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Case: Black Intern in A Rural School I am one of few African American students in my teacher education program. My last semester in the elementary education program is designated for a semester-long internship in a local school. I have been very excited about the internship. The schools around us are rural schools with majority White student populations. My first day at my assigned school was quite interesting. When I arrived at school, I easily noticed that almost all the students were White. My supervising teacher introduced me to other teachers in the school all of whom were White. I felt really out of place. Although they did not say or do anything wrong, I felt like they were looking at me in a strange way. At the end of the school day as I was driving out of the parking lot, parents were driving into the school to pick up their children. I saw a number of trucks that had racial slurs or confederate flags in their back bumpers. My discomfort turned into fear. How am I going to complete this internship? What should I do? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) If you are that afraid of the parents, I would talk with my college supervisor. This way they can give you a little more information about the school. I would also talk with the principal and counselor of the school and get the school demographics. THey might give you a little more insight to the children in the school. I would try to stick it out, because you can show students a positive outlook and give them a great experience with a person of another color. Although you are scared, it might be a really wonderful experience for those children and yourself. |
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