importantly I want to gain real world experiences. I feel that by being a part of the Miramar Youth Advisory Council I would be more involved in my community. I think it’s very important for me to be a part of my community because I always hear people talking about how Miramar needs changes and improvements. But I don’t see them helping to improve our way of living in our community. That’s why I want to be more involved in my community because I want to see changes and improvements because I…
High School Experience Kindergarten through tenth grade I attended Triton Schools. I then transferred to Hayfield High School my junior year. I chose to transfer because I wanted more of a challenge, I felt as if triton were too easy. Triton school wasn’t very challenging; their academic standards were much lower than Hayfield’s. Hayfield started out to be more challenging, due to the fact that their math classes specifically were in a different order than Triton’s. I completed algebra 1 in…
Sleep Deprivation as Enabled by High Schools Have you ever had that nightmare where you’re sitting in class and the teacher is passing out a test, and you look down at it, only to discover that you have no idea what anything on that test means? Thanks to an epidemic of sleep deprivation among teenagers, that nightmare is becoming more and more a reality. As the homework and academic demands grow higher, teenagers are spending less time sleeping than they should be, leading to a myriad of…
many students feel as if they are back in High School again. They go to class, receive a lesson and take notes. Later, they complete homework assignments and tests. Their performance is evaluated using letter grades which, at the end of the term determine whether they pass or fail the course. But that’s where the similarities come to an end. High School and College are very different, it only takes a few weeks for a college freshman to gain first-hand experience and begin to realize it. Due to…
Everyday, thousands of high school students immerse themselves in their community and create satisfaction in helping others in need. Community service is a critical aspect of teen development. Without it, students do not realize how much it means to help others, and they do not get the full experience of working with different people. Volunteerism is required in many high schools around the United States, but not all of them. This issue is incredibly controversial because the debate is whether…
Learning experiences can make you change a certain way, adapt to something, or become stable depending on varies of people. Thinking about how things are now, my learning cheese has changed dramatically in and outside of school. From when I was still in elementary school learning my alphabets, to middle school where I my first experience with different class periods, to high school where I learned how to adapt to school work along with friends, and to becoming a first year Spartan. These…
meals are another way for students to overeat. Students need to learn how to control their eating during the day to avoid putting on the extra pounds. Students gain weight, and in turn increases the risk of chronic diseases. The change of routine that college students experience…
As any recent graduate coming out of high school, the college transition is the day many anticipate for even though there are mixed emotions behind the process. Having experience with time management and organization at my high school will be useful while transitioning into college. Likewise, having been put into situations where I know no one will help me to meet new people at college. The feeling that I am not alone as there are thousands of others going through the same situation eases the…
disequilibrium—as a necessary tool for leaders to use in transforming their organization. Yet, Heifetz warns leaders to be cautious when dealing with disequilibrium because they can “risk job, reputation, and perhaps life” (p. 236). In respect to school leaders who desire equity, the loss of life may be extreme; however, the loss of their job or damage to their reputation may be a reality “because they come to represent loss, real or perceived, to those members of the community who feel that…
four years in high school could change a person as much as it could change me. When I first entered high school as a freshmen, I expected my high school years to be like what I witnessed in movies and television shows; I was somberly wrong. Over the past four years, I have experienced heartbreak, misperception, and self-doubt. However, I am thankful for these seemingly hopeless situations because they have shaped me into who I am today. When I started out my freshmen year of high school, I had…