Brearley School

In seventh grade, I found myself thrust into the world of elite, predominantly white private schools. As a person of color coming into this environment, it seemed as if issues regarding racial diversity, religious diversity, socioeconomic status, and even colorism would be inevitable aspects of my experience. Initially, I did not acknowledge the presence of these issues in my new surroundings as they were topics that I had never encountered before and consequently did not fully understand. Slowly, through my personal experiences, I soon realized the relevance of these topics to not only my identity but to the broader community at Brearley. This realization steadily transitioned into a developing interest. The growth of this interest was tremendously facilitated by the middle school diversity club and the…

In class we talk about a large amount of topics from child abuse to Gay marriage. I researched and found the perfect article that goes with child abuse. The article “Brearley School Says 4 Teachers Engaged in Sexual Misconduct With Students” located in the New York Times, by Elizabeth A.Harris.(October 27,2017). In summary ,An all girl private school called The Brearley school in Manhattan, Mentioned that about four former teachers who had engaged in sexual misconduct with students that goes as…

culture where boys were the focus of the family when it comes to proper education. However, an incident in my early years at school changed my father’s thinking and I to join my brothers in a preparatory school instead of the public school my other sisters attended. The incident that impacted my education happened when a teacher beat my buttocks with a stick and tore my flesh at the public school my other sisters attended. I remember my father coming home from work and my mother telling him…

I grew up in a small church, where my mom was a Sunday school teacher and my dad was the Assistant Pastor. They also were involved in the youth a lot. Growing up, I can remember driving down the road on our way to church and seeing kids that knew or my mom knew and we would ask them if they wanted to go to church with us. Next thing you knew, we have like 5-6 local kids going to church with us. I can remember when we use to ask them where they lived so we could make sure that it was alright with…

One of the most prevalent differences between cultures seems to be how the youth are educated. Concerning the kinds of material taught, the methods used to produce learning, and the relationship between students and teachers, education varies extensively from culture to culture. After reading Abubakari Lunna’s life story regarding his drumming education, it is evident that the way people present themselves has a lot to do with how we develop relationships with others. While I have heard of…

Should We Stop Child Labour? (Opinion Paper) How would you feel if you ever had to see your 7 year old brother or sister going to work instead of school? In today’s society teenagers or kids usually whine about how much work they did around the house when in reality they only did a bit. They usually don’t think about the kids that are forced in to labouring for many different purposes and cant whine about it because they won’t get there pay or they would get beaten. Have you ever thought why…

quality of the CCSS, its transition into school and how it’s affected the lives of students and teachers. This reform on education might have hindered the system…

I feel like if you, as a teacher, fail to bring out the quiet girl sitting in the back, then you did not do your job right in being a role-model. A successful teacher also includes all their students in school activities, and events that will happen throughout the year. The teacher has to create a positive community in the school to enhance the school as a community. It will be very difficult to connect with high school students, because they are in a critical time of their life, where they are…

The Development of Public Schools in the 19th Century Horace Mann once said, “It may be an easy thing to make a Republic; but it is a very laborious thing to make Republicans.”(Nasaw 40). At the beginning of the 19th century, the United States was far from the ideal model of a developed government. George Washington had completed his first two terms in 1797, as the first president. Leading into the 1800s, there were many issues that needed to be fixed before the U.S. could properly be called…

Sexual education is important infomation that must be taught to kids. Teaching our youth about Sex Ed through preventative programs in school is essential of before adulthood. The debate over when sexual education has always been debated. The debate about when to teach your child is where the debate always begins. It is essential that children begin learning about o sexual education in primary school; this is so they are begin to conceptualize and understand the biological and physical…