Thoughts from 10/26 Minority recruitment

I found this presentation very thought provoking. After the presentation, I reflected the teaching staff of the prisons I have worked at. The majority of our students are minorities. In the two prisons I have worked at there have only been two minority teachers. One of which was a "home grown" teacher. He started as a youth supervisor and through upward mobility became a Language Arts teacher. I feel that when the state hires new teachers for the prison system they should actively recruit minority teachers. I think that all of the students would benefit from positive role models.