During this time of self-exploration, the students will gain a sense of self by exploring their strengths and interests. Hillside Middle School is one of three middle schools located in Simi Valley California. During the 2017 school year, Hillside Middle School had 932 students in grades 6 through 8. The sixth-grade class consisted of 170 students, seventh grade the largest at 419 students and 343 in eighth grade (School Accountability Report Card,…
schoolyards, no place or person was safe. Riots broke out and windows were being smashed. All of this from two of the most notorious gangs, the Bloods and the Crips. Tapia (2012), states that “The predominant image of youth gangs is consistent with a California study of adult gang members conducted by Skolnick and colleagues (1988) a decade…
and went onto college at the age of 18 to Dartmouth in New Hampshire. Around 1920 due to Prohibition the family beer company closes its shop, and Theodor’s father was appointed by Mayor John Denison to supervisor of the Zoo. In his later life Dr. Seuss begins to create what later becomes coined, unethical Taxidermy from animal parts his father sends him from the zoo. At college he joined the Fraternity, Sigme Phi Epsilon and the Jack –O-’Lantern newspaper. During prohibition at college Theodor…
school spirit and community involvement is beneficial to any public or private school. They help support the students to stay…
to vote? It essentially doesn’t matter because the “important” states have won and the minimum number of electoral votes needed is assumed The Electoral College process has been debated on its fairness, effectiveness, and need numerous times since its creation in 1787, and even if it were to be changed, the debate would continue. This system is unfair to the people of the United States, its not right for candidates to ignore the vast majority of the…
must overcome these challenges so that their children can succeed. Although the immigrant community, specifically Mexican immigrant…
This study will define the subjective forms of medical and social discrimination that are imposed on people with disabilities due to being considered a “minority group.” The dispute over the social circumstances of disabilities has often been framed through the traditional “social model” or “minority” to define discrimination, but the majority of ‘able-bodied” persons tend to create the policies and rules for protecting the rights of disabled people. However, the argument that impairment and…
He was on a respirator during the day and an iron lung at night, and only movement of one finger. In 1962 at the age of eighteen Ed attended the University of California in Berkeley. The University doors were too small for his wheelchair to fit through, but he refused to be beaten and continued to work hard. Social work role, human rights included social justice and social policies began ten years later in 1972…
The inequities associated with our education system all begin with a common core, finance. The inequity of resources that are not distributed fairly, due primarily to ethnic classification (zip codes), lend too many problems in lower income communities. Because funds are more allocated to upper middle class and wealthy communities and school districts, lower income areas suffer from being able to attract top educators and good leadership…
Becoming Who I am Supposed to Be As a student at Sonoma State University, I decided to declare my major in human development because it covers a broad range of subjects like psychology, anthropology, and sociology. Then, at the end of my junior year in college, I decided to declare a minor in early childhood studies. To complete the early childhood studies minor, I have taken classes that teach concepts such as child development and how to assess the different behavioral patterns and the stages…