The Glass Castle is a non-fictional novel written by Jennet Walls, which details growing up with extremely eccentric yet intelligent parents. As an education candidate I feel that Jeannette Walls reinforces the idea and commitment too support the whole student. Students are not just segregated and separated into who you perceive them to be in the classroom. Each student has their own set of life circumstances both inside and outside of school that influence who they are, and their ability to succeed. This novel goes on to explain the chaos, struggles and heartbreaks, Walls and her siblings experienced and had to overcome to become successful adults. Each child perceives their childhood differently but overall each is left feeling neglected…show more content… Rose Mary Walls, Jeannette’s mother focuses more on her own needs then that of her family. Her perception on life forces her family to live an impoverished life. Rose Mary is capable and able to get a teaching job but because she doesn’t like the structure and confinements of teaching she chooses not to work, but to instead focus on her artwork. This leaves her family in need of basic necessities. Another example where Rose Mary puts her needs before the wellbeing and safety of her family is when she decides to keep a ring to boost her self-esteem instead of selling it to feed her family. Rose Mary behaves more like a child then her children, throwing tantrums, refusing to go to work, creating excuses and not taking her duty as a parent…show more content… Some parents have circumstances out of their control that may place a child in danger or uncomfortable circumstances. Jeannette Walls parents were capable of providing their children with a better life but chose not too because of their unique views. As Jeannette gets older and no longer associates her parents with safety, she is not surprised by the bad choices her parents continue to make. Some signs of child neglect are hard to notice because they are not physical but emotional. The Glass Castle demonstrates the neglect of parents that may go unnoticed by teachers or others. Hunger, unfit clothing, and weak social skills are signs of neglect that was demonstrated by Jeannette and her siblings. To me a teacher is someone who cultivates students to be successful in the world; this task goes beyond curriculum-based learning. Like Rose’s lessons to her children it is important to teach students self esteem and other various life skills. Not every student will share the same advantages, or experiences, but it is the teacher’s duty to make sure that every student receives what they need despites their
