My Education

My education has  been quite different than what we have read about recently. I was always encouraged to push myself to my fullest potential and was always provided with anything that I needed. 

From Kindergarten to sixth grade, I went to Holy Family School. It is a very small Catholic school in Nazareth where most of its students were from the middle or upper class. I had one class throughout elementary with about fifteen students in the whole grade. My experience is practically the opposite of the students we read about from Los Angeles. This small class size had very isolated friend groups and very much sheltered us from the outside world, since everyone was very similar. This caused me to be a little socially awkward when I first transitioned to public school in seventh grade, but I knew that removing myself from that small group of students was the best decision for me. 

I switched to the Nazareth Area School District in seventh grade, and the resources available were astonishing (especially in the middle school that was only built a few years ago).  There were opportunities for students with practically any type of passion.  In the final years of high school, each student receives advice and support for continuing their education, and a large majority of students take AP classes.  Although it is a public school and there are many students that come from a lower class, Nazareth is an overall financially secure area where there is a small amount of poverty. So, attending college is highly encouraged by the teachers and guidance counselors because the majority of students are able to afford it. 

I am extremely thankful for the opportunities that I have, and a lot of it comes from the area where I have grown up. It is very eye opening to learn about the struggles students from low class areas go through on a daily basis.