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| "The Bus" |
Just as the bus pulled in, the faculty, administration, and students were preparing to commence their morning ritual of prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Blackfeet Pledge, and announcements. I could not help but think this was like any other Catholic Lasallian school in the country. Then the grades were separated and the Central students as well, then all initial perceptions went out the proverbial window.
As I accompanied the sixth grade to their classroom, I observed many differences from the attitudes to the different cliques of kids and an exchange of gestures and greetings. Eventually, the kids were herded into their seats and an aire of innocence was returned. But as I began to carefully examine the students as they were in class, I witnessed a young boy use his mechanical pencil to imitate an addict injecting heroin into his arm. My first reaction was "Dear God, why did you bring us here?"
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| Working in the Classroom |
But after that sobering moment, I began to watch the students very closely during their studies. I saw some of the sixth grades kids struggle with their arithmetic and some sentence formation but they persevered. Yes, they have a difficult time but they are trying their best to grasp the basic concepts that we have tendency to take for granted. These children are products of a depressing environment but they are so determined to make they best of the situation. The De La Salle Blackfeet School and its teachers are here to guide these strong, determined, wonderful children along their way to future and their post secondary studies.
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| Working in the Classroom |
J.D. Macioce '13
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| The Author at Work |
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