, book reports, and formal essays, I’ve noticed my writing has evolved. Something people writers don’t often think about is what they’re putting out into the world, this should be considered being as some things you put out into the world may stay there permanently. Take…

because I was so distracted by school work, and reading books for school, we read a book in class called “Looking for Alaska”, I really liked it, and was slowly getting interested in reading. When school ended for the summer, I had to take summer school and for my English class I had to read a book and give a presentation over it. I have not been able to read a book cover to cover that I have chosen in almost two years, but in my summer school English class I read “The Story of My Life” By Helen…

incorporated the practice of empathy into their class structure. Others have used modified an empathy model with a social justice lens inside their school and/or classrooms. In the article Educating Culturally Responsive Teachers: A Coherent Approach by Ana Maria Villegas and Tamara Lucas the duo examines the make-up of teachers in an American public school site and identify ways to promote culturally responsive teaching in classrooms. Gloria Ladson-Billings defines culturally responsive…

Douglass’s and Alexie’s essays, we learn the details of how each became a reader. Likewise, we witness Montag’s first reading experience in Fahrenheit 451. We each have a story about learning to read. My first time reading that I remember was when me and my Mimi would sit down at night just before bed and read stories. I think the stories were from a children’s bible. My Mimi would always tell me, “If you want any chance at making good grades, then you have to be able to read.” She was right,…

people swear by books such as Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. Others believe his stories, written over 400 years ago, have no relevance to today. Middle and high school teachers have taught Shakespeare’s works for decades. People of all different ages know at least a few Shakespeare references, such as the famous quote “to be, or not to be”. Teaching Shakespeare in high schools has become an American cliché. Therefore, high schools should continue to teach Shakespeare because his works allow for…

tense couple of weeks amid which both endeavor to manage their outrage towards each other. Medications are a focal piece of the story, but on the other hand it's about family, music, and endeavoring to conquer life's battles. Harlem was Baldwin's main residence, and he was conceived there in 1924. In his youngsters, he filled…

Bueller. If you enjoy films from the 1980s, then there is a chance that you recognize this name. In 1986, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off premiered on the silver screen, telling the comedic story of a boy who skips school one day to spend a day with his best friend and his girlfriend in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Written, produced, and directed by John Hughes, this film is one of his most famous cult classics. In relation to the film’s plot, the title is as straight-forward as it can be. It includes…

Emile Durkheim’s functionalist theory can be applied to the movie The Ron Clark Story. Functionalism is a theoretical framework in which society is viewed as composed of various parts, each with a function that, when fulfilled, contributes to society’s equilibrium. This movie is based on a true story about a teacher who moved from teaching in North Carolina to Harlem, New York to teach at one of its schools. He asked to teach the most disruptive class, which had been labeled as hopeless and…