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 Domestic Violence at Home

 

                                             The Effects of Domestic Violence in School.

“Precious” the Movie

Domestic violence is fact of many families’ lives that unfortunately many children have to deal with. As represented in the movie“Precious”, actress Gabourey Sidibe plays the character Precious Jones, an abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child from her father. In the movie, Precious lives with her mother, Mary, who is violent toward her through the majority of her life. The abuse Precious faces at home is translated into her academic performance at school. She is sixteen years old reading at a third grade level. Along with her academic problems, the abuse Precious endures at home also enables her to act out toward her classmates. In the top clip, Precious translates her frustration into violence against a student in her class when that student refers to Precious as fat. The constant abuse she faces by her mother desensitizes her to violence itself. If her own mother does that, why would it not be okay for her to do that? This is an issue that many children face today. Being exposed to such violence in the home can make a child act out in school. It can make a child feel that reacting in such a manner is normal and believe that violence is the only way to deal with frustration, anger, and any type of interpersonal conflict. As Precious represents, there is a chance to remove violence in school if you are removed from violence at home. Besides, everything we learn starts in the family.