Branden Smith and His First Year in the Parkland School...

The case study of the Branden Smith and his first year in the Parkland School District is a prime example of what can happen when there is a lack a control and guidance in the educational setting from an administrative perspective. Branden’s mentality is soon completely altered and jarred from optimism to pessimism within a matter of months after working in the Parkland district. He has formed a common mentality amongst many teachers that teach in an urban setting develop which I like to refer to as â€Å"Urban Fatigue†. Urban Fatigue is a mental, physical, and emotional state that you often find teachers in the urban school settings develop over time. This state seems to be far more progressive amongst teachers in the urban school setting than teachers in the suburban school settings. I attribute this fatigue to the fact that many teachers in the urban settings often are challenged with more disciplinary and behavioral issues, lack of parent support, lack of departmen tal and district funding, and overall structural issues within the learning environment and community. These factors attribute to the concept of â€Å"Urban Fatigue†. The case study of Branden Smith is an example of what can happen when the factors of â€Å"Urban Fatigue† set in due to a lack of school cultural, climate, and structural framework are not fully implemented by the administrative parties. Upon reading the case study it would lead to you believe that the problem lies with Mr. Smith and his fatigue and personal