homework 57

i dont think that there is a right or wrong way to raise your child. a lot of people come from different backgrounds and learn that being mean to a child or being too nice usually doesnt get anywhere for them. a lot of differences that people argue about is beating a kid and giving them time-outs. is there a better way to being reasonable with your children rather than hitting them and lead to violence. love should always be number one when it comes to your child. they should always know that whatever they get into or do something wrong that their parent will still love them and still accept them as their child. and they shouldnt be terrified of their parent where they dont feel safe but then shouldnt being running all over the parent and think that they are always in control and could do whatever the hell they feel like. there always has to be boundries but the question is where are those bounderies and with which kid? because all kids are different and you have to know the type of child you have. you cant sit here and baby your kid its whole life. eventually its going to have to learn and grow up.

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questions:

what order are you in the birthing rank and do you think affects you as a person?

does having too much siblings (or too little) had a psychological affect on you and how did those carry on to your adulthood now?

did the lack (or too much) attention have a huge impact on your childhood and what did you gain or lose from it growing up till now?

how did your birthing rank have an affect on your decision about having kids or not and how many?

interviews:

yassy: she is the youngest in her family and has one older sister. she feels that she is the baby of the family and nobody wants to tell her stuff cus they think it would upset her. they treat her younger than what she is. she said it was good and bad cus she would get more presents. it somewhat have a psychological effect because she still lives with her sister and sees her 24/7 she feels that they are best friends as well as sisters because they have a close bond. she always gets attention from her dad and now they are really close. and has a close bond with her mother but gets annoying at times cus she tries to be "all up in her business." it did affect on how many kids and she would want two because they could keep each other company.

mommy: she is the second oldest and does not have an effect on her. she didn't get along with her siblings and there for is not that close. she had lack of attention and made only but a stronger person. she always wanted to have kids but never had an exact number but would keep it small.

malleni: she is the middle child and she thinks that she has the attention she needs. she doesnt plan on having kids in the future because of the fact she doesnt really like small children. that may result by having younger siblings she doesnt want to have to relive a childhood if she doesnt have to.

after interviewing all these people it seems like having too many siblings have a big affect cus there are too many to keep track of and you usually dont always get what you want when you want it or all the attention you need because of the fact there will always be someone else stealing the spotlight. and having too little or just enough siblings is better on a person because they would have a closer bond with each other and would never feel neglected.

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my topic will be about family and the different roles in the mediate family.

i think that it might have to do with their family roles. i for example being the "baby" of the family people treat you as if you dont know anything or treat you younger than what you really are. the parents always come up with the excuses "your my baby and i dont want anything to happen to you" so then you try and prove to them that you are not a baby but then you end up acting bigger than what your age and end up getting into trouble. thats where they then treat you even more like a baby. and they dont realize what they are doing or how they are treating you and how its the cause of your actions so they compromise on a solution and treat you better. thats just like the role of a "super parent" or something. its always the same situation and of course they would say im trying my best to be the best parent i could be.

a lot of parents have things in common. and in the end all the kids act the same

there is also where you are the baby of the family and you then act like a brat

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i think that this quiz was funny to take. it makes you think about yourself and yet at the ends of the test, the results don't matter to me. i think that its stupid because you have to take a test and it tells you who you are as a person according to the answers you put in. and it may seem "right" or "accurate" but yet not true. you are your own person and that you don't need a little stupid test to tell you what type of person you are and what you are to the world. i think that its for people who don't know themselves and need an idea of who they are to their friends, or society, or their family. but if that was the case then you just need to go out and do soul searching and find the "inner you". there are a bunch of different tests out there in the world about ones personality or who they are. facebook has a bunch of test and quizzes that tell you what is your favorite color or who you could end up with or what is going to happen to you in the next 10 years or so and that test could. and i just find it really funny how when people get the answers they sit there and believe everything that they say and its like

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part two:

taking the survey was very easy. i thought that it was a little deep thinking but not too much. it was just a bunch of basic questions that you don't need a lot of thinking for. i would have to stop and think back about what we did during the unit and how it benefited me as a person and how it has changed my views on school. (if they did). and i do think that in some type of way, they did change and with this unit i got more of a open idea about what goes on and whats the "point" of school. but that still doesnt change the way i feel about it and how i feel about going to if for 13 years learning almost nothing.

