He is a fourteen-year-old boy apart of a group, the Greasers, that is notorious for getting into trouble. However, he is unlike any of the other boys. Ponyboy likes to read, as well as “go to the movies” (Hinton 13). His school work is also important to him, “read[ing] Great Expectations for English, and recalls of a dissection experiment in Biology” (15). Ponyboy’s differences create a division in his life. One division is with the Greasers. Since he is not like the other boys, he will always be…
32 “Well its actually happening ma’, I’m goin’ back to school.”Rufus said. “I want you to know, I truly am proud of you Rufus.” His mother replied. Curtis and Janet went to a different school then Rufus but he still walked them to school then walked himself to school. On his way to school a car followed him very slowly but Rufus kept walking. When he got to school it looked the same on the outside that it always had. Rufus pushed open the doors at Searingtown School and yelled “I’m back!” All of his friends ran over to hug him. He went down to the office to get a tour he thought he didn’t need because he remembered every single solitary thing about this place. While the tour was going on everything going on was a blur. He looked left, right and left again, admiring the changes the school had made. “Wow” he sighed. “Is there a problem Rufus?” the tour guide asked. Rufus answered, “When I was here the wall paint was all chipped, there were broken windows and holes in the walls.” “Oh ok, well that concludes our tour and this door on your right is your first period class.” The tour guide replied. Rufus walked in and sat at an available seat at the back of the class room. He opened his notebook and took notes even though he didn’t understand anything that was going on. By the time 5th period came around it was time for lunch he was starving. All of his friends called him over and asked him to sit with him. Momma didn’t make him a big lunch because they didn’t have that much food in the house and then needed to split it 3 different ways. Allison who used to have a big crush on Rufus sat right next to him. Mitchell and Charlie sat across from him and Christina, Alisha and Sammy sat around them. When the bell rang he went to his locker and when he got to class he looked out the window and saw the same car that followed him to school. The only person he thought of was Simon. But he didn’t have a car? Rufus ran to the office to explain the…
While on patrol, I was dispatched to the main entrance for a Veteran acting unusual. Upon arrive Ofc Montejano had already made contact with Veteran Sean Ridley. I came round through the canteen just out of sight of Ridley, so as not to agitate him more. I observed Ridley become ever agitated towards Ofc Montejano when he try to explain to Ridley why we were there. Ridley told stated to Ofc Montejano that he has an appointment and he going to make it to his appointment. Ofc Montejano stated “We are not going to stop you from going to your appointment. Ridley stated “I fucking hate you cops”. “Leave me along and let me go to my fucking appointment”.…
In Fremont, students are forced to deal with squalor conditions and absurd rules. The staff, students, and even Kozol see no reason as to why it should be this way. The reason is brought to light with a discussion between students, which Kozol instigated. Mireya, a bright young girl at Fremont, confessed to Kozol that she did not want to go to the factory to sew like her mother but wants to go to college. A student named Fortino chimed in telling Mireya that the factory needs people to sew. He tells her that because she's "ghetto" she is already destined to sew at the factory. His words are crude but truthful. Fremont has twenty fewer school days than other schools and sometimes students need to take on part-time jobs just because they need the school credits. The school has more substitute teachers than actual teachers one substitute even saying “Just yesterday I was subbing [for] a substitute who was subbing for a teacher who never shows up,” (721). Many teachers want to teach interesting classes, such as women's studies, but can't because of the classroom shortage. Kozol shows a school that is not designed to help these children learn it's made to make them serve. The inequality in Fremont is appalling. Kozol is not showing the reader a school but an X-Acto knife designed to cut away at a child's passion until they conform and…
This book made me realize that a good education can take you a long way. Education soon leads to work which is gifted with a payroll. Francisco knows the value of education and works hard on getting good grades so that he can make money and help his family pay for their needs.…
2. Leroy’s demeanor appears to have changed since his return to school from his summer break. For over half a term it has been noticed that Leroy is quieter than usual; he has lost interest in his schoolwork and playing with his friends at break time. When he is approached, by friends he reacts aggressively. It is noted that he is often tired and sometimes falls asleep during classes. Leroy’s cloths and his personal hygiene are of particular concern, when questioned about his personal hygiene Leroy states that, there is never any hot water in the house or anyone to watch him bathe. Leroy often forgets his lunch and has been seen taking food from classmate’s lunch boxes. He complains of being hungry and not having any food at home. Leroy’s mother has rarely been seen since the start of the new term. In an unprompted visit Leroy’s mother came to the school to discuss her marital problems, which have been ongoing since the summer break. She explains that her and Leroy’s father have separated and that he has left the family home. She goes on to explain that since the separation she has been…
