Summit Charter Collegiate Academy

Lincoln High School, which is located in a low-income neighborhood in San Diego, was a rebuilt after 50 years of failing to educate children. Rebuilding the high school was the answer the community had been looking for they were hopeful. Before the rebuild most students who attended Lincoln did not meet the standards for their grade-level, few graduated and even fewer went go on to college. After years of suffering and neglect there was little doubt That Lincoln High School deserved the $129 million it received from the city to rebuild. But was rebuilding the school the solution for Lincoln High School 's education problem? First we’ll examine, How the problem started, the decision making steps and if the plan was successful.

In the city of Los Angeles is Fremont High School, and unlike most schools in the country, this one runs on a three-track schedule, meaning that it is open year round with short numerous breaks throughout the year. The school contains 3,300 students in attendance year round and being that the school is lacking in funds and hindering the students from following their dreams, this is very impactful on a large amount of people beause it lacks also preparation for college. In the article, “Fremont High School”, Jonathan Kozol examines the conditions of Fremont High School from the perspective of the students, and teachers alike. He uses statistics that have been submitted to the courts during depositions and student recounts of activity. Jonathan Kozol uses persuasive techniques such as ethos, logos, and pathos in the article, “Fremont High School”, to persuade the audience, members of society, that they can help by providing funds, because of the lack of funding it has caused a disservice to the students, causing students to struggle with following their dreams.

I observed for fifteen hours at Cherokee Charter Academy. Cherokee Charter Academy is a charter school in Cherokee County on Sixes Road. Cherokee Charter Academy includes kindergarten through eighth-grade classes. There are over nine hundred students and about sixty-five full-time teachers at Cherokee Charter Academy. Charter schools are similar to public schools and are tuition-free. Charter schools are governed independently, but if the school does not demonstrate success it will lose its charter. At Cherokee Charter Academy I observed the kindergarten classroom of Ms. Dunlap. Ms. Dunlap has been a kindergarten teacher for ten years. In this classroom, I observed the students, the instruction, standards, and the teacher.

When Mr. Clark originally taught at Eastside High School, the culture seemed very competitive and full of high standards. The students seemed very eager to learn and at a pretty high level for their age. Twenty years later, the culture flips dramatically. The school quickly goes from pristine to a graffiti-infested playground. The teachers are the prey and the students (mainly the ‘hoodlums’) pretty much do as they please. Education is a small goal for any of the students, and the students that do want to do well fear those “hoodlums.” Mr. Clark identifies this immediately when returning to Eastside High. During his first assembly, Mr. Clark let the entire school know that he was the HNIC. He gathered up all the trouble makers and sent them home, expelling them from school. Most were drug dealers, 5th year students, or drug abusers that were dulling the spark of the other students.

My school fully expects the best out of our students and uses every opportunity to help us reach our full potential. Teachers at Frank McCourt High School are willing to go out of their way to assist students in achieving goals both inside and outside of classes. Our teachers believe in both academic and personal achievement. Whether its helping us get an internship, starting a club, or boosting our grade in a class, FMHS teachers take time out of their day to benefit the students. In our advisories, we have time dedicated to college applications and prep. We have workshops where we work on writing college essays, practicing for interviews, and financial aid, all in the presence of our college counselor. Our academic classes prepare us for

At Hazelwood High School, they do things differently than at my school. At Hazelwood, most of the people worry about themselves and nobody else. Most of the school doesn’t get good grades and the school does not do anything about it. One day in English class Andy walked out when they were reading Macbeth because it was too emotional for Andy to handle. His friends were concerned and told the school counselor. They said, “But… but… it seems like… like… he needs help or somethin’.” Then the counselor said, “Well, I probably shouldn’t tell you boys this, but he is getting some outside counseling… So you boys can relax and be assured that he is getting whatever help he needs”(100). At Harrisburg High School, if someone had an issue like that, the counselors and teachers would be concerned, even if the person was getting outside help. Another thing about education that is different than mine is the school. In Ronda’s English homework, she wrote, “Our school building must have been built about a million years ago, because it was brown and tall and raggedy-looking, but it fit right in with the rest of the day”(16). At my high school, we are very fortunate to have a very new building to learn inside of. At Hazelwood High, they were not fortunate enough to have a new high school be built. Culture and education are very important pieces of people’s

Happy County Community College was established in 1968. According to The American Community College book (2014), Cohen, Brawer, and Kisker proposed that community colleges were established to train individuals to operate the nation’s expanding industries. However, most community colleges have evolved with the time and new demands from industries (Cohen, Brawer, & Kisker, 2014). HCCC seemed to be stuck in time – the twentieth century. At HCCC, facilities were dilapidated, equipment was old, and programs were ineffective (Staat, n.d.). Additionally, Happy County was a thriving and prosperous county, people worked in textile mills. There were ten textile mills in the surrounding areas of Happy County. The textile mill owners built baseball diamonds, a football field, golf courses, and a civic center. Individuals who worked for the textiles mills were considered middle class families and parents encouraged their children to become employed at the textile mills once they graduated from high school.

