I had a hard time adjusting to a new environment, so I became extremely shy when before I was more at outgoing. I felt invisible. One of my friends who was also in the Esol program also got placed in the regular classroom. We had different classes but shared the same lunch period. So I didn’t feel so alone.
A couple of the things I noticed were the differences in the scheduling and rules and attitudes, responsibility on my part, and the work load. In high school, we were required to be at school by a certain time of the morning and once you arrived you were there for the day having seven or eight classes with a thirty minute lunch break. In college you have more freedom with your class schedule. Some students may have a class at eight in the morning and then not have another one until two that afternoon. Others may only have class two or three days a week, depending on how they arrange their schedule.
On the first day of school, Wade points out that Lorna doesn’t do well in classes because they don’t move fast enough for her; she usually just sits in class and reads on her own. Jesse is one of the few Indians to attend the school, and the other students stare at him. Wade and Jesse find out that they have a few classes together and begin their day. After lunch, they hang out on the senior steps. When a younger student approaches the steps, one of the seniors gives him a hard time.
I just remembering walking into one of the crazy connected art classes, wondering why they were set up like that, and seeing frantic students banging on metal. Mr. Jones introduced me to the teacher, and she started ranting about how North is such a good school, and I just blew her off. Mr. Jones knew a lot of kids at North Farmington; so whenever you would see him walking around the halls, or visiting classes, he would always have a student yapping his ear off. So of course when you add up the factors Mr. Jones, plus a new student, plus a class full of kids, the answer is obvious. Students swarmed Mr. Jones and me.
During high school and since graduation I have been employed at Penn Hall nursing center in the dietary department. I enjoy helping the residents with small tasks such as pushing wheelchairs to and from the dining room area for meals. While doing this I engage them in small talk often hearing stories about their families and work histories. When talking to them they often ask what my future plans are and I always reply I hope to attend Shippensburg University and major in Business Management/ Accounting. While in school I played soccer, basketball and bowling but spent my free time with friends enjoying video games.
There are many effects with long school hours on my kids such as little or no time for after school activity like sports. Long school hours causing my kids to deal with so much stress that it affected their educational performance. In addition to that, long school hours lead to long homework hours and less time for good night sleep. When I was in school, I started my day around six-thirty in the morning. Then I had a light breakfast with my siblings.
Extended School Day Persuasive Essay An extended school day may night be the best idea for students in today’s society. Most students do not need to spend an extra two hours of school getting help on their homework. The majority of students would rather finish their work at their own pace and would not be able to sit through a longer school day. We also must keep in mind that students today have many responsibilities that they must manage outside of school; these responsibilities range from after school jobs to even having to babysit their younger siblings. First of all, many students have after school jobs that they have to maintain.
There are thousands of teaching styles professors and teachers use. Each person is different and therefore has their own idea of what their class will respond to and learn from. In college, teachers often times focus on their strengths, whether it be lecturing or using personal experience. While high school the majority of the learning was very scripted, impersonal, and bland. Many students fell in love with subject in college that they may have disliked in high school.
Being able to attend college online, communicating with my long distance relatives and taking care of all my finances online are just a few ways technology has simplified my life. Technology has definitely changed the way students learn, how teachers teach and whether or not either one has to step foot into a classroom. In my case, getting into a classroom became almost impossible. My boss commutes back and forth from New York City every day. Most days she would come home on time, but it always seemed that, on days, she knew I had to get to class; she would either miss her train or take a later train home.
When students can purchase the exact same book on the Internet or in the collegiate bookstore for $80.00 to $95.00 that is a shame. Another reason that students have lack of funds for textbooks is they decide to spend their textbook money on miscellaneous items. Some students on the Alabama State campus will spend the funds that their parents or they set aside for textbooks to go do miscellaneous things such as go to the parties, buy groceries, going out to eat or the worse thing, buying new clothes. Next, some students do not have a textbook for class because they are irresponsible. For some strange reason, students act as if they do not need a textbook for the course.