Monday, April 25, 2011

Looking at Everything Through New Eyes

I must say, ever since i started talking this culture and id class, ive noticed a difference in the way i view differences within people. I started to associate everyones behaviors to their culture and it so true, it just so happens i was blind to it before all of this. So in a way you can say i look at people now through differene eyes, thanks to this class.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

S.T.R.E.S.S.

I would like to talk about a subculture all my fellow classmates are very much familiar with, The Charter School of Wilmington! All of us classify into this subculture and i would like to explain my experiences within this subculture has been. Really only one word pops into my head, STRESS. Everyone wihin this sub cuture , students, parents, teachers and everyone else can say they see the high and intense amounts of stress that the students learn to endure throughout the school year. Yes, the "new schedule" given to us this year has been very helpful, but it has now stressed teachers out because they arent where they should be with their teaching. Ive heard numerous teachers say this, not just one or two but almost all he teachers ive heard this from. Dont get me wrong there are positives to our subculture , but i just wanted to talk about this one component we all cant seem to find a happy medium with.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Sunshine & smiling

When i went to school last monday i noticed something, along with the 80 degree weather outside, that almost everyone had a smile on their face while carring on conversations and doing their work. and also after school when the day was at its high points around 3:00 i noticed that everyone was carrying on conversation and i noticed that they didnt rush as much while talking to eachother like tthey normally would. Lets hope everyday is like monday!

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Cultural differences in raising children

Raising a child can be a touchy subject with some cultures because they are so strict in their ways. i wanted to talk about many topics in american culture that have to do with raising children, and all of these things are viewed differently within our culture. the first topic being spanking your child, some people view this as child abuse and some consider this punishing their child. Some believe in not telling their children about santa, and the tooth fairy and tell them straight up how it really is. Some people believe that a time out is the perfect punishment, some people think that wont do anything for them. there are so much varitey within american culture when it comes how to raise a child.