Lakeland's Little Learners

I then reported the incident to my line manager, as this was a cause for concern that had come up in the daily meeting with regards to the student behavior. On another occasion a new pupil who had just started in year seven was in tears so I approached the child not being sure of his name I first said hi what’s your name? He said his name, I then asked him why he was crying, he said he was new to the school and was frightened, I told him not to worry as lots of children feel frightened when they come to a new school, I asked him would he like to walk round the playground with me, I let him link me for comfort to make him feel he had a friend, while we walked I asked him question i.e. which school he came from ect helping to build his confidence after awhile he was smiling feeling better, I then introduced him to other children I knew would look after him, the result was a week later he came to me and told

On the other hand, the villagers stoning the winner of the lottery was used as a symbol of punishment. It is one of the most established and common execution methods. However, in The Lottery, the stones represent victory of the lottery. Shirley Jackson stated that, “Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones” (Jackson 291). Stoning is symbolic in “The Lottery” because, “For stoning to be effective it requires a crowd to act together. This reinforces the point that the antagonist of this story it is not a single person but society” (Gahr). For instance, this means that the immorality of the village is so severe that the antagonist is not just one person but society itself. How do you think the villagers feel when their children were caught up in this senseless tradition by collecting stones? It is obvious that the villagers were following tradition that was done every year. “What about allowing a child to be a child?” For example; playing with toy cars and trucks, coloring books and Barbie’s, or getting push by their parents on a swing at a park. Children should not be allowed to partake in an event so gruesome and violent or seen raising anything to aggressively hurt an adult.

At 1:00 p.m. I entered into Evoline C. West Elementary school on Thursday, July 12 2012 for an interview with Mrs. Yolanda Lawrence. As I entered the classroom, I was greeted by Mrs. Lawrence, the head teacher in this classroom. Mrs. Lawrence has no assistant at this present because of it being in the summer. After I entered into the classroom, the entire class welcomed me with “hello Ms. Flournoy”. It made my day to see all of those smiley faces greeting me. This was a 2nd grade classroom which consisted of 17 students of which 8 were girls and 9 were boys. This interview and observation was a total of 2

The Lottery is another story of a seemingly perfect town that sacrifices one for the sake of many, but in this instance, the sacrifice is in vain because it is just a superstitious tradition. The citizens of this town were blinded by tradition and rituals of the town even though many have forgotten why they do the lottery. Jackson shows this when she wrote, “The lottery was conducted--as were the square dances, the teen club, the Halloween program--by Mr. Summers. who had time and energy to devote to civic activities” (The Lottery 1). It likens these common and cheerful events such as dances and Halloween programs to the sacrificing of an innocent person to better their year. The village seemed so calm and peaceful, but they were still inclined to sin and did not feel much guilt when stoning. The Lotter depicts a dystopian society because a person is being immorally killed every year and no one is stopping it. The event has become dull and repetitive but is still being followed by the families in The Lottery. This theme is very common in dystopian societies and is shown in the evilness of the Lottery.

The tradition known as “The Lottery” is an old one that almost every village would do, but by the time that the story is set in most of them had stopped doing the lottery already. Nobody in the village knew why they would do this tradition or what it meant at all. They would just stone people each time someone won for no particular reason except that its “The Lottery.” The black box used in the lottery itself was also not even the original one which shows you that the villagers didn't even know the real meaning to the tradition.

The author presents this information in a way to hide the gruesome event that is going to take place. When Jackson describes the kids gathering rocks, she makes it sound more like a game versus a preparation for an awful act. As the story continues, Jackson reveals the anxious tension amongst the crowd. For example, when Jackson Watson was asked if he was drawing this year, the author mentions his nervous blinking and his timid actions (Jackson 239). The story also includes the regretful feelings of Mrs. Dunbar when she stated that she would be drawing for her husband (Jackson 239). This tension is not something the crowd can get over in a day. When two of the housewives gossiped, they mentioned how they had just gotten over last year's lottery (Jackson 240). In society today, winning the lottery is a positive and lucky event in someone's life. After seeing the natural, but worried action shown by each citizen, the reader can infer how negative this lottery is. In this situation, small children are willing to throw stones at their mom, and are happy when they do not have to see the dot on

The foreshadowing Jackson uses in this story helps to show how tradition should not be followed without knowing the origin. For example, small children make a “great pile of stones” (Jackson 457). Although gathering rocks seems harmless, the reason behind the children’s play is vile. The children are included in the stoning of an innocent person because the tradition has to be instilled early on so that they do not see the cruelty in the act. Jackson gives readers another sense of foreboding when Tessie, the ultimate winner, arrives to the lottery late

