Blog 8: Waiting for Superman

I actually attended a Charter School and honestly it failed majority of my graduating class and past alumnus. I feel like the education system in this country in the past decade has gotten worse. Students do not feel the need to want to attend school and I do not blame them because many teachers feel the need to prejudge students and feel like kids from a certain ethnic group are difficult to teach. I went to the same school for eight years and in my eight years of attending that school, I realized that the only reason these teachers wanted to teach us was not because they loved teaching but because it would look good on their resume, so they can get a better job somewhere else. These teachers could say on their resume "Taught underprivileged group of black students and I survived" to make it look like some freedom writer story. I came to the realization of it because after every school year, these same teachers would never return back the following year. I can say though that attending a Charter School was better than attending a Public school. I learned more even though that meant teaching myself, but we had a good system that every student followed. We had to wear a uniform that made us look like business men and women getting ready for work at a cooperate building. My school prepared me on how life would be like after graduating. I do not condemn my school, only the teachers who taught us for the mere purpose of guilt.Waiting for Superman exposes these bad education system, but the people who I feel sorry for are the students who are not being given a fair chance for a better education.

Blog 7: Student Experience Paper

When I began high school, I was unaware of the use of substance and alcohol. It was not until I went to my first high school party at a friend's house until I became aware of this drink. Seeing the way alcohol were changing all these people behavior began to frighten me. I was peer-pressured many times, but I could not get myself to take a cup. I could not stand the stench that came from it. My parents have always told me that I should not allow anyone to force me to do anything and that I was in control of it. I remembered as I continued into my high school career, many of my friends were not only indulging in alcohol at parties, but they even began drinking it at school. I was disgusted. I did not understand what these kids got out of drinking. Later in the school year, my school counselor became aware of this and brought in a specialist, who main focus was to persuade teen about the dangers of underage drinking. The Specialist gave us a brief lecture and also showed us videos about young teens who's live had been corrupted or taken away shortly due to the effects of underage drinking. I know many students woke up that day because changes began to happen. Many people decided to stop drinking. Even though not everyone was moved by the stories the specialist told us, he knew and I knew that for those he could reach out to their lives would never be the same again. Till today I am glad these type of people are available because the way our generation is moving, too many people are being corrupted due to underage drinking and many other substances.