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By TchrBlr
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As an urban teacher, I may not be the best person to be offering advice, but here goes...
You can look at this experience as a negative, and be terrified and dread going to school everyday, or you could change your attitude. Instead, you could look at this experience with an open-mind, and as an opportunity to learn and grow outside your comfort zone. Just because an area is "bad" does not make the people that live in it bad. And trust me, the kids will see you coming. They will know that you are uncomfortable and the more you show it, the more of an issue it will become.
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bilingual ed and diversity, unless you plan to teach in an isolated bubble, you will have to adapt to diverse populations. We cannot pick and choose our students, their color, or their native languages. Besides, if you can hack it in the inner city, you can make it anywhere.
The most important thing is for you to set your "affluent" assumptions aside (you know what they say about making assumptions, right?) and get to know the people and community. You may be surprised by what you learn about the area and yourself.
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