NO, PERO WHY?

Declan “Dec” O’Connell

Portraits



Dec is white and Irish American, a high-school senior who drums with friends and helps build school sets. He and Anika met on the theatre crew. His family lives two streets over. He is considering an electrical apprenticeship after graduation, and he wants the adults discussing his future to ask him what he thinks.



A LITTLE CONTEXT

17 years old. White and Irish American. He and him.

High-school senior, drummer and theatre tech



WHAT THEY ARE FIGURING OUT

A test result does not describe everything someone can do.



START A CONVERSATION

Ask Dec to show how he approached the problem.



READING

John Dewey: Reflective inquiry

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/37423/pg37423-images.html

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MY NOTES