[etni] fw: Re: CPS students take to stage to perform 'Hamlet'

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From: "Miriam Greif" - mgreif@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: CPS students take to stage to perform 'Hamlet'

Dear coleagues,
I enjoyed reading the article very much. What most impressed me was what one of the pupils said:

"I have a sort of dignity about myself that I didn't have before," said
Alycia Jenkins, a sophomore at Manley Career Academy on the West Side. "My school has a very, very bad reputation ... But just because you go to Manley doesn't mean you're not talented. We're proving people wrong."

As part of my job as a counselor in Agaf Shachar, I visit the Miftanim in Israel.
(For those who do not know what a Miftan is - it is a small school for "drop outs" who have been collected mostly from the streets, some with juvenile delinquency tendencies.
They are taught a vocation and get a basic general education and lots and lots of support from a very dedicated staff.)

Last year, through the generous aid of Amnesty International, they took part in a song and dance competition amongst all the miftanim. Their final performance was in the amphitheatre in Ra'anana. I cannot even begin to describe what this did for their self-esteem. It was probably worth years of education.

We should never underestimate what kids can do - even those who are so-called "failures"...

Miriam Greif


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