Personal Narrative: My Ideal Educational Experience

I have been to many schools during my schooling career. I stayed at one charter elementary school till fifth grade. For sixth though eight, I stayed at one private school. However, for high school I attended four different schools. Two were private and two were public. One of the public schools I attended was actually online. I ended up graduating from one of the private schools. I ended up really enjoying myself there because I finally found a place that I fit in and that accepted me. College was also difficult too. I have attended to 3 different ones, one community college, one liberal arts college in Chicago, and now Brandman. Overall, I have had a very difficult time finding a high school and college that I fit into for many reasons. However, for this assignment I am going focus on high schools because that was the toughest and most difficult time in my life. From what I have experienced, I have figured out what is important to have in a high school versus what is unnecessary, at least for me. Before creating my ideal educational experience, I feel like I should share a little about my …show more content…
At the pervious schools I attended, it was all about the school and the social status within it. The schools did not incorporate the outside world or reality into the classrooms. The school would also focus on what interests the students. For example, if I attended this school, and I was interest in teaching, the school would give me the ability and opportunity to participate in a teaching environment. It would allow me to have hands on experience by letting me volunteer or observe. This is a similar idea to the readings this week. At my ideal high school it would prepare us not only academically but also socially in regards to jobs, interactions and living as an individual. I would like this school to be on a sliding scale so that anyone who needed an environment like this would have the ability to be a part of