Finding My Way: A Memoir By Jerry Morton

Podcast 72, "Neither Did I," is an account from the 1979-1971 school year in St. Petersburg, Florida, in which my interventions appeared to fail to produce the desired results.  This was my second year of being a school psychologist.  It was also the second year of the school system's integration plan.  This year, black and white children were to attend school together.  The previous year, the school staff had been integrated but not the student body.  I was providing services to my seven formerly all black schools.  I was frequently called upon to provide assistance in managing behavioral issues.  Not all of my intervention strategies worked as I expected.  Please note that I have used pseudonyms instead of real names in this story.