I am A Promise

Film Response
Part 1

I Am a Promise
After viewing the movie I am A Promise I was truly affected emotionally. If I still lived back in New Jersey I would think that it was not realistic that children attended a school like Stanton Elementary. Some of the students really looked like they needed a shower and a big hug from their mother and father. Young children need nurturing from their parents in order to have confidence and be successful. Stanton is a school in North Philadelphia that contains students who come from a tough background. Some students show up to school at about 7 in the morning when classes do not start until 830. That took me back and made me realize that all people do not come from the same background as me. Some people come from lower class and are underprivileged. 90 percent of the children in Stanton Elementary come from single parent homes. I think that this is where Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to come into play. Students need to get...