Sabastian Witherspoon is certainly a motivational speaker. He began by telling us that he was a minister's son and a high-school drop-out. I can only imagine that there was a lot of pressure to become successful or to "do the right things," as a minister's son. Then one day he decided to go back to school and obtain his GED. After obtaining his GED, he took the next step and went to college. He went through several years of college (enough years that he could be a doctor by now) and ended up working in a school district.
As Sabastian stated, there are a lot of issues dealing with mixed races in the school system. He also stated that 50% of all black boys never graduate from high school - that's an aweful high number. One of the biggest pointers that Sabastian gave us, as future educators, is to learn how to relate to each of the different races; to build a relationship with each child and let them know that you care about them and their future success. I think this is very good advice. Every child needs to feel that you care about them.
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