Kevin Louis Challenges

The image of ideal families has changed and is now looked at differently compared to years ago. But does technology and devices how to do with the separation of family? In a short story in Rereading America called “Quality Time Redefined”, author Alex Williams executes many interviews to try and see how media has impacted the lives of family. According to one of his observations there was one family in particular that stood out. Ms. Vavra a cosmetic industry executive spoke about an evening with her family: “…Their son, Tom, was absorbed by a Wii game on the wide screen television. Their daughter, Eve, was fiddling with a game app called the Love Calculator on an iPod touch.” Ms. Vavra recalled, “The family was in the same room but not together" (94). She was advocating about how her and her family was all sitting together but all of them were in their own little worlds with their devices. Technology has become very popular and advanced throughout the years. This may be the cause for why families

High school is an important time for developing a sense of who you are as a person. Each kid who starts out high school will usually asks themselves what they are there to accomplish. For the most part, many set personal goals for themselves and strive to achieve above and beyond. However, some are just there for the experience and to see where it takes them. It’s apparent that some kids have an easier time and don’t have to struggle with their high school career. For example, some of the students have followed strong academic paths that have prepared them for this time in their lives, where as others have struggled with educational influences and feel unprepared or lost. Swerdlow mentions that the students, who attend J.E.B. Stuart, are given many chances to improve their educational foundation in order to

Like many other teenage kids, the dream of having to be a cool kid in high school runs through their mind almost daily a few months before high school. Danny wasn’t any different. For many years as Danny had looked forward for the moment that would make him a cool kid. Finally, he got to high school where he could meet all the pretty girls, join the cool clubs, drive to school, and go to parties and dances including prom nights. Most importantly for Danny was making new friends, going to classes and studying hard to make good grades.

Unlike Bender, Brian would not need any guidance for proper behavior because he is a “teacher pleaser.” Brian is seen as a “geek,” one who enjoys participating in academic clubs, learning and always follows the rules. Brian’s confidence is linked to his grades, his parent’s perceptions and his peer’s perceptions of him.

Darren 's general attitude toward education is positive; he believes there is a definite benefit to his education and believes the school environment is somewhat encouraging and supportive. Darren is no longer on the baseball team at school, but he has played at various levels since he was 10 years old. Darren wants to graduate and join the military or become a welder. Both Darren and the Freemans feel education is very important to one’s success.

The book The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth is a book that everyone should read at one point or be taught from in school. It explains school cliques, high school emotions, popularity, and outcast life. The author, Alexandra Robbins, studied many years, about a decade, for this novel to come to life. Throughout her words, she explains that outcasts, whether they are nerds, punks, losers, loners, “tree huggers,” math geeks, band members, etc, are the future of our world. I agree with her when she says that the qualities that people exclude for in school help individuals exceed in life.

“No matter your past, how you are perceived by friends, foe, or family, YOU have the opportunity to make your life as you desire. If you live in a tough and unfair life right now, change you mindset. Don’t think that is all life is or all you are. You can be whatever you want. If your life is as good as it gets, challenge your mindset. Learn to do something MORE, something to grow that person inside.” - Chad Brinkman. For this week’s paper I interview Mr.Brinkman about his transition to principal and his plans for the future.

The majority of the “Freaks” do not always feel that they are worth much in the eyes of their teachers. Professors are more inclined to illicit discipline and less likely to offer guidance to those they wrongly feel are doomed for failure. Lindsay, although considered part of the Freak crowd, is an exception to this characteristic because she in fact feels like a big fish in a little pond. She has always received high marks on tests and was once a part of her school’s mathletes club. As a result she has been treated in a pleasanter way by facility at the school then some of her underachieving friends. Even the school’s guidance counselor makes a point to be involved in Lindsay’s life. Lindsay’s younger brother Sam encounters similar experiences in the school system. Because of Sam’s reputation as a nerd teachers offer him more guidance then other students. He is given more privileges within the school, such as access to the school’s tech room without an adult chaperone because of his role of being an academic “big fish.” Lindsay and Sam’s reputations within the school builds on teachers treating them with more respect, which creates a cycle of them continuing to outperform

On the surface level, Paul B. Wilson, Sr. and I possess a couple of similarities; we both grew up on Cherry Street in Mahoningtown and I aspire to enter the medical field and become a veterinarian. However, if one were to analyze our lives, they would find that we work towards the same morals of life. During my career as a student at New Castle High School, I have learned how to become a better student and to continuously grow as a person. This building has morphed my character in a myriad of ways. Overall, it has taught me on how to be a better student, achieve higher grades, and apply an abundance of work to accomplish my goals. Due to this, I have earned a 4.93 GPA and a membership in National Honor Society. However, like Mr. Wilson, I

The test or challenges that my hero has to go through to build their character was when Brady Kahle recently started "Cards for a Cause" when he heard that his Friend Laden had cancer that when he thought he could do something better with that money he will donate it to his friend and he will do it for all the people that are having a hard time with cancer. I think If he did not do that for his Friend Laden he wouldn't survive. These test are going to be hard for him because how about all the money he donated to them and they want more how is he going to get another $7,00,00 for other people that are having a hard time with other things he would want to donate some more money to them to. Yes he has multiple challenges because on the page Kids

Keri Donahue involves herself with many community and school activities while having a hardworking mindset and perseverance. Her hard work can be exemplified by her induction into National Honor Society and the determination she uses during volleyball. Dan Donahue, Keri’s father, inspires her the most and instills a hard working mentality in her because he tries his hardest to put his children first and persevere through hard times. Likewise, Keri experienced many hard times in her life thus far. When she encounters a difficult time, she likes to be alone so that she possesses the opportunity to just think. On the same note, one of the hardest times of her life came as a freshman in high school when she became friends with a group of people

Kit Bauer still remembered his father’s words from last night. Kit, he had said in his cold, angry-but-attempting-to-be-patient voice. The work ethic that you have been showing lately is not acceptable. His mother just stood by and watched with hard eyes, as if silently scolding him while she let her husband do the dirty work. Ever since Kit was young, he had been bombarded by extracurriculars, unnecessary academic classes, and school student councils. Kit, his mother had said when he was 7. Taking that class for gifted and talented children will look fantastic on your Harvard application!

Born in Brainerd, Minnesota, Tyler attended Brainerd High School/Brainerd School district his entire life. Despite his academic excellence, his experience was pretty ordinary. He was a typical kid with a good friend group, and he fit into pretty much any type of clique. In high school, he originally thought he was going to enroll in college for a major of either teaching or engineering; he excelled tremendously in these areas. Since he was a young boy, he had always dreamed of attending a large university and living there on campus and fulfilling the ´college life´. This aspired dream became reality when he finally decided to enroll at the University Of Minnesota, located in the Twin Cities. Things didn't go quite as planned, and he hit a fork

On ASB, I work to form a tight-knit community with my peers. Underclassmen think of me as a mentor. I take initiative,whether it’s through cheering for our basketball team, directing rallies, or organizing flash mobs to promote cancer awareness, something of deeper importance to me, as my mother and grandmother were both diagnosed this year. I’ve shifted the culture at Troy High to one where academic drive and school spirit are interlaced into a seemingly perfect sauce by breaking the mold and creating a new popularized recipe, although, it stills comes on a flimsy plastic

Da’kevus has matured so much during his years at Carencro High school. I asked Da’kevus “How has high school changed you?” he answered by saying “High School changed me because at first I was shy but it changed me to open up to people and it taught me how to speak to people, like you need to be able to speak to people for jobs and your life further beyond. Da’kevus and I were having a conversations about the best advice a teacher has ever gave him, he answer with a