If You Hear Me Reflection

Holler if You Hear Me: Reflective Essay

Mr. Michie was a unique and inspiring young individual for many inner city school students. These children had a difficult time surviving in life let alone in school a school system, because they did not have sufficient resources or a structural quality lifestyle. They came from poverty, gangbanging, parents without proper educations, and dysfunctional family structures. Many of these children did not have role models to guide them through the hardships of life, which made it difficult for them to change their current position in life. Michie aimed to show the virtuousness and possibility that reside in all children regardless of their backgrounds and locations. Majority of society saw these children
He wasn’t fully qualified or did not have the corresponding licenses to teach, but due to the circumstances he was fortuned enough to become their permanent teacher. The first person Mr. Michie introduced to us was an eighth grader from Ralph Ellison Educational and Vocational Guidance Center. Tavares was a bright loud, and outspoken student who questioned policies. Instead of answering Mr. Michie’s questioned he redirect his question with a question of his own, which was “Why are teachers allowed to bring food and eat it in their classroom”. He was disputing the fact that teacher are using double standards. The children of Ralph Ellison Educational School were not permitted to bring snacks/soda in the classrooms. He managed to ignite a spark of interest in the classroom where the student wanted to host a group activity of a mock trial; Tavares was very determined to be the lawyer the student body, but his peers did not elect him as their class representative. Therefore, instead of quitting and not participating Tavares was selected to play the defense attorney. He was a phenomenal defense attorney that in the end of the day the jury chose his side even though he was defending and representing the administrative on their behalf. At the