Marcus: On Being Good
The author of this story is telling her experience about how she was put into the classroom to observe Marcus and to create a plan for the school and his mom. She says that she has grown to love Marcus while being in the classroom with him. She really sees Marcus for his strengths and not his weaknesses and even though he is complicated, she really tries to see past that and see him for the person that he is underneath the need for negative attention.
She sees Marcus as having:
- extraordinary goodness
- charisma
- empathy
- smarts
- fierce love
- loyalty
The teacher Emily, sees Marcus differently than the women that is just observing him. Emily tends to get a little frustrated with Marcus and she has the right to do that because she has to think about the whole class and whether they are learning or being distracted by Marcus.
Emily says that Marcus knows how to push her buttons and describes his behavior as being "in your face". She sees Marcus as having potential but he acts out and can't sit and just listen. He has to be heard when he wants to be heard.
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- Energetic
- Assertive
- Smart
Omg I love your post its supper fun to read. I love the words you used on how the adults described Marcus. I did see the empathy part I forgot to add that to my post. Emily does get frustrated with him but she still gives him chances and tries to show that she cares but its super hard because he sees her as an authority figure and Marcus sees himself as the big boss
ReplyDeleteThis blog is really interesting and has great details. You show how Emily has a hard time when it comes to working with Marcus. She sees him as a compassionate, assertive, and smart student, but at times when he does not seem to pay attention, he only understands a little bit of what the teacher is trying to teach him as well as finding ways for him to become a better learner. In this way, Emily is trying to show that she cares about Marcus as a student and is trying work out a way for him to do good while he is struggling at the same time as Marcus views himself as the head of the school when he says, "Nobody is the boss of Marcus Andrews. Nobody", although in the article being good, the story is mostly about him and the author is making an argument on how he should be supported.
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