Not everyone wants that much help! Teachers, quit making me take notes all the time! There are certain teachers that will grade you on your notes, calling it a participation grade. That has got to be the biggest load of crap I've ever heard! Many kids like myself are blessed with the capability to understand and remember things just by actively participating in the class discussion and listening to their teachers.
I had an answer, but I struggled terribly with putting it down on paper because I wanted this interview to “be perfect”. I was too worried about what I looked like or sounded like, so ultimately I had lost “my voice.” I went to my dad for more help. I had wasted a whole hour stressing over how to answer a few questions about myself. My dad told me something very important that day, he said, “The best way to impress someone is to be you”. After meditating on what he said to me I had at least something to put down.
It was becoming more complex, especially in math. I enjoyed the challenge even if I didn’t fully understand, so I would ask my friends at school for help. They would always be happy to, and even laughed with me about the silly mistakes I would make because I was never careful to pay attention to
In Jack Shakley’s article, “Indian Mascots – You’re Out!” there is much controversy about the use of Native American culture being used for college’s school mascots and sports teams. Most fans will not even realize this. The only thing fans want is a good game with their team as the victor. Shakley does a great job of stating these issues with racism in Indian mascots in his article. Even if the use of Native American culture in our sports teams is not offensive to us, it may be offensive to somebody else.
I had to overcome many challenges and face personal obstacles. The first thing I had to overcome was the feeling of not wanting to attend karate class. I felt intimidated that I did not know anyone at the karate school and feared that I might embarrass myself. Once I overcame that obstacle, I then had to deal with the great pressure of being one of the more advanced students in the class. This was a great deal for me because a lot of the students that were underneath me, looked up to me as their role model even though I was still learning to be a great karate student myself.
I thought that I would make friends right away and do well in school, but I did not. People were not only very judgmental but they would bully me for being different. At the age of nine or ten I could not understand why they hated me so much. There were many times where I would come home to my family crying my eyes out. It has taken me years to make good friends, but now that I have them I feel ambitious and more motivated.
Their perspective on how the underachieved educational system is, alongside my encounters with complex of schooling. In high school, we are given many standards every day that we must meet in order to be considered successful, but the reality is; these standards are fruitless in expectation for colleges and universities. In high school I did not get the English composition skills, to prepare me for my college courses. They are right about their belief that the professors in the universities are very inspired in some ways to give their standards to the students in depth knowledge to set higher standards, however, it is not good to know that some high school students still enter Americas elite schools through remedial process, because it might agitate the worldwide standards set by the school
I did not consider them evil as many of my classmates did. I sought additional knowledge so that I could learn more and am more then I was. I was called a teacher’s pet and made fun of because teacher took extra time with me and singled me out at times. However, I made the extra effort, it was my choice to ask them for more work and more learning opportunities. I was treated differently, most of my classmates considered all the teachers that actually made you work for a grade as evil.
Although I maybe never fully experience being deaf, I now have a great impression of some of the daily misfortunes and struggles that they go through. During classes it was nearly impossible to understand anything the teachers were saying because most of the class was either through group discussion or lecture. Although I had peers taking notes for me, I still felt incredibly behind and anxious. When going out to eat I received many weird and disapproving looks when I tried to sign, then when I ended up writing down my order the waitress rolled her eyes and blatantly treated my as a child/hassle. The one positive part of this experience was when I was pulled over by the police.
I interview all of the students on site at CLC prior to their class time when possible and they spoke candidly about their instructors and how they felt that some of the work was too hard, while others felt they were not going to be able to meet the challenge expected of them for their education. Some students felt there is too much information being given to them at one time and not enough time for them to digest information between the college and the high school. There were students during these interviews who felt that their problems begins with time management as they try to process, gather, research, and prepare for projects and class experiences. Some students told me that they feel the college instructors expect too much from them over multiple subjects. Because some students feel they are not properly prepared or skilled in study habits for college work, they expressed that they are failing certain courses either at the high school level or with the dual credit program.