part three:

from looking at the results it seems as if the parents and that families are very important to a lot of people. it seems that you should please your family and that family are the base of everybodies choice in life. for example the way the family treats you or how they have an effect on you changes everything.

part four:

from the first survey that i looked at..it was about teens having sex. and im not surprised that over 50% of teens are having sex or that possible a big about of them would either catch a std or get preg or if anything both. teens think that sex is a big joke and its not going to affect them. but if the parents think its okey and they are cool with it then of course they are going to keep doing it cus they approve. and i mean both test are differernt because they are about different things however it all talks about kids actions and opinions and a lot of kids/ teens think or do things that are alike.

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why is it that people act the way they do? why is it that even though we might say we are all different in our own ways, that is not true at all. we somehow all want the same things in life. we all want acceptance, love, respect, being acknowledged, having a family and being someone to the world. and why is that? why is it that all humans want the same things but at different times? is it because of family and where you come from? is it because of where you want to go later in the future? or maybe because of the present and what is going on around them at the moment.

everybody has different personalities and some have multiple of them. growing up and the things around you or the people around you your whole life have a big influence of how you view others and the world.

like what exactly would matter to a individual? would it be power and wealth and have a bunch of money with a powerful job?..could it be wanting to give back to your community and wanting to help others to have that personal satisfication of helping the people in need and doing the "right" thing?..or maybe it could be living like a transendentialist or an existentialist and just living as an individual and being one with nature and connecting to god and not basing your life off of material things and relying on others.

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in class we have talked about how school is known to be a "institution" and how its manditory to got to school and that kids are portrayed as a bunch of wild banchies that dont care about anything and we are never gonna make something of ourselves unless we have a "super teacher" come in and save us. but that isnt always true. we seen a bunch of different movies where the students are disrespectful and that they are rebeles with good potential to actually do something but they feel like they cant cus of the fact that they have low self esteem or from where they come from. and towards the end of the movies all do well and learn a "life lesson" that would help them because of they teacher caring.
in class we had done a movie where it was quite the opposite. the teacher didnt give too shits about the students and didnt really cared what happened but then the students helped him out and saved the teacher. i also saw another classes movie and it talked about how the teacher was a drunk and didnt care at all and neither did the kids. but somehow the kids did care more cus they tried to show some interest but in the end the teacher just up and left.
all of these just make kids look as if they really dont care and they act out as they please and do whatever they want cus they could do that and school is the place to do it. but you never see a movies where it straight talks about the students life at home. they dont talk about all of the personal stories and show what is going on at the houses, because its not always students just act out at school. it has to start somewhere and it starts at home and with the people they live with.
parents have a huge part in their childs life. they live with them all day for about 19 years. they should know everything about their child. who they hang out with, what are their likes and dislikes, their interests and hobbies, what they want for the future and their carrers. parents should know all of these things but they usually dont. they dont always show that many interests in out lives. and then they wonder why its usually hard for us teenagers to come out and talk to them about whats going on in our lives and whats happening durning our days. in some type of way we feel ignored and we think that ooh they not going to know what we do so we could go off and smoke or drink or do whatever.
and when we get to school and the teacher tries to bud into our lives we think "ooh who the hell are you to tell me what to do..your not my mother/father." so we disrespect our teachers..i know some one who just recently got grounded cus she told her teacher "shut up N*****" and we continue to do as we please cus teachers cant stop us no matter how hard they try.

homework 50

for gatto i read the 6 lesson article. it was about six different lessons he would use to teach the students and how they would be effective. based off of these six lessons it seemed like determination was his goal. i think that he wants the students to be well taught and have a sense of mind. he wants them to have respect for themselves along with for others and that they need to learn to do the right thing.

i think that his idea would most likely work. because of the fact that he has to be strict so then maybe the students would fear him and do what they are told because they have that one person in their life that thinks they could make something of themselves.

for freire, he talks about the depositing method. he talkes about how the teachers have all of the knowledge and how what the teacher does is that they deposit all of the knowledge into the students heads. the students then recieve the knowledge and would take what they learn and go into the world and then hopefully deposit that information to others.

