Docile

Pathways probably had the best of intentions when trying to integrate with a non-White academic leadership, but their avoidance of racial discussion killed any benefit this might have had. If Jan deemed it necessary to have enrolled students the way she did, it was pertinent to address racial issues, like the one Sal and Bart brought upon.
Another thing that caught my eye was the deux ex machina reference on page 484, when visitors dissipate a tense situation, is an example of how teachers aim to merely get through their classes, not necessarily excel in them. Students like Duke and Derek are big issues for teachers not due to class or racial issues, but merely because they stray from the docility teachers attempt to instill.
Docility does seem to be the goal, considering that teachers themselves are made so by those above them. An example of this was Carrie, whom “would never, never contradict a director, especially in front of parents.” This statement illustrates both the weakness and hypocrisy that may be found in some teachers. In a school that supposedly had children at the center of their focus, Carrie doesn’t really support Derek though she at one point states the “what would I do if that were my child?” spiel. She may have been responsible for the Advisory Council assembly, but when it came time for her to act on her beliefs, she failed to do so. It seems that educators like Carrie, whom are more aware about the directors and teachers relationships than the others(496), are the ones allow magnet schools to die and bureaucratic schools to exist.