Life Lessons From The Classroom Analysis

There is definitely some truth to what Lubrano has pointed out in this article. I personally have noticed that the deeper that I engross myself into my school and homework, the more distant that I become with the people around me. A part of me feels like this allows me to concentrate better and complete things without many distractions.
I come from a self made middle class family, coming up from the blue collar, working class, paycheck to paycheck life. Although I’m the first in my family to attend college, the values and traditions that were instilled in me throughout my life will always be a part of who I am and will not be lost. Now, I didn’t go to the best schools while I was growing up, but there were definitely noticeable class differences at the schools. It’s sad that even as children, we can see those differences, even amongst our friends. I will agree with Lubrano on the fact that the middle/upper class students were treated differently than those of us who were raised lower/middle class.
For the rest of us, they would put forth just enough effort so that we would pass and graduate. I look back at those days a chuckle to myself sometimes as I look around at the friends that I have managed to keep throughout adulthood. Those who were considered to be of “high-potential” are working the same fields with the same degrees as my close friends who were groomed to just pass. I find it to be a little ironic. And then I smile at those of us who were considered “average” that went on to achieve great things earning masters degrees, joining several branches of the military, making a life beyond what anyone would have expected us