Leading with love: that's the curriculum at a local elementary school in West Philadelphia where every day, the students walk in to school with a warm greeting and enough love to help them power through their day.
For the more than 500 students walking through the doors of Mann Elementary in West Philadelphia, assistant Principal Arnold Ford says feeling safe is a crucial catalyst for learning.
"Teaching the content sometimes is about this much of the work. We can't teach math before we teach the kid, we can't teach reading before we teach the soul that's in front of us," said Ford. "We're not blind to the climate of the city. Some students don't know what to expect on their walk home and we recognize that," said Ford."Today you are a leader. I'm choosing to have an amazing day," said teacher Mickey McFadden when reciting the morning affirmations with his students.
"In the country, Black male educators only comprise of about 2% of teachers. So we're trying to do the best we can to kind of counter that narrative," he said."I didn't know what teaching looked like. I didn't know what curriculum looked like. I just knew there were some kids that needed some belonging inside of school and there weren't many adults in the school building that looked like me," said McFadden.
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