The last night of class Professor Hallet stated if we were beginning to feel less excited about our research interests after completing our Literature Review than this was a great time to reexamine our interest area. I can honestly say "I am still excited about my area of interest in regards to providing at-risk youth with leadership opportunities that will help them stay integrated in their school community and school culture. I researched the school-to-prison pipeline and was disheartened at the amount of minority students being pushed out of schools due to zero tolerance policies and over use of exclusionary practices by schools and school leadership, but excited to find a platform for my area of interest leadership. I believe leadership opportunities could help dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline by providing opportunities for at-risks to be included in their school culture. This semester has shown me how organizations identify a problem prior to offering a solution, when they have had a solution the whole entire time. I am hoping my research will lead to "The Extraodinary B.E.A.T. " (my nonprofit) being viewed as a positive inclusionary practice and solution to the school-to-prison pipeline.
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