Central High School

Most people seem to think that racism in schools died years ago. This thought could not be more wrong. Racism can be seen in schools now more than it ever has been and it needs to be stopped because it affects the way students learn and their success. The world is full of stories and incidents that have occurred involving discrimination and the effects they have on students. This inequality and unnecessary act called racism within many school systems can be dated back to 1896 to the Plessy V. Ferguson

The high school I attended in Hawaii was largely underfunded and did not have the materials necessary to help prepare me for college. In fact, my old high school holds a college readiness index score of 8.7 out of 100 on US News & World Report. Once I recognized that I was in a poor learning environment, I seized an opportunity to transfer from Konawaena High School to Garfield High School (Seattle) in order to better position myself for college. Subsequent to transferring, I enrolled in Running

Increase Funding for California Schools Jode Williamson Comm/215 July 28, 2010 Samuel Trident “California has cut $18 billion, one-third of state school funding, from money for kindergarten through high school over the past three years.” USA Today (Welch, 2011). Budget cuts to the California Public School System, which is the underlying factor in the deterioration of the quality of education, has had a negative impact on every facet of society. From students to teachers to employers, all

years old and grew up in Tampa, Florida. She attended a public high school and is currently a freshman at the University of Central Florida. While Emily attended the same high school with a lot of her acquaintances from middle school, she had to part ways with her closest friends. She recalled that not being able to have them with her during high school was hard, especially because that meant she had to make new ones. Emily joined her high school’s cheerleading team her freshman year and found herself

June of 2015, I achieved my greatest personal achievement to date; I graduated high school. Graduations are a rite of passage in our culture. Hallmark even has an entire section of cards dedicated to the occasion. For me personally, graduating high school ignited an orb of hope and positivity within me that allows me to reflect upon the numerous years of my education as a journey with both peaks and valleys. High school was a valley that required me to attain new levels of determination and perseverance

I considered a career as a teacher for the reason that, I have always loved school especially science class! During the last few years, I became more interested in a new career path, where I could initiate a difference in the lives of kids who rely on the school systems for a safe place to escape the issues that they encounter at home. Through my searching, I have found social work to be the best fit.

Karen Perrault attended Jay High School in Jay, Maine from 1981 to 1985. She walked the halls of a newly built school, with one of the first dome gyms in the state, accompanied by her older brother and her best friend, Lorrina. She recalls the vast, green sports fields that surrounded the campus, as one of the biggest parts of her high school experience, for she suited up in her field hockey gear everyday in the fall and played on them with her team. As fun as the high school years were for her, she

income students due to the fact that wealthy people tend to send their children to private institutions that have a different curriculum than public schools. This problem has limited American equity because “Only 28% of high school graduates from high-poverty schools enrolled in four-year universities, compared to 52% of graduates from low-poverty schools” (Chen, pg 3). This is a very important problem because the education system isn’t helping students “dig their way out of the poverty into which they

the start, how he was placed in the incorrect course due to a naming error in the school system. He then transitions to his years at university, and along the way he describes his mentors, acquaintances, and other people who influenced his life for the better. The three environmental factors that influenced Mike Rose’s life are his family/neighborhood, and his teachers at “Our Lady of Mercy,” a private catholic school he attended, and his teachers at LMU. These people guided and mentored Rose throughout

The culture of a school has a tremendous impact on the level of excellence within the academic institution. Like a dog who takes on the personality of its owner, staff and students respond to their environment. A school culture develops as a result of the combination of several factors. Interpersonal relations among students, staff, parents, and administration help foster a welcoming or bland atmosphere. Schools can range from a toxic environment in which there is little trust and creativity