My Favorite Subject Is Math

My mother’s younger sister, J.J., did not fall victim to teenage parenthood as Sharna and her daughters did. She did, however, find herself disowned at the tender age of 15. My mom says I’ve always reminded her of J.J. when she was younger, mainly talking about the stubborn personality that her parents couldn’t seem to handle. J.J. struggled with dyslexia throughout school and received little special education, the only remedy being when she was held back a grade. This did little more than to deter her further from school altogether. She dropped out by junior year and never looked back. She lived paycheck to paycheck working part-time jobs and spent her nights at the bars. She married a man and had three children. When her

girl’s childhood that seemed like an average child's life growing up in a rural area. This girl grew

Sally Joe is sixteen years old and lives in Coeburn, Virginia with her mother and father. She has 3 siblings, two older brothers and older sister. Sally is spending some time at Eastside High School in Coeburn and she is spending the other half of the day at the Technical School in Wise, which is fifteen minutes away from her high school. She is taking Marketing, English 9, Life Skills, and L.I.F.E. Some accomplishments over the course of

When we think about an eleven-year-old we don 't envision a girl cleaning, cooking, or doing taxes. In the novel, Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons, Ellen does not have the luxury of toys and candy. In lieu of being an ordinary eleven year old girl, Ellen is compelled to grow up and mature as a result of her family situation. While living with her birth parents, she witnesses her mother being abused by her drunk father. Ellen’s viewpoints are negative toward the start as her home is not stable. Due to the lack of support,Ellen is compelled to move around to various environments and she never gets the attention she deserves. Since she was so young, the adults in her life should have taken care of her, but instead she takes care of them. As the novel proceeds, Ellen is put through more hardships allowing her to get an alternate perspective on life. Although Ellen had a negative start in her life, her perspective of the world becomes positive as she faces challenges because of her family.

Kaytlin is a 10-year-old Caucasian female. She resides with her biological mother, mother's paramour (Eric) and two siblings; Brandon (12) and Ivy (1). She attends Pershing Elementary in the 5th grade. She indicated she did not do well this year in school. She has a lot of friends, and her favorite subject is math and recess, and her favorite color is blue. She enjoys playing soccer, likes to sing, and likes to do her nails. She enjoys going to Sea World and likes to watch t.v. (robots show).

Have you ever judged a person before knowing who they are, like how you judge a book by it’s cover? At first, I noticed Karlie and thought she was just a quiet classmate, but I later realized I was quick to judge. Karlie Medina came into the world on September 23, 2001 born in Pasadena, California. She has two sister and a brother and is considered the shy one in her family. Through discussion with Karlie, she showed me who she really was. a friendly gal who likes meeting new people. I found out that she is more of an introvert than an extrovert. While discussing about her friends, I noticed she is thoughtful person. Karlie puts her friend’s needs before herself. I realized I should not judge someone before I sit down and get to know who they are, just like how I found out Karlie is a friendly yet thoughtful person that also has a shy side.

Jeannette can see and understand what is going on to her and her family. Jeannette shares: ‘mom you can’t quit your job’ I said. “ we need the money.” mom asked. “you have a job. You can earn money. Lori can earn money too.”(218). jeannette gets into a conflict with her mother. Jeannette don’t want her mother quit the job; because Jeannette understands this time her family need the money than ever. Opposite to Jeannette, her mother do not care much for the family and her children. Jeannette also conflict with her father after she tells him about her mother problem. Jeannette shares: “who do you think you are” he asked. “Shes your mother.” “ then why she doesn’t act like one?” i looked at dad for what felt like a very long moment. Then I burted out, “and why don’t you act like a dad” (220). Instead go to the bar and drink; jeannette wants her father to get a job to help the family. Jeannette wants her parents have responsibility for their kids and their family. Jeannette matures in her mind and also her actions such as talks to her parents to get a job, and take care her siblings. She is a young lady, but she has a mature thinking. Jeannette says:” i was afraid that Mr.Brecker wouldn’t give me the job if he knew I was only thirteen, so I told him I was seventeen.”(215). Jeannette has to work to get the money to help her family when she only thirteen years old. At this age, most children are only focus on school, but

She then started schooling at St. Joseph’s Catholic Elementary school at age five. She was an excellent student and even skipped kindergarten. Her best friend all through schooling was Kathy McCormick. Kathy, Kathy’s sister Laura, Kacey and Diane were inseparable. They collected little glass toys called Miniatures, read and traded Nancy Drew books, had snowball fights and played with Tammy Dolls. When Diane grew up, she was sent outside to play outside in the morning, came inside for lunch then did not return back inside until the streetlights were on.

