Stepfamily

In this essay I will discuss my definition of family, and how their involvement had an impact on my education and experiences. A child’s education is very important and their family support or lack of family support can impact the way a child learns. The essay will also focus on a family’s involvement as a whole from past years to present. A major American event that affected a family-community- school -relationship will be discussed, and some effective strategies for communicating with parents.…

On the log dated, 11/3/16 I observed the teacher and the ways she accommodated the special needs children in her class. The lesson this day was teaching the children hand-eye-coordination by catching a ball thrown at them. She began the lesson by talking about a ball and what it does: bounce and roll. Afterward, she showed the children the two balls that she was going to use to play catch with them. One was a large textured ball and the other was a small soft basketball. She then proceeded and…

Cinderella is perhaps one of the most famous childhood fairy tale stories of all time. Over the years, numerous versions of the story have been recreated and have been told to children all over the world. The original story of Cinderella follows the life of a young girl who is mistreated by her step mother and stepsisters. With the help of her fairy godmother, Cinderella is transformed into a beautiful princess and goes to the ball to meet her prince. However, she has to leave the ball at…

Gregory Maguire’s, Egg and Spoon, is a magical story told from the perspective of a monk. Elena Rudina is the youngest of three living in a poor village. Luka, the oldest is whisked away to serve in the army for the Tsar and Alexei serves a local merchant who left the poor village. At 13, Elena is left alone with her dying mother and a set of marystosha dolls. Mademoiselle Ekaterina Ivanovna de Robichaux or Cat is drawn by her Great-Aunt Sophia to St.Petersburg. There she is to meet the Tsar and…

Have you ever been treated like no one wants you? Well, Cinderella has a pretty good idea of what it's like. In her story she is being mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, Anastasia, and Drizella. In both the Disney's version and the Grimm's version she feels this way. As she tries her best to please them it seems that it's just not good enough, but with a little help her dreams can come true. While some similarities between Disney's Cinderella and Grimm's Cinderella are evident, the…

Last summer visiting my family in California was such an exciting thing. I haven’t seen them in over two years, so it was such a great chance to have before going to college full time, and getting my first job. When visiting my family for a few weeks, my dad decided that we were going to Six Flags Magic Mountain for my birthday. I was too happy and thought that was the most exciting thing that has ever happened to me. My sister, brother, and I had count down the weeks and days till it was the…

Everyone has that moment in life where you either grow up or drown in the waters of life. Never did I think I would have to grow up so fast, but at the same time I don’t think anyone does. The biggest part of my life would start in South Beloit illinois, tho up to this point I think I moved about three or four times. There were many reasons why I moved weather it was for more money or just a better place to live. Moving was never fun, but I was very young, so it never really affected me…

I was born in Lafayette, Indiana to the parents of Cheryl Griffin and Jon Griffin. My mother, Cheryl, was born in Gary, Indiana but soon moved to Terre Haute. She was a very loving and compassionate mother. If I had to describe her in one word, it would be outstanding. I say that because not only did she take care of her own children but she also took care of my father’s other children as well. My father, Jon, was born in a town in Texas. He was always really strict and angry. My one word to…

My life wasn’t always the best. Back when I was just a young girl, my mother fell ill and died short after. Every day after her death I would visit her grave and pray that I would turn out to be the woman she hoped for me to be. In time, my father remarried to a nasty woman with two unbearable daughters that found joy in pestering me. Although my new step sisters were indeed very pretty, they had evil souls. My step mother did nothing to stop them, instead egged them on and even replaced all of…

Sometimes it takes a traumatic experience to bring a family together. There is just something about a disastrous or scary event that makes one want to be with their loved ones. Whether it is a death in the family, an injury, or any other life altering event it is always comforting to have family. Many times people just need an eye-opening event for them to realize what truly matters in life, not the materialistic things, but family. This is what I learned after I went through the traumatic…