Personal Narrative: Williams Elementary School
Williams Elementary School is located just off of interstate 75 and home of the mighty Eagles. From the outside it has the appearance of a typical school with screaming students, rushing parents, and screeching buses. It is made out of boring brown bricks and beige stucco boarding near the top of the building. The inside features a prison-like setup, only with more vibrant colors. There is a double door leading into an office with multiple faculty and staff. In order to actually enter the school, you have to be buzzed in by the round and hyper man at the main desk. Once in the building, you will see that it is shaped like a large square with hallways extending from four sides. The hallways are full of colorful painting of eagles, laminated
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They face unstable home environments and come in having lower than average reading and math scores. I feel at my elementary school in Augusta, GA, we were, for the most part, set up for success. The majority of us came from a stable military or middle-class family backgrounds were our families were not rich and were not poor either. There was a diverse group of students, with the majority being African American and the minority majority being Caucasian. At Jamestown Elementary I do not remember having remedial classes or one on one sessions for struggling students. I believe overall, students at Jamestown Elementary came in having some idea of the basics of entry level education. This made a large difference when it came to teaching and allowed us to progress further and not backtrack. On the other hand, Williams Elementary seems to be plagued by negative socioeconomic factors the student’s family’s face, which deteriorate the overall entry level education level of students. With students who are farther behind from the beginning, it can be challenging to make progress for proficient scores. Unfortunately, Williams will continue to be ranked in the bottom 10 percent of elementary schools in Georgia until it is able to help academically disadvantaged students reach first a level of average scores and only then can they achieve more proficient
They face unstable home environments and come in having lower than average reading and math scores. I feel at my elementary school in Augusta, GA, we were, for the most part, set up for success. The majority of us came from a stable military or middle-class family backgrounds were our families were not rich and were not poor either. There was a diverse group of students, with the majority being African American and the minority majority being Caucasian. At Jamestown Elementary I do not remember having remedial classes or one on one sessions for struggling students. I believe overall, students at Jamestown Elementary came in having some idea of the basics of entry level education. This made a large difference when it came to teaching and allowed us to progress further and not backtrack. On the other hand, Williams Elementary seems to be plagued by negative socioeconomic factors the student’s family’s face, which deteriorate the overall entry level education level of students. With students who are farther behind from the beginning, it can be challenging to make progress for proficient scores. Unfortunately, Williams will continue to be ranked in the bottom 10 percent of elementary schools in Georgia until it is able to help academically disadvantaged students reach first a level of average scores and only then can they achieve more proficient