"As Soon as She Opened Her Mouth"

This reading was very disturbing to me, because I have never really looked at literacy in that point of view. However, after reading this, I totally agree with all of the statements, and feel like this is very true. Teacher's usually have stereotypes of children that come from lower-class families. They usually assume that their parent's are not educated, and are basically ignorant. They usually assume that these parent's do not care about their child's education, and are not able to help them to achieve. So what do the teachers do in return, they usually ignore these student's and do not try to help them succeed. In all honestly, I think these are the student's that teachers should pay close attention to, and to do everything in their power to make sure they understand. If a student succeeds in school and likes school, then they are more likely to not drop out and to further their education. Teachers should want whats best for these students, and should encourage them to better their lives. I think it is awful that the teachers and principle kept ignoring Donny's mom, because they knew she didn't have a lot of money and wasn't very educated. They just assumed she didn't care what happened to her son. People need to quit having this stereotype on others, and maybe our world would be a better place. I also found it to be very true where they were talking about how children pick up literacy, at a very young age. Children recognize that when you write, you are making words, and when you read, you are opening your mouth. I think it is very important for adults to be a role model for children, and encourage them to read and write.