Challenges With School Wendy Guindi Azusa Pacific University, University College Challenges with School My life story began when I was born on June 18, 1990 in the United States. Lived in the U.S.A for about two years and my parents decided to go back to their county and continue living there due to their business. But after 10 years living in Egypt my parents again decided to come to the U.S. for a better future for my siblings and I. However I was blessed to be in a family of Christian. Throughout 10 years being in a Muslim country was something completely different than being in the United States. At the time neither me nor my parents were feeling weird about it because my parents brought me up in churches and placed us in Christian schools that were very stricked about our behaviors and living the Godly life. But in general just never had a problem living in Egypt, I loved everyone around me and didn’t have any problems at all being around different types of religions. After coming to the United States where I was excited to see a new country, people, and living, I lived in the city of Corona where I was attending a public school. After being at an all girl’s Christian school that requires us to have a certain length of the uniform skirt, hair being pulled up, and clothes ironed, and attending church at school every week was something completely different for me. Being at a school that involves boys and freedom from what I had before was a new thing for me because I was not used to it. I didn’t feel comfortable to the change and told my mother that I wanted to be in home school. She agreed and placed a request form to place me in home schooling. After being accepted, I was able to get all my work done com... ... middle of paper ... ...them and become completely amerced in any activity that they attempt. The everyday stress that I had should not be added to my stress living environment. Attending college is tiresome enough without having to worry about having the opportunity to study because he/she does not know when it will be quite. Change is traumatic enough without having to worry about all of these things. Overall I didn’t really have the great of an experience and that was the reason why I went back to my family’s house, and was able to continue my education at a Christian school; such as Azusa pacific University which I love. I love the fact that I am also learning more about God, and having a wonderful people that are getting to know more about God as well. My overall experience made me more grateful to be where I am today and to be able to focus more on my life being around my family.
Through the article, "How the School Shortchange Boys," by Gerry Garibaldi implies that the school setting has experienced a transformation towards feminization. In the past, the child faced numerous conditions that vindicated her trouble in a male dominated society. However, after the deceitful discharge processes, the woman was finally free and all institutions welcomed her input seeking to create a fair society. According to Garibaldi (2006), the modern school setting deprives the boy child freedom to interact and relate in a natural environment (Garibaldi 54). Girls are kind, complacent, understanding and conform to salient regulations without emphasis. With these elements, girls comply with school regulations delivering assignments on time. The boy child is inquisitive, rational and desires logical explanations explaining the reason behind every instruction. The modern school setting does shortchange boys as it creates an unequal platform where teachers favor girls and victimize boys because of their inherent traits.
“The sanctuary of school” by Lynda Barry Lynda Barry demonstrates her childhood experiences on the essay, “the sanctuary of school”, specifying how crucial schools are for children: especially neglected children like herself. Once, she walked alone to her school in a dark morning due to overwhelmed of parents’ financial issue conflicts. As she walked to the school, she gradually realized that the school was her home in which people were happy, felt nurture, and safe rather than her actual home, where Barry felt dejected. Furthermore, the author stated that school budgets cut is an issue for future children and students because the art, music, or before or after school activities program would be the first cut from the schools. These issues
The essay, “Standing Up for the Power of Learning,” by Jay Mathews explained how one of many students was accused of academic dishonesty. During the regular school session of the year 2001, three fourths of 187 students at Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) were found guilty of cheating. This was because they collaborated on an assignment in a computer science (CS) course with friends. By communicating with others about the project, the students violated the course honor code that prohibited the discussion among students for that particular class.
Many individuals have been affected negatively by trouble makers in school. Troublemakers have either disrupted classes or bullied other students. Yes, trouble makers may harm one’s learning environment, but should they be kicked out of school? Though many individuals argue that troublemakers will not change and hold the class down, they should not be kicked out because they need help. Most of these kids that are disobedient do not know the distinction between right and wrong. We should not withdraw trouble makers from school, rather, we should help these troublemakers and teach them right from wrong. In the article “Let’s Really Reform Our Schools” by Anita Garland, she states that American high schools are disasters because there are troublemakers (694). She asserts that the withdrawal of troublemakers in schools would make the learning environment peaceful for students who want to learn
In “The Sanctuary of School,” Lynda Barry makes an implicit (not directly stated) argument for arts education in schools. What is her implicit argument? Do you agree or disagree with her? Is arts education important? Why or why not? Lynda Barry’s short memoir, “The Sanctuary of School,” is a recollection from her early years as a child in elementary school. Barry illustrates that, as a child, she grew up in a less than stable home environment and describes how she went unnoticed in that household. Barry’s argument is that educational system is important to children, especially those with unhappy home lives. She wants education to improve in different areas, for example, more arts education in school, and before and after school program for
The Supernaturalist is a book by Eoin Colfer about a 14 year old boy at Clarissa Frayne Institute for parentally challenged boys. Unwanted by his parents, he decides to escape and join a group of teenagers named Supernaturalists. This group of kids have the same abilities as Cosmo. They can see Supernatural creatures. Supernaturalists hunt this creatures in order to save the humanity that is left in Satellite city. Recently, I interviewed Victoria who had just read this book and asked her to tell us a little more about this book.
