A Perception of Case Study of “Amanda Jackson” Child, Family & Society (SOC312) Instructor: Sharon Methvin September 14, 2010 Amanda Jackson is new to the teaching field and new to her school which is very “popular for visitors to the district” to visit and maintains their “high academic standards” within the school district. Amanda finds the wit of the principal makes her uneasy because she is unsure whether the principal is serious or joking. She finds herself hiding from the principal like a schoolgirl and wishing she wasn’t around when she needs to visit the main office. Amanda is concerned because the principal is never spoken of in jest or in a negative light. The teachers speak only of her positive contributions to the school and her ability to make sure teachers and students have what they need from the district office “Bartlett Street”.
Final Draft Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “You can never really live anyone else’s life, not even your child’s. The influence you exert is through your own life and what you’ve become yourself”. In Harper Lee’s classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus influences Scout in several significant ways. Her father guides Scout to treat everyone equally. Atticus shows Scout how to solve things with her mind, and not by fighting.
I think Atticus is a good model for an ideal parent because he caring, shows great courage throughout the book. Also I think he's a good father because he always wanted the best for his kids. Atticus was a good father to jem and scout, mainly because he had to be. As an only parent, Atticus had all the responsibility to look after his children and raise them well. He taught them some of life's valuable lessons and morals to go by.
But can any aspects of Gradgrind’s methods be incorporated into today’s educational system? Firstly, the girl in question, Celia Jupe, makes the mistake of referring to herself as Sissy, a nickname her father has given her. Gradgrind immediately corrects her on the proper way in which she should refer to herself and that such nicknames have no place in his classroom. In today’s society, this behavior would be so foreign to the western educational system, especially in dealing with children. One might argue that it has its place, perhaps utilized by a sadistic drill sergeant addressing a platoon of new recruits, but not in a classroom.
A parent cannot control everything that their child does. I see examples of this at my own school. School is a perfect example because parents do not come and sit with their children in school all day everyday. Kids get in trouble for things like fighting and skipping class. I see kids being dropped off by their parents and they leave campus for the day and come back when school is over.
Many times we rebeleer to these systems but do not always work out for you but one of 6 billion people on earth. Think of children who refuse to go to school, they rebel against the system because they want to be free but in the end does not free. They end up in a zinc roof house along Atterbury and will be happy when their Uncle Blackie a job in the tuck will give. We rebel against the school's discipline system because we only find that little freedom but in the end bring us nowhere except in a meeting with our lovely head grade. The rebellion for freedom come a long way from 60 years to the Hippie era began, they had rebelled against everything from war to drugs, although their release for a while and was high did not last too long because the normal world incurred and the systems they have rejected.
I know that I could let my 10 year old daughter walk to school by herself, but with shooting all the time I walk her to school. Sometimes, I get scared just sitting in my house doing nothing. It’s crazy to know that you are not even safe in your own home. The gangs are taking over society and holding us hostage in our homes. I don’t let my kids play outside, because of the violence.
This passage is relatable to my life because although the women are wished luck in certain cultures she can be cast off by her family into a new world in a new house and style of living. A like college life for me I have not been able to ask my parents for help all too often but rather live my life by myself with my own money and experiences. Bateson sat in on a day of preschool for her daughter. While at school she realizes the big culture difference between the groups of humans when the teacher throws away all of the drawings done by the children during their drawing time. This passage shows the huge difference between a cultures that rewards creativity in children to not showing any concern in their creativity at all.
So not only will Constance not be going to the Prom, but her other classmates will have this privilege taken away. Byrd (2010) states that one of the teachers said, "It is our hope that private citizens will organize an event for the juniors and seniors, however, at this time, we feel that it is in the best interest of the Itawamba County School District, after taking into consideration the education, safety and well-being of our students." After reading all this I personally got very upset with the fact that all these teens will never get to experience a prom, because one girl decided to stand up for herself. It is completely unfair and wrong in my
Sandra Lee is asked to do some household tasks as always, but when her mother asks her how her day went and who she had lunch with, Sandra Lee breaks down after and says she wants to change school. The three older ladies gets mad, but not only do they manage to convince Sandra Lee to stay in the same school, they also make it feel like the question wasn’t ever asked. The short story is told through a third person narrator, who isn’t present in the text, but is still omniscient because he/she can see everything and feel the feelings of the people who actually appear in the story. It’s a common way of writing a fictional story, but it still always gives a mysterious feeling to the reader, especially at the points when Grau uses quick and short sentences. There is a lot of dialogue throughout the text, which makes the narrator more reliable.