In Imagining the Urban: Politics of Race, Class and Schooling the urban jungle is described as: “Black, brown and yellow bodies, which are poor and dirty, criminal and dangerous, violence and drugs linked to the images of most urban people. Leonardo (2007) This perception of the urban fails to look outside its own stereotypes and attributes some character perceptions to describe a group as a whole. The media also plays an important role in our representation of the city: men and women who live within the city walls are seen as evil. An example of this is in the 2015 film Fast and Furious described by IMDb as a "crime/thriller film". Here we see that the growing majority of the characters are men of color and the themes of the film were fast cars, foul language, violence and gang affiliations. The media constantly shows in the news that the answer to dealing with the bad guy living in the cities is prison or death. The end result is that most teachers who view the urban in this way believe that teaching students in these various demographics is “wasteful and hopeless.” This perception by politicians and teachers has been attributed to what Brenzel and Kantor (1945-1990) described as a “crisis” that needs to be resolved, “urban schools are underfunded and have outdated facilities that leave them far behind below achievement gaps and increasing dropout rates.” This is how it was in the 90s and this is still the case today, 25 years later. So in conclusion, our perception as educators has a real impact on all students, how we view them from the beginning and relate to their city can save them from prison and/or death. It's hard to be fully involved and truly help children if you don't trust them, as future and existing teachers, we owe it to our students to think beyond the media and our own