Personal Narrative: Drowning In High School

It was a sunny fall morning in South Central, Los Angeles. I tossed as my alarm sounded for the third consecutive time. As I began to regain my cognition I realized that it was another day of school which I dreaded. Instantly I went into a state of gloom as in a matter of two hours I 'd be sitting in class counting down the hours until dismissal. I told my parents goodbye and scurried to the bus stop. I walked down the street and to the corner where the bus would arrive. As it approached the urge of not attending school got stronger and stronger. I greeted the driver, paid the fare, and made my way to the seat. Suddenly I thought, what if I ditched school today. The thought was on my mind until the driver arrived at the stop in front of my …show more content…
I looked at the bus door for one last time and decided to stay in the seat. For the first time I was actually ditching school. That one time transitioned into extensive ditching throughout my high school years. The truth is I hated school and it wasn 't the usual "I dislike getting up every morning" concept. My continuous ditching led to me not graduating on time as well as a fear of post-secondary education. Over the course of my high school career my classes were composed of under-qualified instructors and poorly educated students as a result. Clubs, which integrated students, were not made available due to the lack of funding. Academic resources were limited; and if made available were not adequately publicized to …show more content…
Clubs encourage effective communication and provide a platform where like students can coalesce. According to Jeremy S. Hyman, manager of Professors ' Guide, he affirms that the absence of clubs hinders exposure to diversity. He continues to state that diversity is needed in order to enhance social development and increase interactions with people different from ones own racial group. Often urban students enter college and are unfamiliar with adequate communication among their peers. Nor do urban students seek socialization resources such as clubs since their benefits were not introduced to them in high school. Colleges should create interactive workshops which integrate students from variegated cultures. These workshops would promote verbal communication as well as individually tailor students to different clubs based on their own likes. Ultimately this would allow urban students to develop familiarity with diverse cultures, increase their means of communication, and present urban students with the option of joining