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.

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!

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.

Timeless weekend

In class this week and the previous week we have been disscussing time in depth, and let me just say it was confusing and long story short kind of gave me a headache because its such a hard concept to grasp and wrap your head around. But this weekend we have to participate in a "timeless" weekend where we  cant know the time and at all and depend on our peers for information and to get us where we need to be on time without actually knowing the time. In preperation for this weekend ive been very concious about how much i look at the clock, im always checking the time and depending on the clock...this weekend will be a challange but i predict that it will make me more stressed out opposed to less stressed because i wont know the time and always feel the need to look at the time when i cant. Good luck to everyone participating in this timeless weekend!

For all the romantics out there...

Mostly ladies.. and maybe some gentlemen (not here to judge) have seen the classic movie the notebook , sobbed and wondered why doesnt love like this exsist happen anymore? One word pops into my mind... TECHNOLOGY. I estimate that movie was based in the early to mid 1900's where cell phones didnt exsist, computers and internet definately didnt.  All these new techonolgies change relationships and how people communicate and makes it easier on people to hide behind.. what happened to the guy asking the girl out to a dance in person instead of over a text message? I had an experience in 8th grade where a young man was sitting next to me and text me saying "hey uhm, do you want to do to the dance with me:)?" i sat there and thought , wow was he really that much of a coward to say it to my face? its even more embarassing that he had to text it to me. My point to all this is that , technology has changed realtionships, not just romantic ones but all types of relationships. The sweet long romantic love letters guys used to hand write to win the girls heart, have turned into long text messages with vulgar thoughts and comments most of the time. i can only image whats next...

8.9 Earthquake Strikes Japan

This past week a tragic earthquake had hit Japan hard, and they are still dealing with it right now. I dont know all the final information on what is happening at the present moment but i know all the after math will be devistating. I wanted to tell a story about an experience i just had when i was out to eat with one of my close friends. At the resturant there are TVs and one of the channels on was CNN and it was showing live action coverage of what was happening, it was so tragic and sad.. me and my friend sat there in silence watching it. One sense showed a women out her window waving a cloth callling for help, another one was just a bunch of cars floating away.. the water was so deep, it was the saddest thing and hardest thing for me to watch. At the next table over me and my friend heard a man laughing , at first we just thought nothing of it maybe he wasnt watching what we were watching maybe he heard a joke out with his buddys. but then all of a sudden , we heard him making comments about what was on the television and laughing, very loudly at it. me and my friend took offense to that, how rude that he sit there and laugh at other peoples pain, why would he do such a thing? Its one thing to laugh at someone who just tripped of a rock, but its another to laugh at something that horrific, i was at a loss of words. It kind of upset me that someoone could do that. again, my blog this week isnt that cultural but its a current event issue that i thought i would disscuss. these people will remain in my thoughts.

Sticks and Stones May Break my Bones but Names will Always Hurt me.

Names hurt everyone , and if you have ever been called a mean name, then you understand the feeling. Im almost 100% postivie that everyone has been called a mean name sometime in their lifetime. No matter what you cant say that you didnt care, because everyone cares about what people say/ think about you. People can be cruel and same some pretty harsh stuff. What i wanted to say was that i feel american teenagers are on this kick where you say "never let what people say hurt you", and my 5th grade teacher always said "sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me" to get little kids to stop crying about what was said about them. But honestly i dont think that should be stressed as much as it is. Maybe this certain blog isnt that Cultural but i feel that it should be adressed and it was just on my mind lately. Its part of human nature to care about what people say about you, even if you know in your own heart it isnt true, you still are hurt that someone would say something so cruel and mean about you. My advice isnt to forget about what they person said but what truely matters is what you take from those words and use it to move on. Your friends will comfort you , and deny it (even like i said you know its false) but it will still always sting a little and maybe eat you inside. This is because you are your own worste critic. and this is true for everyone. i know i am personally hard on myself, and if someone says something about me even if i know its not true i take it to heart. I feel that everyone does because like i said, we are our own worst critic.