My Educational Experiences

Thinking about all my past experiences in school I have been very inconsistent after the fifth grade. When I was in a steady home I was a consistent honor roll student, mainly because I was beaten if I did not get good grades so I earned them out of fear. When I started to feel more comfortable when I lived with my grandma I was more into friends at that age and starting socializing a lot more than doing work. But through everything I realized school is very important in life and I'm trying to get my act together now so I can live a happy life after this. My school experiences have helped me realize a lot of things in life, even things that aren't related to school. Hopefully I can leave here and be happy after this. It's up to me. I can't blame anyone but myself if it doesn't go as I dream. I guess I will find out in the near future. This is what school has done for me.

"Switch" Play Audience Member Experience

Today on the field trip to the play named "Switch", I really enjoyed myself. We were able to get away from the school environment and watch a play that was very touching and true to what foster kids like us here at San Pasqual have had to go through in their past. It really must of opened eyes for people who do not know much about what we might have had to go through and it was fun to share this experience with my classmates. I am thankful that our school allowed us to take this fun trip. It was very interesting and it won't be forgotten. Especially the funny knock knock joke that was told during the play.

Fourth Quarter Kickoff Reflection

I think that the fourth quarter kickoff was very fun because my team won every challenge (Of Course). My team was superbly dominant and could not be beaten. The funny thing is the only team we didn't compete against went undefeated too, but that wouldn't of been the case if we played them. It was a great idea on behalf of the school staff and teachers because it brought the campus closer together.

Fourth Quarter Goals

My greatest achieved goal last quarter was that I did not have any D's or F's (Unless Ms. Priester decides to give me a D). I worked hard not to get any D's or F's so I don't have to take summer school this year. All I had to do was consistently do my homework but I did kind of get messed up the 3 days I was suspended. My goal for this quarter is to earn a 3.5 GPA. The way to achieve that is by staying out of trouble and staying on task for all my assignments.

SPA Poem

Life at SPA is like a dying plant, where drama is contagious and everyones favorite phrase is "I can't". When the days are going good, times seem to be Ice Cream on a hot day. Staff and adults are trying to lead me to the right way. The adults are the leaves and I am the stem, trying to see my way to success but we won't know till the end.

This Week

This week for me has been a really good week. The last two weeks have been very interesting and I have enjoyed myself. I have spent time with close friends, played basketball in games and practices, and I also went to baseball practices. Not to mention all the things that pop up in between these activities. I have moved houses because my houseparents left and that is the only bad thing that has happened. I miss them but life is full of changes and you have to learn to cope with them and get through it.

"Through The Tunnel" Foster Youth Initiation

Even though they don’t have to swim through a tunnel like Jerry in “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing, foster youth are initiated into/out of the foster care system. It starts off with a child who is being harassed, raped, neglected, or abused by usually a member of the family. Next somebody finds out or it is told and CPS comes knocking at the door to take you away to another family member who is better suited to take custody of you or you are sent to a foster home or group home. While being in the system kids go through many harsh experiences but it makes them stronger in the end and in my opinion it teaches them what mistakes to not make when they have children.

“Through the Tunnel” Analysis Paragraph

No I do not find it convincing that the little boy in the story Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing would take such a risk and survive the swim. For one the boy is only eleven years old and I find it extremely hard to believe that someone that young will have the dedication to put himself through this challenge. For two, I doubt he would really take hours of his time to try and train himself to hold his breathe longer for the swim. Lastly, I do not believe someone of that age will make a challenge that difficult. Its just too difficult. This is why I do not find it convincing.

Third Quarter Goals

My greatest accomplishment of 2010 is finishing the fourth quarter of my Freshman year with a 3.5 GPA. I worked hard and did most the homework which is usually my biggest flaw, and wound up with a 3.5. My goal for this quarter is to at least match that GPA or get even better. I will start paying more attention in class so I know what to do for my homework and leading to tests. I will do my homework so I know what I'm working on and thoroughly understand it. Last of all I will study hard for tests so I can do good in all aspects of school. This is my goal as of now.

SPA Movie & Games Day

To start the day off Friday, we watched the movie Freedom Writers which was very interesting and kept me focused on the movie throughout all of it. I loved the movie. After that we played basketball and Joe and I had this hilarious costume we wore for pregame warmups. He and I were planning it out the whole night before since we were roomates. Broderick, Joseph, Shaurice, Isaac and I led the Sophomores to victory over both the Juniors and Seniors. It was a great day. I loved it.

Brainstorm

SPA Theme Song

I believe that the SPA theme song should be Misunderstood by Lil Wayne. This song should be the theme song because on this campus many of the staff do not understand where kids on this campus are coming from and are quick to assume rather than help out a kid, therefore, they misunderstand us children because they do not have a full understanding of why we do the things we do. I'm sure many of us kids feel misunderstood and wish many of us could be understood. This is the song that should be the theme of SPA.