Growing up in a military family I have been fortunate enough to have been exposed to a variety of different places in the United States, each more unique in diversity than the next. I spent most of my adolescence living on military bases up and down the east coast. I traveled with my family for ten or so years before settling in one place to go to college. In my traveling time, I experienced the cultures in different states and different types of areas from urban to suburban to rural. My experiences as a military kid on the move have shaped my opinions on teaching and directed me to the type of teacher that I want to be.
I went to my middle years of elementary school on Long Beach Island where the socio-economic class is relatively wealthy and almost completely Caucasian.. However, from previous places I lived I knew that the well-equip elementary school with multiple computer labs, top of the line P.E equipment, and brand new textbooks was not necessarily the norm. From Long Beach Island I moved to Newport, Rhode Island. Newport was an interesting place in that on one side of town there were mansions and high-end shopping and on the other side was the definition of urban. I went through the public middle school in Newport, I was one of five white children in the school. …show more content…
This was a comfortable place for me. The school’s population was split evenly among races, so nothing surprised me. I felt more welcomed and I felt like I could flourish as a student because of the immense opportunities that high school provides for you. In high school I met the very first teacher who didn’t roll there eyes at me when I said I was a military kid and might move before the end of the year. In fact, that teacher thought I was interesting and took particular interest in speeding me up to SAT preparation and introducing me to students who were willing to show me around or sit with me at
I went to my middle years of elementary school on Long Beach Island where the socio-economic class is relatively wealthy and almost completely Caucasian.. However, from previous places I lived I knew that the well-equip elementary school with multiple computer labs, top of the line P.E equipment, and brand new textbooks was not necessarily the norm. From Long Beach Island I moved to Newport, Rhode Island. Newport was an interesting place in that on one side of town there were mansions and high-end shopping and on the other side was the definition of urban. I went through the public middle school in Newport, I was one of five white children in the school. …show more content…
This was a comfortable place for me. The school’s population was split evenly among races, so nothing surprised me. I felt more welcomed and I felt like I could flourish as a student because of the immense opportunities that high school provides for you. In high school I met the very first teacher who didn’t roll there eyes at me when I said I was a military kid and might move before the end of the year. In fact, that teacher thought I was interesting and took particular interest in speeding me up to SAT preparation and introducing me to students who were willing to show me around or sit with me at