Vanessa Brenes is currently a student at Salem Church Middle School and is in eighth grade. She is 14 years old and lives with her parents and two sisters in Richmond, Virginia. She has a dog who’s named Lexi, she is a beagle who loves to play. Vanessa is in all honors classes and is excited about transitioning into high school. One of her favorite subjects in school is Algebra I and Civics and Economics. She has applied to a specialty center and is hoping to get accepted. She also loves to go to starbucks, loves to shop until she drops and enjoys being around her close friends and family! Although she hasn’t written any books and isn’t famous, yet, she is sarcastic and so much fun to have around.

At age 5 you start kindergarten and you learn all the basics of education like the alphabet, how to read and write, colors,shapes,and how to interact with others. Well kindergarten was a different time for Jaida Milburn, who had lost both of her parents in a car accident. Jaida had been taken into foster care and had problems adjusting to her new home. Jaida did not like her new home she was always getting picked on by the older girls because of her learning disability. Jaida had been acting out at her new foster home which resulted in getting sent to another one. Jaida was misbehaving at every foster home she was at until she got to this one foster home when she was placed with Ms. Jessica Norris. She immediately started to love Ms, Jessica

Sarah Davis is fourteen years old and she is in the 9th grade. She live with her mom Karen and two little sisters Alexis and Taylor in Montgomery, Alabama. Her father died when she was 8 years old so it was just her, her mom, and her sisters. One of her favorite thing to do with her family was bake. It was their family traditions to bake different sweets and watch movies on Friday nights. Sarah started to realize that her mother wasn’t around for their family tradition and she wanted to know what was going on.

Jane Doe is a junior at Riesel High School. She is very involved in a variety of high school activities including; FFA, athletics, cheerleading, and band. Jane and her younger brother have attended school in Riesel since kindergarten. Her father is a police officer in Waco and her mother is a hairdresser. She says her family is a middle class family when compared to others in the Riesel community. She said she was taught the importance of knowing the difference between needs and wants at a young age. Jane feels that quality her parents instilled in her will be beneficial for the rest of her life.

Katie is raised by a single mother like Tyrec and uses the childrearing method of natural child growth. That’s it. The Brindle’s are a poor family struggling to make ends meet as Ms. Brindle is currently unemployed as she raises her eighteen month old child “Melmel” and lives off the welfare system and child support she gets. Due to the abusive lifestyle that she has experienced as well, she has taken a larger toll, physically and psychologically, than a lot of thirty-seven year old women. Katie herself has experienced difficulties with her being sexually abused in the first grade that has affected her life. Therefore, the involvement of Katie’s extended family is huge. Her grandmother plays a role in being an additional caregiver in her life. Social problems seem to be an everyday occurrence for the Brindle’s as they try to live their everyday lives. As a result, Katie acts older than her age (nine years) due to the added responsibility of trying to take care of herself at times. Ms. Brindle’s parenting style of natural growth may have affected how mature Katie is, but it the Katie’s past and current environment that has had a greater influence in her

Remember being taught something new in a mathematics class and thinking to yourself, “when am I ever going to use this in life?” Sure, not every mathematical theory taught in class will be used in your career, but from my experience, many of the skills learned in mathematics are frequently utilized each day. While mathematics may not be everyone’s favorite subject, I found it to be not only the subject I use the most outside of school, but the one that I enjoy the most, which is why mathematics is my favorite subject.

My favorite academic subject that has influenced me would be my choral class because in that class it helped me break out of my shell when I wasn’t able to sing or do anything in front a group of people or an audience before. Before I took my choral class I had always had nervous breakdowns I was never able to do anything in front of a class or audience. I never thought that I was able to do the things I do now, I'm not entirely confident but I'm getting there. If I never took that choral class throughout my high school experience, I would've been the girl who never talks to no one and isn't able to present in front of a group person and who isn’t able to make any friends because she isn't able to talk to anyone. As I grew up, my parents always told me to do the things I love so I did and I went for a choral and art class because without those classes I wouldn't be the person I am today.