North Carolina Schools are Resegregating
Pilar Mageau has a knack for getting her students singing.Â
The Spanish teacher found that music was an easy way to get her classes interested in the lessons she had planned. During her Spanish 2 classâs clothing unit she blasted the song âRopa Cara,â or âExpensive Clothes.â The high schoolers couldnât help but hum along.Â
Mageauâs strategy for forming connections between her students and the language she teaches hasnât changed in her 11-year career in Gaston County Schools. Her classroom has always been fun, warm and welcoming.Â
The only thing that has changed is her location. Mageau began teaching at Bessemer City High School, a school of 600 in Bessemer City, North Carolina. Then, eight years ago, Mageau moved 30 minutes down the road to South Point High School in Belmont.Â