ABSTRACT
According to colored people time, a scheduled event may occur at any moment over a wide spread of hours—or perhaps not at all. They believe, however, that in the highly organized world of the whites it occurs when scheduled. The housing project is so isolated from the social and economic life of the city and the white community that the occupational classes of the census bureau scarcely apply to it. Disorganization and a life of dreams fit into the social dynamic of the school room to create educational under-achievement. The children of disorganization cannot create classroom organization; and the teacher can only work with those who have somehow managed to acquire enough of the necessary motivation. Hope is not a simple nutrient. It goes straight to the heart of organization and makes it work. Achievement depends on hope—and hope rests on time. Though the poor have little hope for life, they do not wish to die.
