 {"id":23853,"date":"2024-02-23T17:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T17:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/?p=23853"},"modified":"2025-03-03T23:06:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T23:06:30","slug":"advancing-culture-of-belonging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/vi\/latest-news\/blog\/advancing-culture-of-belonging\/","title":{"rendered":"Th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ed9t n\u1ec1n v\u0103n h\u00f3a h\u00f2a nh\u1eadp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cB\u1ea1n th\u00f4ng minh \u0111\u1ea5y, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 da \u0111en.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>B\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb da \u0111en kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00f4i \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb da \u0111en kh\u00e1c \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ea1n.<\/p>\n<p>Nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi t\u00f4i nghe khi c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebfu ni\u00ean da \u0111en theo h\u1ecdc t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng trung h\u1ecdc ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng, tham gia t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c kh\u00f3a h\u1ecdc danh d\u1ef1 v\u00e0 c\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ed9 n\u00e2ng cao, v\u1eabn vang v\u1ecdng trong \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb da \u0111en n\u00e0o n\u00ean nghe, trong m\u1ed9t h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c c\u00f4ng l\u1eadp m\u00e0 v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t l\u1ecbch s\u1eed v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c g\u1ea1t ra ngo\u00e0i l\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb da \u0111en v\u00e0 da n\u00e2u, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean khi c\u1ee5m t\u1eeb n\u00e0y v\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ed1t ra ng\u00e0y nay trong c\u00e1c l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc tr\u00ean c\u1ea3 n\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n<p>10 n\u0103m \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i tr\u00f4i qua \u1edf c\u0103n c\u1ee9 qu\u00e2n s\u1ef1 \u1edf \u0110\u1ee9c, l\u00fac th\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, l\u00fac th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng, c\u00f9ng gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 trong m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc m\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 r\u1ea5t \u00edt nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb da \u0111en. Khi gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i chuy\u1ec3n v\u1ec1 Fayetteville, North Carolina, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00f4i h\u1ecdc \u1edf m\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1eddng ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc to\u00e0n h\u1ecdc sinh da \u0111en. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00fa s\u1ed1c v\u0103n h\u00f3a l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111i h\u1ecdc, t\u00f4i m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n jean xanh b\u00f3 s\u00e1t, \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi Hawaii xanh c\u00e0i n\u00fat, th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng, v\u00e0 gi\u00e0y sneakers Nike bu\u1ed9c d\u00e2y ch\u1eb7t. T\u00f4i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1c l\u00f5ng v\u00e0 b\u1ecb tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc. T\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 tr\u1eafng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c coi l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111en \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c coi l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en. \u0110i\u1ec1u c\u1ee9u v\u1edbt duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 k\u1ef9 n\u0103ng ch\u01a1i b\u00f3ng r\u1ed5, c\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1ebft b\u1ea1n.<\/p>\n<p>Ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a, v\u00e0 cho \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y nay, m\u00e3 zip n\u01a1i b\u1ea1n s\u1ed1ng quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c b\u1ea1n nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. B\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ec1n gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng cao l\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t khu ph\u1ed1 gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 h\u01a1n, nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng h\u01a1n. \u1ede tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn - thay v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ecb coi nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3 v\u1eadt, m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 \u00edt h\u1ecdc sinh da \u0111en v\u00ec kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng th\u1ec3 thao c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7ng c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ecbnh ki\u1ebfn \u200b\u200bph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 con trai da \u0111en. T\u00f4i v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 tin c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 t\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u00f4i khi t\u00f4i d\u00f9ng t\u00ean LeAndre thay v\u00ec Lee v\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd, nam t\u00ednh v\u00e0 \"da \u0111en\" h\u01a1n Lee trong m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c sai l\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00ecnh b\u1ea3n s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Tr\u00ean truy\u1ec1n th\u00f4ng, \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng da \u0111en th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mi\u00eau t\u1ea3 l\u00e0 c\u1ee9ng r\u1eafn, giang h\u1ed3 v\u00e0 m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ecbnh ki\u1ebfn \u200b\u200b\u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ai ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn.