Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Analysis

High school is a big part of an individual’s life; it can change how people view themselves. From the beginning of high school I knew that I was going to community college because both brothers went, which influenced me to go. Since I new where my life would be after high school I discourage myself and was put into a fixed mindset. In Dwecks article Brainology she describes how students with a fixed mindset think which states” but those with a fixed mindset were most

The two films of documentary Educating Essex and mockumentary Summer Heights High both have troublesome teenagers as the centre of the text. Summer Heights High has Jonah, Jonah is from a Tongan background and is the main trouble maker in the school. Educating Essex is the documentary of Vinni, Vinni was a bright, likeable star pupil when he came to Passmore Academy school in year 7. Vinni was affected by the breakdown of his parents’ marriage, he was unable to emotionally cope and he went down in a spiral becoming a nuisance in the school. The comparative essay question is asking me, what is my view of the topic question. That if documentaries and mockumentaries Can give a meaningful, objective and realistic portrayal of the modern male

Textures and materials are experienced through vision and touch. Playing with textures can create a better experience for the user or even help with wayfinding for people who are blind. In Diamond Ranch High School, the firm, Morphosis designed the school with multiple textures and materials throughout.

Have you ever thought about the choices that you have made in the past and how they have affected you as an individual? Truth is, as people grow and develop they each have their own way of thinking about what they can do or what they can learn. All of this is happening in the brain, and each person has a different way of thinking, learning, and solving problems. The study of the brain is a real puzzle that to this day, it is still unsolved. There’s study is known as Brainology, it has to do with a person 's mindset, and the idea of having a fixed or growth mindset. In the article “Brainology: Transforming Students’ Motivation to Learn” by Carol S. Dweck, she talks about different ways that our mind can be influenced and how by saying

Edward Murrow High School is a school that specializes in the performing arts and theater programs with grades 9-12. It also houses 12 classrooms, plus using Midwood field as an extension for classes that need more space, for physical education, which makes the school have one of the biggest physical education programs in the city. The elective classes are usually grade mixed, with the exception of freshman physical education classes and have an average of about 30 students in a classes. The school runs on a band system, instead of a period system like most high schools around the city. For example, the school has A-K band, while other schools have period 1-9. In this school some bands don’t meet every day and there are classes that begin before A band. There aren’t any lunch periods for students, but what they have instead is OPTA, which means “Optional Time Activities” and during this time students are able to go to lunch, study and relax. The neighborhood, which the high school is located in the Midwood section of Brooklyn and the high school has a demographic of 28% White (non-Hispanic), 23% Black or African American, 26% Asian, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 0.2% Native American. According to the latest school quality guide of the high school, in 3 categories the school is “approaching target for a great school” and in 4 out of 7 categories the school is “meeting target for a great school”

I would really like the opportunity to attend Wake STEM Early College High School. When I attended open house I saw that the students were interested in the same kind of things as me. They were excited about learning and working on projects together. That is the kind of school where I could work best. I have wanted to be a Mechanical/Computer engineer for as long as I can remember. STEM HS would be a great start on the way to a good engineering school. The 1.5 - 2 years of college credits would help my family tremendously by saving a lot of money.

I believe that the ability to understand the world around you can tremendously influence a person. I have had the honors to experience many situations that broadened my perspectives in life. When I immigrated to America in 2006, I had no clue how greatly my education will be affected. Because my parents did not know any English, I had to accomplish all the work by myself. I understood their struggles of trying to put dinner on the table so I tried not to complain. They had given up their old life in Vietnam to give me a better education and opportunities, I did not want their effort to go in vain. Through my whole academic career, I pushed myself to do everything to my fullest potential because I have been given the opportunity that many other

Education is always a controversial topic. Especially that topic is about high school to educate. Rebecca solnit emphasizes that high school has a inaccurate system to educate, it identity students that who they are in the rest of life, people should escape from it. Also high school like a jail, you have to conform or take the punishment.However, I disagree with her, because I believe high school is an important part of life, and high school direct ways for students to be successful.

Yet even with these realizations that delve into the deeper meaning of education, modern education is still calling for simple measurable outcomes and continues to be geared towards specific employment ideas. This model of education is blatantly inadequate though. Many students today will end up holding jobs not yet invented in fields not yet discovered, so the teaching of answers to today’s questions is utterly useless. Albert Einstein once said, “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” and this statement reigns true throughout time. To continue academic success, the education system needs to impart a mastery of one’s own mind that allows students to not only answer current questions but also to pose questions that will shape the future world.

When the Supreme Court ruled that nine teenagers would be chosen to integrate LIttle Rock’s Central High School, the citizens of Little Rock responded in many different ways. Most of the students at Central High School were very rude to the nine students and very few were kind to them. In the book there were many instances were the students were rude but one example was on page 72 when the nine students walked in the school most students were yelling very rude things to them.

Chamblee, GA is a small city outside of the metro Atlanta area that is characteristically different racially and ethnically than everything around it. The Hispanic population stands at 58.5% of the total population as of 2010, but in Atlanta and Georgia more broadly, this population only makes up 5.2% and 8.8% respectively. Additionally, only 7% of Chamblee’s population is Black, whereas this group is 54% of Atlanta’s population and 30.5% of Georgia’s. However, my alma mater, Chamblee Charter High School, stood out from the city itself being an amalgamation of a magnet program and a charter public school, bringing in students from around the county with significant representation from the Chamblee area as well. Consequently, the school’s

Carolina Flores has had an extraordinary experience at Casco Bay High School. She had a passionate smile as she said, “I would redo my four years here again.” Her journey before a CBHS was different. Her 8th grade year everyone kept telling her only weird go to CBHS or it's a hard school. But her mother didn't wanted her to go to Deering High school because her older sister had a horrible experience at DHS. “My older sister didn't want me to same experience as she did in high school,” Carolina said. But right now she is so grateful and thankful for mother forcing her to go Casco. She learned how to come out of her comfort zone, for example, her biggest millstone was being a dj at her 10th grade year for the Halloween dance.

Carolina High School, located in Greenville County, was established during the 1956-1957 school year as a 9th-12th grade public high school. With fourteen high schools in the district and over 72,000 students, Carolina High is the smallest. In 1995, Carolina High was selected as a magnet school where Pre-Engineering and Health Professions would be its focus and students from all over the school district could apply. At its peak enrollment, the school served over 1300 students but after the changes the community faced and closing of the local mills, enrollment dropped and today it serves a little over 700 students. According to the 2010 Census, the community that Carolina serves has an average per capita income of $36,296 and a quarter of the families in the area reported an income of less than $15,000 per year. Over 20% of the population reported to have a single mother raising children in the home and 44% are considered renters instead of homeowners.

While reading Too Cool for School by Ellis Cose I have became aware of various aspects of my ‘schooling’ experience. I realized that I may not have had the best schooling experience, but I never pushed up against the system to get any better. Throughout my life I have attended over 10 schools some very high end others bottom of the barrel. Like Cose, I always knew my intellectual abilities, but I was always so dissatisfied with my situation I didn't make the best of it. Instead of soaking up as much knowledge as possible and making a lesson out of my situation I became complacent. I started to slack off and allow myself to become stagnant to what I knew my abilities were. I allowed myself to be a product of my environment when I should I have

Education is not just the amount of information that is put into a child’s brain undigested, unrelated an unassimilated. The very essence of education is the concentration of mind and