“Not long after ice nine took over, the world became something I did not want to be apart of. H. Lowe Crosby and his wife Hazel died soon after Newt and I met Bokonon. They too did not feel excitement anymore and took their lives together. Frank died from being purely insane because he watched his ant farm for endless hours. I stopped talking to that frenzied man after he mentioned that he would create human-sized ants. Only Bokonon, Newt, and I were left on San Lorenzo, and possibly the entire earth.…
In “I Just Wanna Be Average” Mike Rose recalls his years of vocational school. As a matter of fact, the inclination of Mike Rose in this particular class was an accident. However, he decided to keep his enrollment with the students of lower level. Rose, in this particular work, describes the teachers, fellow students…
Dean Maniuszko Mr. McKnight English 3-4H, pd. 2 15 May 2013 Decisions for the Future ! As high-school students (and their families) approach their junior year of high…
High school English is usually a place to foster a student's ability to manipulate our complex language to create papers such as this one. But recently, due to the No Child Left Behind Act passed by former president George W. Bush, many teachers have had to dumb down their curriculum to suit their less motivated students. As a result of this, students aren't challenged enough in the classroom, and some never realize their true potential. But in this student's experience, there is one teacher who takes no nonsense from lazy students, and he definitely left a few kids behind.…
hile he was still in college, Tomas Juarez had decided he wanted to work with children from low-income families. He began his teaching career, however, in a culturally diverse suburban school. The school had been built only a few years before and included state-of-the-art science labs. Students were proficient with computers; they even helped Mr. Juarez develop his skills. Most of the students participated in extracurricular activities, and their parents were active in school affairs. More than 90% of the previous graduating class had enrolled in postsecondary programs. It was a pleasure to work with a team of teachers who planned interesting lessons based on a constructivist approach, engaged students in the content, and developed higher-order thinking skills. After a few years, Mr. Juarez decided that he was ready to take on the challenge of an inner-city school where most students were members of oppressed groups. As soon as he stepped into his new school, he realized that he had been spoiled in the suburbs. First, the smell wasn’t right and the halls were dirty even though it was the beginning of the school year. The room that was to be his classroom did not have enough chairs for all of the students who had been assigned to the class. Not only did the room look as if it had not been repainted for 20 years, but several windowpanes were covered with a cardboard-like material, and numerous ceiling tiles were missing. His first thought was that both he and the students would be exposed to asbestos and…
In the beginning there was darkness everywhere, and Chaos ruled.Within the darkness there formed an egg, and inside the egg the giant Pangu came into being. For aeons, safely inside the egg, Pangu slept and grew. When he had grown to gigantic size he stretched his huge limbs and in so doing broke the egg. The lighter parts of the egg floated upwards to form the heavens and the denser parts sank downwards, to become the earth. And so was formed earth and sky, Yin and Yang.…
Everybody is happy. Children did great job creating these rafts. Next day ‘saved’ boy decided to write about his feeling in his note. He thanked everyone for such defense in the class and said it was all his fault. That’s why all the tears dropped should’ve been his. Mr. Kanamori also valued children’s act. He said it’s hard for most adults to say such things but these students could do it. This was an excellent victory for them. The reasons why children decided to stand up for their friend were different: because he was his\her friend, or, for example, because it’s necessary for everyone to be happy at school and if one isn’t happy then others aren’t happy…
Aaron knew that changing his statement maybe wasn't the wisest decision but he was scared. When he first wrote his statement, describing that Kasim deserved everything he had coming and that he was proud of what he had done as well as enraged that Vic pulled him off the homophobe, the plan was to try to get the worst sentence he could imagine. After what happened with Katie, with punching Robert he deserved everything that was coming for him. But he was scared; who could blame him when the last time he was locked up was hell. He had time to think sitting in the cell his mind wandering thinking how much he hated himself and how much he craved... no, wait, it wasn't just a craving. Yes this is an addiction but it's way more than a crave. He needed…
Ms. Johnson’s attention were attract to her student that has a personal problem. Callie is an bright girl who excel at English, but she is kick out from the school because of her pregnancy. Ms. Johnson visit Callie’s house to persuade her to continue her studies. She also see Raul who is a well-meaning boy who is frequently involved in gang fight. Ms. Johnson tries to encourage him by visiting him and congratulating him on his work. While there’s someone who is her most personal subject and that is Emilio. He was killed after getting him kick out from the school due to his bad attitude. Ms. Johnson try to protect him but due to the cold attitude of the principal for Emilio, she can’t do nothing.…