this would be a effect method however not all of the students learn the same way. some would understand it and then others would not get it and then get left behind. or some of them would just give up and move on with whatever they want to do.

for the last person, she feels that art is the way to go. all the students should be taught through music or art or any for of expressing yourself in a creative way. learn how to express yourself with out using words. just by pictures or paintings

this would be a fun way to learn but a lot of people would take it as a joke and just have fun with it. they wouldnt think it was learning.

homework 49

our classes film was about how the teacher was being saved by the students. from what i was told from conor, the director, he was saying about how the students controlled the classroom and the teacher would have to follow what went on i believe. but our class video got lost so i cant really write much about it because of the fact that i havent seen it.

so we watched esthers class video and it was pretty good. i think that it was about how there was this teacher and it seemed like he was drinking in the classroom and didnt really give a crap about the students. so if the teacher didnt care then neither would the students and they just went on about they business. and the teacher would say some smart remarks to the kids.

even tho i couldnt really understand what they was saying, it looked like a one point the students kinda was worried and wanted to learn a lil something because of the fact the teacher was passed out at his desk and one of the students came up to him and asked if they was going to learn something today. he gave one of those i dont care looks and said something to a couple of students and then walked out the classroom with his drink and the students didnt care. they stood quiet for a moment but then went on with what they wanted to do.

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for the film, it would be taken place in school, of course and about this teacher that comes in and tries to change everybody. he goes and comes in with a idea that he could change everybody but he doesnt do it right away. he doesnt do it right away and tries to get to know the students first. understand where each of them come from and where they are headed. what are they dreams? goals? desires? who they live with and then from there try to come up with a solution that best fits everybodies needs because everybody wants or needs something different than the other one.
durin the course of the school year, the kids are still acting up and doing what they want, but then he attempts to make his first move with them and sees how it goes. he has a open class discussion about having dreams and goals and what they do for a specific individual. the kids at first arent interested in the convo because they feel that having dreams are stupid and that they are never going to come true for them cus they are just low class kids who are involved with the wrong people. but secreatly they each have one but dont share out cus the fact they dont want to feel stupid or have the other kids laugh at them. they all have low self esteam.
the teacher then opens up about his dreams and what he wanted to do with his life and how he never got the chance to do it because of his parents and how he never really had the incouragment they do.
so he finally talks to them all and the students eventually cave in and like him and try not to be as stubborn as they was in the beginnin of the year. they actually try in school and they all passesed all of their classes and the teacher felt happy about what he has done with them.

homework 47

everybody should learn a valuable lesson

the teacher shouldn't care (just another regular person)

teaher should learn to care about the students

principal should actually care and help the teacher

everybody learns a life lesson

homework 45

well i have experienced both of these different types of schools. i have experienced the theory by hirsch when i was in elementry school and i feel that i did learn a lot while i was in there. the way the teachers taught and how the school was ran was very good and everybody was doing good and it showed a lot. then when i came into school of the future, i still learned a lot but a lot of the work is bullshit. you could just fake and still pass with about a 85%. and once you know what the habit of minds are about then its not that hard to do. they say that it gets your mind deep thinking but i dont believe that. its just like looking at the story or person in a different perspective and thats not really all that challenging.

reading these theories does make me think about my own education and how this school is based off of habits of mind and expand your thinking.

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i think that if school did a certain thing then that doesn't mean every kid is going to have a better and happier future. just because a school specializes in a specific subject or topic wont make the kids better because it depends what they specialize in in order to see if it would be worth while. i think there would still be racism because thats the society we grew up in and its not just schools thats gonna have to change. its also going to have to be their parents and their home life as well as school. school can only do but so much and the rest has to be done at home because of the parents and their beliefs.

i dont think their is going to be a right or wrong way for school. our society could have about 1000 different schools to choose from that each have something different to offer being able to help them with their future its not going to help. it all has to start at home. i dont think that school is primarily for a escape for kids to get out their houses and have a place to go. because we feel so restricted at home school is the place to let it all out and since teachers are like strangers and they dont really mean anything to us we treat them like shit cus it wont effect us

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some early memories is in preschool playing with my friends with the building blocks and running around in the park. also nap time and once i ate a button at nap time. i also remember causing a lot of trouble and being in time out a lot. i always felt happy to go to school, but as time went on i started to dislike it more and more and was a struggle to go to school. now my mom has to fight with me to wake me up cus i wouldnt wanna go or im too tired from the work or something i wouldve been doing the night before.

