Did You Do Your Homework?: A Substitute teacher's journey through the bureaucracy of an urban classroom

ISBN-13: 9781512378467 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 66 str.

Aaron Keith Braxton

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DID YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK? chronicles the realities, comical, tragic, and inspiring, of the public school educational process and one substitute teacher's journey through the bureaucracy of an inner city classroom. The 12 character one man show was developed out of a need to showcase how the American educational process affects everyone, by exploring the idea that we all must take responsibility for creating a safe educational environment, in order for our youth to lead productive, capable lives. A show that transcends language, race and culture, the story takes place in an urban classroom with LaQuita, a boisterous, outspoken, troubled teen; Bryan, a kid struggling with homelessness and family addiction; Trevon, a kid with hygiene problems and America, a shy but very bright girl. Then there's Mr. Braxton, an idealistic teacher, who thinks he has all the answers, but soon learns that sometimes the most poignant lessons in life, come from those he's trying to save. All together each character plays a significant role, positive or negative, in the educational process of today's youth. In the end one character won't survive, but aside from the show's message of, "There's Greatness in You," one student learns, that what doesn't kill you will definitely make you stronger. "