A couple of things stand out to me from our visits this week. \u00a0One I mentioned in class: the prevalence of violence in their lives, and their mostly\u00a0positive attitude towards it. \u00a0Some guys didn’t want to tell a “helping” story at all. \u00a0One guy’s story was jumping into a fight to help his brothers, but he sort of said he always jumps into fights anyway (I wasn’t quite clear on what he was trying to say, but that is my interpretation.) They seemingly like to present as strong, independent and dangerous. \u00a0On the other hand, they are not trying to threaten US\u00a0in any way. \u00a0I don’t get to hear the personal stories they tell one on one. \u00a0I wonder if they have more bravado in the big group, performing for each other?<\/p>\n
I did take the journals to Bon Air yesterday to give to the guys on 62. \u00a0I was touched that a few of them\u00a0seemed to really want that. \u00a0I also talked to Ashley about some of your questions from yesterday. \u00a0She had specifically talked to Galvino, to make sure he was interested in attending our class. \u00a0His reply was “Yes. Absolutely.” \u00a0She said that he is normally a real clown, and that he may just be trying to keep it under control. \u00a0He is enjoying the class. \u00a0I also asked about the conversations about drugs and illegal activities. \u00a0She advised that we should remember that they are working through stuff, and the way we can be helpful is to listen without judgement and ask questions like “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” “What do you think could happen?” “How do you feel about that?” \u00a0etc. \u00a0That is a good suggestion anyway–listening and asking questions is almost always a good way to go!<\/p>\n
I’m really pleased with how open you all are, and how hard you are trying to make good conversation happen. \u00a0Thanks for that!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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