What people think of me? Who am I really?

People think that because im black im I am not agressive but I do feel like I have to
agressive. say what is needed. Its not mean. My white
friend can say the same thing and people
Fiction/Fact #1

think that what I say is the problem. Miss

Robinson calls it assertive and okay. I just
want people to understand that it hurts to
keep saying im aggressive when im just
saying the truth like normal.

People think that I am stupid because I My IEP actually helps me to get stuff that I
have a IEP. need so that I can make sure that I
understand what the teacher is teaching. I
Fiction/Fact #2

need extra time and usually I do better with

the extra time.

People think that I where my hood Truth is. . . I where my hood because my
because im trying not to listen. hair is not clean becuz we don’t have the
money to buy shampoo I need. Teachers
Fiction/Fact #3

always tell me to take my hood down but I

don’t want to be teezed. I wish teachers
understood and relized that about me.
Fiction/Fact #4