Sherman Institute: Boarding School

In the late 1800s, Captain Richard Henry Pratt set out to “Kill the Indian in him, and save the man.”(A Plea to “Citizenize” Indians). The goal to erase Indian cultures and replace it with white American culture was sought to be achieved through boarding schools. Pratt was the creator of the first Indian boarding school: Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania. These government-funded boarding schools would take children from their homes on reservation, often for them to not see their family again until they are grown(lecture). Pratt’s goal was to eliminate the Indian culture and incorporate the Indian people into the more “civilized”(Marr) American culture. This meant forcing the Indian students to speak only English and to give up all cultural traditions, religions, names and take up Christianity and American sounding names. Students were put into these boarding schools with little or no contact with their families for “eight to nine months of the year” (Marr). These schools operated with minimal funds, so the education was very insufficient. It was clear from the beginning; the actual goal was not to give quality education for the Native American children but to get rid of the Indian culture.

The Tuba City mission trip will be focused on serving in the Tuba City Boarding School. According to the school’s website, the boarding school has “55 General Education classrooms, 2 Gifted and Talented classrooms, 5 Native American Education classrooms, and 6 large Computer Labs serving approximately 1200 Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth grade students” (TBHS). The school was established in 1898 and was located in Blue Canyon. Since its creation, it has moved several times until it was established in Tuba City, where it has stayed since 1901 (TBHS). It has grown over the years, and now serves both Navajo and Hopi children.

Instead they were filled with loneliness, disrespect and pain. These schools were founded on the premise of “education” by an Army office named Richard Pratt. Richard Pratt is known for saying "A great general has said that the only good Indian is a dead one," Pratt said. "In a sense, I agree with the sentiment, but only in this: that all the Indian there is in the race should be dead. Kill the Indian in him, and save the man." (Bear, 2008) “The intent of these boarding schools were to erase and replace, to completely transform people, inside and out. "Language, religion, family structure, economics, the way you make a living, the way you express emotion, everything," (Lomawaima, 2008) These people were forced to become everything the white people wanted them to be. They were forced to forget. Their hair was cut, they were bathed in kerosene, they were beaten, they were stripped of their Native names, they were treated as if they didn’t matter. They were treated as if they weren’t human. But for many, federal schools were the only option as public school were closed to Natives due to racism. In these schools, the curriculum focused mostly on carpentry for boys and housekeeping for

During the late 1870s, the construction of boarding schools for American Indians began. The purpose of these schools was to introduce the American Indians the skills necessary to function in the American society. In other words, the white American society forced the Indians to assimilate into the white culture and strip them of their Native American traditions. There has been a lot of controversy about whether or not the assimilation of the American Indians was to benefit them, or to get rid of the ethnicities the society disliked. So many people say it was imperative because that was a way to help Indians survive in the American society. However, other people object to this belief because they consider it racism. So what was the easiest way

In the government boarding schools, the American Indian children were children were not treated well. They were not feed with good meals that were having the nutrients that they needed for their good health and physical wellbeing. In addition to that they were treated in a military style. If one students did something “wrong” they were given hard punishment that were sometime harming them physically and mentally. In the afternoon, their classes were on vocational training classes. One could imaging the trauma a child who is subjected to those harmful treatments can have in his/her life.

This text in relation to my own life has many comparing and contrasting ideas and opinions written throughout the stories and testimonies of the students of residential schools. First off, this text does have components that relate to me personally in regards to the ideals put forth by the staff at residential schools and attempt to convert the students to Christianity. I have been raised in a Christian home and brought up under Christian ways of acting and thinking in my everyday life. The attempt that the White people in the residential schools took to convert the Native children does not relate to me, however after the conversion was completed and the lives of those children changed to Christianity, I can relate to those

Marley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, in the Anne Arundel County district. Marley Elementary opened its doors in 2005, and has since expanded by opening a new wing for preschool through first grade in 2014. According to AACPS.org, there were 724 students enrolled at Marley Elementary in 2014. Marley Elementary is a host of a diverse range of families, with many bilingual students, students with unique family backgrounds, students with diverse learning abilities, and students from many different parts of the world. In the kindergarten and preschool classrooms, the majority of students are originally from the Pasadena/Glen Burnie area but many students are also relocated from other parts of the state and the world.

I feel I am able to fabricate a meaningful paragraph that uses properly written sentences that will illustrate my time at SHMS. There are many reasons that I can use to further my case and demonstrate to you (the reader) that I am qualified for this position at our graduation ceremony. I have had thorough practice in writing formal or powerful speeches that portray my point to my selected audience in my own creative way. A perfect example of this would be KYA, where I was a speaker and bill writer. So not only do I have experience in composing a meaningful paragraph, but I also know how to publicly speak and deliver a message clearly and with purpose. Also, I have had extensive practice in my Language Arts and Literature classes which have required me to write many different pieces. I have also had a few

While there were moments of happiness for the children placed in residential schools, the occurrences of suffering seem to overshadow them. During the first decades of the federal government's Indian boarding schools, stories of morbidity and mortality among students were prevalent. At the turn of the century, federal Indian schools were nearing their 30th anniversary of existence. As the 20th century dawned, the government rapidly filled these schools, especially the boarding facilities, beyond their intended capacities. As a result, student health was endangered as children known to be in, or suspected of, poor health were placed in the schools in order to maintain optimum efficiency (DeJong, 2007).

A fierce Autumn wind picks up lashing at my face, as a barrage of brittle brown leaves whirl into my path. Behind me stands the foreboding structure of Ellishire Boarding School. For four years this massive enity located in the dark heart of england has shelted my bones.

Students in good health are more likely to succeed in school, and continue to jobs that provide higher income, which in turn can benefit health. The Oyler school in Cincinnati, has embraced its new role as a community learning center by offering health services for its students and members of the community. The school’s efforts to improve health has led to a reduction in dropout rates and improved access to healthcare, but educational test scores still lag behind other state schools.

The conflict brewing within the Sequoia School is multi-faceted. There appears to be varying degrees of struggle between the offices of the head of school and the development office; the administrators and the assistants; and between the assistants themselves. These conflicts should not be looked upon as isolated events, but rather as chain reactions wherein one event affects or creates another.

McDowell Waldorf School was originated in 1995 by following the Waldorf philosophy which was introduced by a philosopher named Rudolf Steiner. The school was initiated as a result of the strong belief of Waldorf education in children’s holistic development and the dream of Michelle McDowell, who was the original founder of opening the school for the middle class working community in Fremont area.

The Hupa valley snuggly surrounded by the mountains of Trinity-Humboldt County is home to the Hupa Indians of CA. Through the valley winds the swift-flowing Trinity River which is the main tributary of the Klamath River. The country side is mountainous and difficult to access; except for the valley floor. Evergreen forests of pines, cedars, and Douglas firs cover the surface of the mountain ridges. Chaparral grows thickly on the lower slopes and less fertile floor of the valley. The valley floor is sheltered and picturesque with the many unpainted log cabins and several smaller rectangular sweat log buildings; which allows a glimpse of a time gone by, and known as the old reservation or the summer dwellings.

Though Baldwin is a day school while others are mostly boarding schools, the gigantic difference in endowment still cannot be neglected. As with the money received from the endowment, it will help maintain and improve standards and quality of the school on a wide-ranging scale, including inviting quality teachers, buying new books for the library, and organizing a diverse range of extracurricular