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part B:

my question is basically what is the significance on why kids misbehave or act out in school? is it because of their race or gender?..all kids act out for a reason but who really does it more?

i think that kids act out cus they feel like they dont get enough attention or they feel like they are being neglected. every parent always asks "why do you act like that..you act like you have no manners or you wasnt brought up right. but i know you were, i brought you up better than that." parents try to figure where they went "wrong" with us. they can never find the reason or cause of the behavior. amd they end up sending us to therapy because of course talking to a stranger would be much better than talking to someone you know. and parents always try to relate to us the "best" way they can but doesnt always work and they always say "we were kids once also i know how it is..my parents use to do the same thing"..but i think its just bull.

teens and kids in general always get blamed for everything. no matter what happens our parents or teachers or sometimes our peers would blame us for something. and to us it feels like teachers and sometimes our parents dont know how to talk to us because all they do is yell and order us around. we dont like that and we tend to get mad and do things our way but they yall get mad when we take our time and parents say "ooh you guys think you know everything and do things when you want, but thats not how the world works...blah blah blah" and that gets us more mad cus then we feel like we cant do anything right.

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my topic is about different races between black and white people and how they view school differently and how they got/ get treated.

http://www.eric.ed.gov:80/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=ERICSearchResult&newSearch=true&ERICExtSearch_Descriptor=%22Black+Students%22

http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/ewp_08.htm

my other topic is about kids acting out in school and if it is cus of how they are treated at home or school?

http://www.reeis.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/198163.html

http://www.eric.ed.gov:80/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=ERICSearchResult&newSearch=true&ERICExtSearch_Descriptor=%22Young+Adults

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part A:

- why do we come to school if people are only there to judge?

- who is going to benefit from going to school?

- why do we try to make the best of it in a bad way when were told its good for our future?

- people act out because they cant at home

- people feel like they get more attention in school

- just a place to chill with your friends

- smoking..drinking..sex

- talking back to a teacher/ being disrespectful

- skipping/ cutting

part B:

being in school for a bunch a years you experience a lot of different things. some things that i have seen or heard are what i think shouldn't be allowed in school. for example drinking and smoking in school. there are kids that do certain things that should not be allowed in school and they get caught and thats something that changed school itself because kids take advantage.

we come to school to learn and try to get what grown ups call a education so we can build skills and knowledge so we can be successful in the world but thats not always the case. why is it that we judge each other in and outside of the classrooms and hallways? if its not about how smart or dumb someone is, its about how lazy you are or what type of clothes you wear or who you hang out with. and everybody gets caught up in it.

my idea is that some kids come to school because they have no place to go so they do what they would normally do outside of school inside just because their parents told them to come so they will make the best of it by drinking or smoking or having sex. while other students come to follow the expectations that are set by the world to come and do the "right" thing so they could have a better life when they leave school. but who is really benefiting from all of this? is it the teacher?..student?..parents?..your future self?

i feel that acting out in school comes from the lack of attention or rebellion at home. we kids feel like we are forced to come to school everyday monday thru friday from 8:30 to 3:10 because the only way to get a good education is by coming to school. and when you do the same thing everyday it tends to get boring because all you do is move from classroom to classroom and sit down in a chair for a hour each period. so kids like to spice it up and do something different by going against school rules and doing what they feel like doing.

homework 38 (cool video)

HISTORY VIDEO PROJECT ME AND PROJECT PARTNERS from Yurelis Ramirez on Vimeo.

director: larche

the girls fighting: jessica c and bryanna w

the instegators: yurelis and michelle

sidekick: yasmin j

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outline:

intro

thesis statement: how fashion plays a role in thinking who is cool

body paragraph: the effects of drugs, smoking and drinking

body paragraph: tattoos and their effect on teenagers and the youth and how it has a cultural effect

body paragraph: what different roles people play in their society and what is the significance of them

conclusion: wrap up of everything