Capricorn Anderson is a 13 year old hippie from the novel Schooled by Gordan Korman. He lives in Garland Farms with his grandmother, Rain, because his parents died from Malaria in Africa. Rain is his teacher and caregiver who wants to keep him sheltered from the outside world. After Rain fell out of the plumb tree, Cap needed to live somewhere else while she recovered. While away from Garland Farms, he realized that there were many things about his new home that he needed to learn. At the beginning of the story Cap is an isolated and shy boy, but by the end of the story he becomes more confident and popular.
Arabic culture is very religious; family is one of the most important aspects of the Arab society. Most Arabic countries contain Muslims, Jews, ad Christianity, they pray about five times a day and have to wear certain types of clothes. We might see Arabic’s as all Muslims but Christianity is the second largest religion in the League, with over 20 million Christians living in countries. I know that Arabic culture is very strict on most things and I could not imagine my religion like that. My religion is Christian, but I am not as religious as the Arabic culture.
In “The Sanctuary of School”, Linda Barry describes her experience as a child in the public school system. She was fortunate enough to have an caring teacher who emphasized creativity and art. This provided an escape from her mundane home life, where she is oftentimes inactive and bored. She sneaks off to school early in the morning in order to spend as much time there as possible (Barry). Barry and many other kids benefit from the solace that thoughtful teachers create with an expressive environment however, her experience isn’t true for everyone.
After moving from Culver City and into Westmont, my brother and I wanted to continue our studies at our elementary in Culver City so we commuted on three buses and the train at 5:30 in the morning. It was not easy, but it became the norm that continued onto middle school. After my brother and I graduated, we attended Venice High School; however, I would not last longer there. My math teacher wanted me out of the classroom, a class where I was the only Hispanic student, and instead wanted me to retake a math course. After unsuccessful attempts to convince school administrators and the teacher to allow me to stay in the classroom I decided to leave and attended my homeschool, Washington Preparatory High School (WPHS). I was clueless of the type of school WPHS was, but I soon would know.
Growing up can be an extremely complicated process. The changes that occur are physical, emotional, and mental. All aspects of growing up can be triggered by puberty, or possibly traumatic experiences that happen in that person’s life. In a traumatic event, not just the person being attacked or traumatized can be affected. According to the Australian Institute of Family Studies, “Diagnostic descriptions of what constitutes a traumatic event ... clearly suggest that mere knowledge of the exposure of a loved one to a traumatic event can be traumatizing as well.” (Kleber). In Louise Erdrich’s novel, The Round House, one can see the how Joe was forced to grow up before he was ready because of the trauma he had experienced. His brain wasn’t fully
The ability for all children from varying walks of life to receive a well-rounded education in America has become nothing more than a myth. In excerpt “The Essentials of a Good Education”, Diane Ravitch argues the government’s fanatical obsession with data based on test scores has ruined the education system across the country (107). In their eyes, students have faded from their eyes as individual hopefully, creative and full of spirit, and have become statistics on a data sheet, percentages on a pie chart, and numbers calculated to show the intelligence they have from filling out bubbles in a booklet. In order for schools to be able to provide a liberal education, they need the proper funding, which comes from the testing.
My life isn’t filled with problems, but I’ll write about my biggest conflict as of the moment; the thing I care about the most… going to a different school. I know a lot of people at the public schools but my parents don’t know if I should or not, I asked them in August if I could go to La Porte High School because they always threaten to put me in a public school. The one time I ask to go to a public school instead of them threatening me to go there, they flip out because of the homosexual things going on now days. My mom said that she’d see if they would let kids that live in La Porte go to Valparaiso High School, I don’t think she understands that I want to face the problems in the world instead of avoiding them; but she thinks that if I face those problems then I’ll be a part of them and stand for what I know isn’t right according to God.
Everyone deals with stress at some point in his or her life. Most people deal with it daily. As defined in the book called Principles and Labs for Fitness and Wellness, stress is, “The mental, emotional, and physiological response of the body to any situation that is new, threatening, frightening, or exciting” (Hoeger & Hoeger, 2012). This stress is caused by a stressor, which is also known as “a stress-causing event” (Hoeger & Hoeger, 2012). Stressors can take all different forms, from moving to a new town, having a baby, or even writing a paper (Boyd, Wood, & Wood, 2011). One major stressor in life can be going to college. If not coped with properly, these stressors can leave a person with too much stress that could end up harming them mentally and physically, such as developing an illness (Boyd, Wood, & Wood, 2011). There are several ways to cope with stress. Some healthy ways to cope with stress would be practicing emotion-focused coping, building time-management techniques, and practicing meditation.
In today’s American society, quality education is important for one to succeed. Without proper education, a person will find it extremely difficult to apply for college, a job, or to pursue his or her dream. Typically when Americans think of education, public education is the first to come to mind. Public education has been around for centuries and is provided to most children throughout the United States. Due to this fact, public education has been the go to education source for years. Though, this trend is slowly changing with many parents deciding to home school their children instead. Many factors are the cause for this issue, but the common arguments arise from a certain few. For students, public school provides many opportunities ranging from social connections, school sports, and the exposure to teachers who are experts in their fields. But homeschooling is often superior because it offers additional time for students to participate in various extracurricular activities and community service, allows for more individual attention, personal character development, and it offers less exposure to discrimination that is received in the public school environment.