The Neighborhood

GOD-fearing parents raised Marvin and Carlton. If they even had a hint of a suggestion that they sons were in a common street gang, well, there would certainly be hell-to-pay. But, also what parents seldom have a hint of a suggestion of is the high level of viciousness on the streets. When Marvin’s parents go to work, they traveled to a mature, and civilized environment. No problem. When Marvin and his brother go to school, neighborhood juvenile delinquents surround it protecting their “turf” from suspicious “outsiders.” That’s a big problem for youngsters to handle. The results are lots of conflicts, lots of fights, full-blown, large-scale gang-wars. That results in very little learning, and very low grades. Marvin’s parents were too busy working their minimum-wage jobs and too under-educated to appropriately motive and monitor their children. The teachers hands are full just trying to maintain attention and discipline in the classroom. Thus, Marvin and Carlton, for all practical purposes, found themselves gliding aimlessly through the educational system in survival mode. .