Word: khalilah
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...class was out of control," Khalilah tells me later. "Some teachers don't set standard rules for the class. She cares, but...strict is better," she says. "Any class I taught would be learning, 'cause I would be all over them...
...sits behind the piano, tinkles out a few notes, and gets up again. Khalilah, who has been doing work and helping her friend Michelle the whole time, looks at Erik and shakes her head...
With five minutes left in the wildest class of the day, Banks goes back behind the piano. "Let's sing the Battle Hymn of the Republic," she says. Khalilah packs her backpack for the next class. Erik leads the song: "Glory, Glory Hallelujah, the teacher hit me with a ruler...
...Goode spends much of his time with those who have the furthest to go. About half of Khalilah's classmates are "resource kids," who are two grades behind academically. The regular kids like Khalilah are supposed to help them catch...
Later in the day, Khalilah shows me her report and poster on J. Edgar Hoover. "It was like college," she says, telling me how she borrowed four thick books from the library for research. "I learned about someone who made it," she says. "I think every class should have a fair...