<\/p>\n<p>Trong su\u1ed1t qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp, t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi n\u1ea1n ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t ch\u1ee7ng t\u1ed9c nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft g\u1ecdi t\u00ean n\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i g\u1ecdi t\u00ean n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o khi m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c da tr\u1eafng \u0111\u1ecbnh ki\u1ebfn t\u00f4i l\u00e0 \"m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t\" hay khi gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc da tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd ph\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ea1o v\u00ec b\u00e0 \u1ea5y s\u1ee3 b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh t\u00f4i l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n. N\u1ea1n ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t ch\u1ee7ng t\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i s\u1eb9o tr\u00ean t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3i qua n\u00f3. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 h\u1ed3i c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 thanh ni\u00ean, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u1eeb ng\u1eef \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 n\u1ea1n ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t ch\u1ee7ng t\u1ed9c, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft n\u1ed7i \u0111au t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1eadt.<\/p>\n<p>Khi BET t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i t\u00f4i \u1edf tu\u1ed5i 21 trong h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 nh\u1ea1c hip hop, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i l\u00ean s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt v\u1edbi quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c, \u0111\u00e3 m\u1eddi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fac t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u00e1o vi\u00ean, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. V\u00ec v\u1eady, t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u1ea1y ti\u1ebfng Anh, v\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed, thu h\u00fat sinh vi\u00ean trong l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c v\u00e0 th\u01a1 ca c\u1ee7a nh\u1ea1c hip hop.<\/p>\n<p>L\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c tr\u00ean l\u1edbp, t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ti\u1ec1m n\u0103ng \u1edf h\u1ecdc sinh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u01b0\u1ee3t xa c\u00e1ch m\u00e0 h\u1ecdc sinh da \u0111en th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ecb nh\u00ecn nh\u1eadn. Khi t\u00f4i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc, t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eed \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng thu\u1ed9c Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh I \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \"ng\u01b0\u1eddi thi h\u00e0nh k\u1ef7 lu\u1eadt\" cho tr\u1ebb em da \u0111en, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u00e9 trai da \u0111en. L\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o qu\u1eadn kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng v\u1edbi h\u1ecdc sinh da \u0111en; \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec t\u00f4i nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc m\u00e0 v\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 s\u00e2u s\u1eafc v\u1edbi h\u1ecdc sinh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i d\u1eabn d\u1eaft b\u1eb1ng t\u00ecnh y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng. V\u00ec v\u1eady, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ed1c r\u1ec5 c\u1ee7a v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m s\u00e2u s\u1eafc th\u00eam t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m \u2013 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i t\u1eadp trung th\u00e1o g\u1ee1 h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng \u00e1p b\u1ee9c m\u00e0 c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c, gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc sinh \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111ang \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fac t\u00f4i chuy\u1ec3n tr\u1ecdng t\u00e2m sang c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c.<\/p>\n<p>V\u1eady t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 Rocketship? Khi t\u00f4i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho m\u1ed9t t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c chuy\u00ean gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 nh\u1eefng h\u1ecdc sinh 17 v\u00e0 18 tu\u1ed5i, nh\u1eefng em \u0111ang \u1edf tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed9 l\u1edbp ch\u00edn, t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p trung h\u1ecdc ph\u1ed5 th\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 mu\u1ed9n \u2013 \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft g\u1ed1c r\u1ec5 c\u1ee7a v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1, t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n. Tr\u01b0\u1eddng ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc l\u00e0 l\u00fac ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u1ef9 \u0111\u1ea1o cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t h\u1ecdc sinh. <a href=\"https:\/\/governorsfoundation.org\/gelf-articles\/early-literacy-connection-to-incarceration\/#:~:text=Illiteracy%20and%20crime%20are%20connected,above%20a%20fourth%20grade%20level.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D\u1eef li\u1ec7u cho th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec3m s\u1ed1 v\u1ec1 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ecdc vi\u1ebft l\u1edbp 3<\/a> c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho th\u1ea5y li\u1ec7u m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh trung h\u1ecdc ph\u1ed5 th\u00f4ng, v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc hay v\u00e0o t\u00f9. 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