The shabby black box symbolizes the deterioration of ritual itself. The original of the box loses long time ago, and no one is sure that the black present box actually makes from the original box’s pieces. This proves the ritual also loses and nobody in the village knows the real meaning of the ritual they are practicing every year. The villagers do not care about the box’s appearance; the color fades, and they put the box all in different places. The townspeople seem to take pride in the ritual of the lottery but the box that represents the ritual is not respected. They do not even think of replacing it. There is no good and logical reason for them to keep holding the lottery because the lottery itself has lost the meaning long time ago, and the only thing left is cruelty. In one of the paragraphs, the narrator tells how the townspeople talk about the official of the lottery, “some people believed that the official of the lottery used to stand just so when he said or sang it, others believed that he was supposed to walk among the people, but years and years ago this part of the ritual had been allowed to lapse. There had been, also, a ritual salute, which the official of the lottery had had to use in addressing each person who came up to draw from the box, but this also had changed with time, until now it was felt necessary only for the official to speak to each person approaching” (257). The lottery really changed with time. The townspeople changed few things because they believe those things are no longer necessary and needed. However, the brutal ritual is the one they should discard but they keep holding it. In another paragraph, the narrator says, “Because so much of the ritual had been forgotten or discarded, Mr. Summers had been successful in having slips of paper substituted for the chips of wood that had been used for generation” (256-257). The story’s third person point of view is successful proving that although lots of the rituals, songs, salute, the black box and wood chips of the lottery have been changed, forgotten or discarded over times, the townspeople still hold the cruel ritual firmly without logical reason. They have no idea what rules they should follow and which should be discarded. This

     "The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born. Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box." (Jackson, The Granta... page 63) They are all afraid of getting chosen for the lottery and so instead of standing up for one another and stopping the lottery they just go along with it. At one moment they're laughing together and the next they're stoning one of them to death. The lottery is a symbol of how fear is taught and handed down from generation to generation. People can't stand up to tradition, they're afraid of change. They are afraid to band together and change. No one wants to be the one stoned, but they will stone the one picked.

Lola, and my daughter, Lillian, both attend Union Elementary School and have become good friends. One of our latest visits together was the weekend before Halloween, where we took our children to the Fall Fest at the Myrtle Beach Park. Frank, was very caring and attentive to his children’s needs. Frankie Jr was nervous to have his face painted, and to make his son feel more comfortable, Frank offered to have his face painted as well. He cheered for his children while they played games. Even if they did not win, he was supportive and told them he was proud of them for trying their best. While at the festival my daughter, Lillian, fell and slightly scraped her knee. As her father, I told her to shake it off, but Frank was adamant that we find a Band-Aid and searched the park until he found one. Spending time with Frank and his children has shown me that he is a very nurturing and involved

In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” a town is set on the 27th of June. As the entire town is gathered, even the children, a representative from every household, usually the oldest male, goes up to a black, wooden box and selects a piece of paper at random. Once every household has a slip of paper, the entire village opens their respective slips as a group. Only paper one has a mark on it which signifies that they’ve been chosen. Each member from the chosen family draws another paper slip. The person with the dot on their paper is stoned to death by the entire village. Jackson uses foreshadowing and misdirection to direct the reader’s attention to the detail of the black box which conveys the theme of the power of the mob mentality by giving

In today's society the actions taken in this story would have been considered morally wrong and punishment for committing these crimes would be handed down by the court system. The judicial system of today would punish them with incarceration or death by leathal injection. This legal system was actually illegal, more of a marshal law. These people were ruling themselves. The best example is Mr. Summers, he made it a happy gathering, conducted all the civil activities, and then was also the executioner. He brings with all his justice and ruling, death. The purpose of the lottery is to weed out the people and learn the cycle of life is to accept democracy.

The author of “The Lottery,” Shirley Jackson, creates suspense and tension to convey dramatic irony. In a person’s life, a lottery, or raffle, is thought of something fair, because sometimes, you win prizes or money. This would be the raffle that you do NOT want to win. In Jackson’s short story, it is not about what the townspeople win, but it is about what is lost. I would have to say that the theme of this story would be “Not all traditions are always good.”

never manifested issues with peers, his relationships with the other children attending Buddy Club seemed to improve as well. He was particularly engaging with those children who were attending one-to-one art therapy sessions with the Lead Art Therapist and seemed willing to interact more with children with special

The first day of two-week camp arrived in a flash. We began camp with a name game, involving a myriad or goofy gestures to help kids break out of their shells. We stood in a circle, and my eyes immediately drifted toward a little guy standing just outside the group. He gazed at the floor dully. When it was his turn to introduce himself with a goofy gesture, he vanished further into the shadows. Fellow volunteers persisted for a moment, but soon passed the boy by when he failed to acknowledge their coaxing. My heart hurt. I so wanted the child to join in and have fun like the other kids.