The school is testing ground for the brain. I believe that the student should be exposed to new ideas, experiences, techniques and methods so as to further develop their own capacities to adapt, change, learn, and grow as people. One of the most important goals of the school, if not the most significant, is to develop literate and productive members of society, who are able to converse with a variety of issues using varied methods of communication and media. All students should be encouraged to make thoughtful contributions to society, no matter how large or small they may be. Also, the school is not confined to a

From personal experience, I had an English teacher who at the beginning of the year said, "This is not Kansas anymore, you're in a college preparatory high school." What I thought at first was it was not going to be anything difficult. I was wrong. This class tested me to my full potential and made me want to quit, but I put forth my best effort and pulled through. I was determined to work harder and be a better student. The quote from the mission statement states, "We are committed to challenging each student in both heart and mind." This statement has been proven to be true by the amount of challenging assignments I was presented with. Hoban High School challenged me not only mentally, but also in my heart by making me want to strive to be a better student. I have learned to value not only the opportunities that Hoban has to offer, but the individuals around me as

Before I started to attend South Carolina Connections Academy, I was enrolled at Dutch Fork High School. I enjoyed going to school so that I could talk to some of my friends and go to the classes that I liked. Even though my grades at Dutch Fork High School were good, they could have been better if I was not so focused on the social aspect of high school. Enrolling at South Carolina Connections Academy, or SCCA, allowed me to work on school in an environment where I could not get distracted. All my attention was on my school work. This allowed me to earn better grades than I had been earning before. SCCA also taught me how to identify my weakness in courses and how to best strengthen them. I learned to appreciate the time I had in ‘class’

During my high school career, I was extremely fortunate to have access to countless opportunities that allowed me to explore my interests and passions as well as discovering my strengths and weaknesses. Most of these opportunities stemmed from my acceptance into the esteemed Virginia Commonwealth Governors School (CGS) program at my high school. This program consisted not only of a rigorous curriculum made up entirely of honors, advanced placement, and dual enrollment classes, but also allowed me to challenge myself by being surrounded by twenty-nine other high performing classmates who never failed to push the limits and think outside the box. During this time, I experienced tremendous personal growth as I was thriving academically. I emerged

Schools vest their interests in creating a culture in which students identify and relate to norms and traditions set forth by their school environment. While this certainly benefits the members of that school environment, the activities and extracurricular programs that students partake in also possess a culture unique in their own right. Youth serving organizations present a faction of these extracurricular activities and are well versed in creating cultures of their own. I was tasked with discovering what kind of culture is present in these organizations and what creating a culture entials within these programs, that posses the qualities of an informal education setting. I discovered that many factors infuse the creation of these cultures and that many of these informal educators strive to benefit the students in their charge to the fullest extent.

Hillcrest is a medium sized junior high located in West Edmonton, which is an urban district. Generally, the neighbourhood appears to be of middle-class socio-economic status (SES) with a diverse community and a mix of senior citizen population. As a student body, the population of is of diverse ethnicity and the school serves approximately 400 students in grades 7-9. Structurally, the Hillcrest is a unique circular min-century building with amenities for option classes including a drama theatre, a food room, and a wood shop. Currently, the staff also holds a number of extracurricular activities including jazz band, a GSA club, a wrestling club, and an art club of which I have chosen to help with the art club.

The mass majority of individuals past the age of thirty seem to trivialize problems that a plethora of American youth suffer from today. Simply put, the French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry describes it best in his book, The Little Prince, in the quote, “All grown-ups were once children…but only few of them remember it.” We are inordinately exhausted from classes and extracurricular activities that promise college appeal, we are emotionally inept from the expectations of our family’s and peers, and we are despondent from the inability to caste away anxiety filled doubt at a future that seems implausible. My greatest contribution to my school and my community is my dedication to establish compassion and comfort for an improved quality of life. The known establishment of my human gifts to my region came about from my own experiences that caused a realization that various students in my community feel outcasted by our society. By creating a persona that promotes nondiscriminatory listening while also creating three clubs that perform as a safe space, I believe my greatest attribute to my small town of Forest City will endure the hardships of time.

With a unique focus on physics, technology and constitutional law, Northside College Preparatory High School is far from your average magnet school. All of its classes are available at both Honors and Advanced Placement level and more than 95% of students go on to graduate. This is quite a feat when you consider that roughly 38% of the student body happens to be economically disadvantaged.