I really didn’t have a rough childhood, so I can’t relate to Jeannette …show more content…
This was okay with me though, I am actually always up to meeting new people, so I didn’t have any issues going around meeting new people at all. I’m not really the shy type that won’t socialize and even though I had previously been homeschooled, for several years, before coming back here, I feel that I actually had better socialization skills than most of the people here which just goes to show that the stereotype of having to go to public school to learn socialization and also that people from public school are better socializers is completely false. Aside from meeting new people and the new building, it was a major adjustment having to get on a “regular” schedule of waking up at such an early hour every morning, having to go to school from 7:40am to 2:40am, and all the different classes that I was forced to take. Previously at online school, it wasn’t mandatory that you did every class every day, so I would actually chunk it up and do different classes each day, so it wouldn’t get too dreadful like it is here. All this school stuff though is relatable to when Jeannette was going to the different schools and locations and had to adjust to her surroundings, get to know people, and try to fit in the best that she could. People can be very mean and kind of try to shove