For example, Alex goes to Tipton Rosemark Academy in Tipton County. She joined the golf team and the art club in order to interact with more people; However, she does not score as well as the other girls on the team, and has a different art style than the other art club members. This makes Alex feel self-conscious and she becomes more reclusive as a result, because she fears what her colleagues and teammates will say about her. The team and her schoolmates do not dislike Alex for these reasons as she assumes. Presuming she is conceited as a result of her withdrawn tendencies, they decide it is best to not include her. Moreover, the popular group sees her as a good target because of it. As a result, Alex typically gets stuck going out with her parents or invited to do things when she overhears the planning conversations. Being the type of person she is, Alex never said a word and has been dealing with this since the sixth grade. This affects Alex’s parents because they hurt for their child, wishing that it could be different for her. Alex is aware if she does not at least try to do something, she is not going to be involved or ever make more friends, and remains fully aware that the situation has an indefinite chance of continuing in the case she does not do anything about it; and thus, resolves to make a change.
Mia and her family has several strengths and weaknesses. Mia’s strengths are openly shown while at school or related to her education. Educationally, Mia is an average student and she is focused on taking the SAT and getting into a great college. Mia has strengths socially as well. Mia was apart of several clubs and she seems to have a lot of friends at school. On the other hand, some of the weaknesses are tied within the family. One of the major weaknesses of Mia’s is that she compares herself academically to her older siblings which makes her stressful when it comes to
In the case study, Sara had several issues with social interaction. Sara prefers to read and write her books alone. She doesn’t understand the use of figurative language, and she struggles with recognizing which behaviors will be
These pathways were easily predicted because Laylahni’s development has been quite consistent. Socially, however, the pathways were not quite as predictable. When Laylahni was younger she had social difficulty making friends and having social interactions with peers her same age. She would always reach out to the adult in the room. I assume this is because of her attachment to me, so when not with me she would stay with the authority in the room. Although this was a major issue when she was younger, now it is clear this is no longer an issue because she has made a best friend, and she has become a much more social person. Cognitively, her development was very much predictable. In Laylahni’s 1st grade report card, she demonstrated strengths in mathematics,
She has a perfectionist side most days, spending lots of time trying to make everything perfect. She works very hard in my class and has so much passion for the things that she enjoys, so much so that is always trying to teach you about her various interests. The Korean culture fascinates her with their culture, she has taught herself their way of dancing, memorized the lyrics and plans to attend the K-Com this summer in LA; you can see when Melissa sets a goal she is set on accomplishing it. Melissa is one of the most uplifting and positive students that I have ever had! This student has such an optimistic outlook on life and a drive to explore the world. In addition to her infectious personality she is also an amazing artist, her attention to detail and creative eye makes her sketches very intriguing, this will play a role in her ambitions to become a forensic scientist. Overall, she is one of my favorite students and has been selected as a student of the month for our 8th grade already this
She revealed that she was a troublemaker and picked fights with others because of issues at home. Her parents’ divorce caused her to misbehave at school. Her parents going through a divorce was the scariest thing in her life. Her father was becoming addicted to drugs and he later became homeless. These situations led to the feelings of depression and attempting to commit suicide. Later, we began to discuss her memories in 7th grade. She explained how she wasn’t good at basketball at all and was only good at defense. She couldn’t remember what position she played because she didn’t really care for basketball and only wanted to follow in her sister’s footsteps. She did finally get around to something she loved to do which is theatre. In 7th grade her friends told her to do theatre so she joined a group called the Shoreline Singers. Her first show was Alice and Wonderland she played rapping singing turtle. She laughs at how cringe and embarrassing it was but it gave her confidence to continue doing it. Theatre as of now is her favorite hobby. She loves acting and dancing. She has been in at least 10 shows and wants to pursue theatre as a
The following is a case study involving a 6th grade student, whom I will call Johnny. Johnny moved to the United States from Honduras one year ago. His native tone is Spanish and he speaks very little English. Other than his birthday, which is October 25, 2002, and that he lives with his mother and four brothers, Johnny’s teachers and peers do not know much about him. Based on teacher observations and daily interaction with Johnny, his teacher has found that his academic strengths include mathematics and art. He is very respectful to authority figures and gets along well with other peers.
There was a girl called Mary is ten years old and she lives in Japan with her mother Jane and father Josh she is an only child.Her parent is usually working at 9pm to 5pm.So she hangs are around with her friends Kate and Rachel .Kate like to sing and dance and Rachel fascinated about boy bands and her favorite female actor Lucky.Mary is so smart she skipped 5th grade. Mary’s school teacher Miss Phillps believe Marry should go to a special school to challenge herself because she is being weighed down by her class.She doesn’t even try in class and she understands all the work before we even explain it and she finds everything to be easy.She can stay in this class but her gift
As a child, Angela described herself as being reserved at withdrawn. She did not have any friends in school, finding it hard to socialize and fit into a
The student seems to have a positive self-image and strives to make other people happy. When I asked him how he would describe himself, he threw his hands in the air and yelled “I’m awesome” then continued to talk about random topics, such as video games. When I asked him how his friends would describe him, he stated “I love my friends” then rambled on about how he has two best friends that come over to his house and play video games with him. He told me that he also has friends in his running and chess clubs at school, which suggests that the student is likable by his peers and has a positive social
Karen is currently in the school age, stage of life. She is not meeting her needs because she always thinks negative things like being a failure and not making new friends during school. Even the parents of Karen said that she used to be an extrovert and an agreeable type of girl who was a joyful to herself and others. Also who made friends easily as well as joined activities after school. However because of
Behavior in the classroom: Hailey Stewart is best friends with Emma and James. Hailey was home school for two year before she started to go to school she is a little older than the other children. She enjoys playing outside and learning new things. She does has a little bit of problems adjusting to school work and having a time limit on when she needs to turn in her classroom work, as well as not being the only one with question’s and can sometimes interrupts the other students when they are talking, other than that Hailey is a very good student. Her favorite subject is English and she also hates social studies, she thinks it is boring and there isn’t any reason to actually lean it.
Isabella is studying second grade, she is doing very well in her class. She makes A’s on all classes and also excellent conduct. Isabella’s teacher reference to her in the report card as a child who enjoys participate, asking question and enjoys learning new things every day.
Paula is a 40 year-old single mother. She is a pretty active Church member that volunteers in Children’s church when possible. She is a paralegal who recently left a very demanding job due to discrimination. She realized her need to return to school in order to get her law degree. Her desire to return to school is due to a consistent request for legal assistance. Paula often helps friends and family with law issues because they can’t afford legal counsel. Paula loves people; she is a giver, and has always been a high achiever. A single mother of two, with a bi-racial daughter who turns two in September, and a nine year old son who has been diagnosed with defiance disorder. Her daughter already shows signs of giftedness, accelerated motor skills and the ability to conceptualize well beyond her years.
S.B. spends most of her time with her family. She generally only interacts with her friends face-to-face at school. Although she is shy with her peers at school, she appears to respect and get along with all of them. The majority of S.B.’s social times are spent with her immediate family, which she lives with.