'Black students matched to Black teachers have been shown to have higher test scores.'
, were more likely to receive a harsher punishment compared to their white counterparts if they were being taught by a white educator.
Because Fabiene is raising a 15-year-old daughter of his own, he strongly believes there needs to be more Black teachers in classrooms."I think the diversity brings another perspective," he shared."It allows kids to see Black teachers in a different light, especially when it comes to men. Having that Black male figure for little girls to see in real life is important.
"Prior to teaching in Pelham, I worked at charter schools in Harlem and the Bronx where it was predominantly students of color," he told POPSUGAR."There were definitely relationships that I was able to create because I am a male teacher of color. Honestly, I'm not sure the relationships would've been fostered without that connection."— Garrett believes being one of the few Black teachers on staff has given him a unique outlook.
She noted that there aren't many Black role models for kids to look up to in the media beyond athletes."We're not seeing a lot of Black doctors, lawyers, or inventors," she said.
"There tended to be a heavy reliance on me with respect to discipline because I am a Black man," he told POPSUGAR."They were just like, 'Oh, he can get them to listen. So let's lean on him to do that.' In reality, I earned the cooperation from my students by engaging them in the classroom and treating them with respect. These are two things that any teacher can do. I didn't have any special strategy. I just did those two things.
"The kids were used to walking out at like 3:50 p.m., and now they couldn't leave until it was 4 p.m.," he explained."The principal at the time was having a tough time getting kids to listen to her. There was security there, but the students weren't listening to them, either. They were just walking out. After a couple of days, I was called upon to stand by the door and make sure the students wouldn't leave.
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