The New School

Moving into a new country and a new school isn't as easy as it sounds. Ernesto, a boy who just moved from San Blas, Mexico to the United States learns how to adapt to a new school and language. At first, Ernesto is not comfortable with his new school. He doesn't know how to speak English yet and he also doesn't know anyone. But then, on the first weeks of school , Ernesto's teacher Miss Ryan helps him with the English language and he is able to pronounce the word butterfly, which seems to be a…

I found chapter six, entitled “Schools and the New Jim Crow” by Jody Sokolower from Rethinking Multicultural Education the most intriguing and thought-provoking from this week’s readings. Reading the chapter has also made me more aware, as well as further developed my understanding about the issues surrounding racism and the education system today. In addition, as I was reading the chapter, I was able to connect it to an issue that is prevalent a little closer to home, within our Canadian…

1. Moving to new school and coursework explanation I moved to Taiwan because of my father’s job. We did not receive the information until late summer of July 2016. That news was urgent and my family only had one month at the time to move. During the hectic period, my parents and I tried our best to find a school for me for the school year of 2016-2017. The Dominican International School was the only affordable choice available to us. Due to the late enrollment, I could not sign up for any…

29th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the city of New Orleans, leaving in its wake flooding, destruction, death, and the collapse of a corrupt and bankrupt public school system (Polier, 2006). Katrina left the city of New Orleans without physical school structures, without school organization, and most significantly, without a population capable of paying taxes to fund new schools. In response to this problem and the existing problem of a bankrupt school system, the United States government offered…

I moved to a new school called Wayside Elementary.My teacher Mrs. Jewls was nice but at first I told her my name was Mark.Which I only did because I was shy and not brave.I thought no one would like me unless I changed my name.Then I would become a new person and everyone would like me. But that wasn’t the case.Yes everyone liked me but later I came to realize it wasn’t because of my name it was how I acted.I was nice to my friends and everyone.But I always thought they would hate me along…

Fifth grade: I was the new pup in the pack. Having moved away from my old friends, old school, and old town and now having to make new friends, in a new school, in a new town, I was lost. I had always had to face a new mountain to climb, or stretch of snow to treck. Many times, when the hill was too high, or the snow was too deep, I had fallen down and completely stopped; nothing within me pushing to go farther. However, as a new pup with new opportunities and a fresh start, something changed.…

In the eighth grade, I remember that in less than a week I made half of the student body resent me. I had just moved to a new school in a new neighborhood, and I was eager to prove myself. On my first day, I walked into my favorite class – science and was the only person to answer the teacher’s questions. In my old school, I was learning something entirely different, but I still knew the answer because it was about my favorite subject. Everyone was pretty shocked, and I didn’t understand all…

Case Study 1: The New Kid at School The Situation Henry was a shy sixth-grader who recently arrived at school from out of state. One day as he was browsing a social media site he came across a page about the school with pictures of students, including one of him labeled “The Fat Nerd.” Upset, he posted a reply expressing his dismay. The postings became nastier, and soon some students were making loud comments in the lunchroom and on the playground. A teacher overhead some of the names, and…

Middle school Let’s talk about something no one ever wants to talk about, Middle school. Junior high was one of the best and worst three years of my life. From friendships to boy drama etc. So any sixth graders out their?! At the end of fifth grade we had the middle school counselor come and talk to us in our auditorium. All of our questions were literally about one thing. Dress code. The new middle school would have uniforms. “Green, grey, white, and black polos along with kaki or black pants.”…

Breaking News: There are reports of a school shooting, this simple phrase sends a chill down any parent’s spine. In recent years, as there have been lots of school shooting from an elementary school in Connecticut to a college in Arizona. Parents will always say that the safest place for any child is the home, but when they are away from the home they feel that the school grounds are the second best place for their child to be. If they would talk to those parents that sent their children to…