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Karen Buggs
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AP Language 11
8 November 2017
Argumentative Essay
Jason Okonofua a psychology professor at Berkeley digresses on his life in the article, Don’t Suspend Students. Empathize.When he was younger in high school he tells the readers how he was stereotyped and accused of being disrespectful to his high school teacher. Okonofua has come up with an experiment to help teachers connect and build a bond with their students. He asks the question,”How can you help teachers understand the ways adolescents make sense of the world?”. The Author David L Kirp “ If he could change the …show more content…

The answer, it turns out, is yes.” This experiment should be enforced into all districts around america.
“...nearly 3.5 million students in kindergarten through high school - was suspended at least once in the 2011-12 academic year…”. Most of the these suspensions have been for some type of confrontation or mix up. “African-American students are hit hardest. They are more than three times as likely than their white classmates to be suspended or expelled.” Most students that don’t get along with their teachers or administrators tend to feel attacked by them. Attacked by physical appearance, race, and intelligence. Okonofua, a Nigerian-American, went through several intense situation in high school that reflected his input into school. Not to say that he was a disturbance but it to away his energy of putting effort into his work and participation. Statistics have shown that students that see their friends of fellow classmate get kicked out of class or sent away get more anxious and decline in their math and reading tests. Pocono fool and several other

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