DIGITAL STORY #6 Fernanda Soto Our Voices in School, 2012 Gender: Female | Grade: 9 | School: Madonna Catholic Secondary School | Heritage: Mexico
My dad went to the same school as me and my sisters in
that I did, she believed her. I said that I didn’t and then she
Mexico. When my sister went to the school, they didn’t want
didn’t believe me, so she called my mom. After she called my
to accept her because it was “full.” My sister and my dad were
mom she moved my desk to the very front of the classroom
in the hall and they saw my dad’s graduation picture. And my
and I hated it. Now my desk was right beside the teacher’s.
dad said, “Oh look there I am and that was my teacher back
She moved me from my seat. I didn’t like the way she treated
in the days.” Six years later I went to the same school as them
me. I had to change schools because of this problem.
and I didn’t like it. It was too dirty and kids were bad.
I wish my teacher could have done things differently by not
Two years later we moved to Canada and now I’m in high
forcing me to move seats. I feel this teacher treated Spanish
school. Here sometimes I feel like teachers are being
students differently. She made me and the only other
racist with Spanish students. For example, when I was in
Spanish students in the class stay in at recess and clean up.
grade 5 there was this teacher and she thought that I stole
I wish my teacher could have changed her attitude towards
something from a student in my class. I actually didn’t steal
Spanish students. I wish she could give them a chance and
anything from anyone. Just because this white girl told her
believe in them like she believed in the others.
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