Blog Post #6

 In Shalaby's "TroubleMakers" she describes how some students are labeled as "troublemakers" without giving them the benefit of the doubt. Throughout my experience through school, I've witnessed many students who struggle with this experience. Many of my friends had a difficult time in school just because they didn't like it. Some people knew they wouldn't want to go to college and thought school was a waste of time. They acted out because of the fact they didn't want to be in school. It was these students that constantly got in trouble or became a disruption in class. Reflecting on it now, many of these people have been very successful, whether they went into a trade or some other job where school wasn't required. When these people were out of school they were well behaving and good people. It was just in school that they actd like this because the system did not work for them. Teachers would give up and send them to the office nearly every day or have them miss out on lessons or interactive experiences and asignments. This text resonated with me because I've seen people I know very well be a victim to this system and way of thinking, and teachers and administrators should do more to try and fix the problem without harming the student in their growth and development.