My School and Its Culture
This week has taught us that each of you has experienced a unique journey through a variety of educational experiences throughout our lives. Naturally, some of these experiences must have contributed to our personal development and identity with greater impact than others (Wardle, 2013). Furthermore, many in-school variables have affected our educational journey. This week’s assignment describes a school-related experience that influenced my identity in relation to my education and culture.
I still remember the school experience that helped shape my personal identity. It was in my 5th grade when my teacher called me one day after class and asked me to support another student with her math and reading. I must say the student she asked me to help was not my friend, and was a Hispanic with very little knowledge in understanding or comprehending English. I asked Mrs. O’Brian, my teacher, why I should be the one to help the girl. I still remember how she took a sigh and said, “Because I trust and believe in you, I see how you carry up yourself, how you always help other students and know you are my smartest …show more content…
I attended a large public, Christian schools in Brooklyn. My school included grades K4 -12, with approximately over 950 students every year. I can proudly say that my parents’ Christian background is what motivated them to take me to that school for their well-rounded, Christ-centered learning and education, focused on arts, academics, and athletics. Most of the students in my school came from poor, middle to upper-middle class backgrounds. In the upper school, class sizes, ranged from as small as 12 students to as many as 21 students. Other than academics, my school involved students in various extracurricular activities. My school did, and I think still does, a good job of giving both the students and teachers the opportunity and freedom to grow and perfect their talents and craft
This week has taught us that each of you has experienced a unique journey through a variety of educational experiences throughout our lives. Naturally, some of these experiences must have contributed to our personal development and identity with greater impact than others (Wardle, 2013). Furthermore, many in-school variables have affected our educational journey. This week’s assignment describes a school-related experience that influenced my identity in relation to my education and culture.
I still remember the school experience that helped shape my personal identity. It was in my 5th grade when my teacher called me one day after class and asked me to support another student with her math and reading. I must say the student she asked me to help was not my friend, and was a Hispanic with very little knowledge in understanding or comprehending English. I asked Mrs. O’Brian, my teacher, why I should be the one to help the girl. I still remember how she took a sigh and said, “Because I trust and believe in you, I see how you carry up yourself, how you always help other students and know you are my smartest …show more content…
I attended a large public, Christian schools in Brooklyn. My school included grades K4 -12, with approximately over 950 students every year. I can proudly say that my parents’ Christian background is what motivated them to take me to that school for their well-rounded, Christ-centered learning and education, focused on arts, academics, and athletics. Most of the students in my school came from poor, middle to upper-middle class backgrounds. In the upper school, class sizes, ranged from as small as 12 students to as many as 21 students. Other than academics, my school involved students in various extracurricular activities. My school did, and I think still does, a good job of giving both the students and teachers the opportunity and freedom to grow and perfect their talents and craft