This section had a lot going on in it, and I tried to think of not only things that we can connect to as adults but also things that our students will connect with. I think the main thing I am drawn to is the whole lunch situation, it kind of blows my mind that the students are allowed to leave school for lunch, I think that in this day and time that would NEVER happen...were you ever allowed to leave school for lunch? Even in high school?
Another thing is the fight between Anne Marie and Miranda, this really grabbed my attention because I feel like fights between friends are universal to all people. At one time or another in anyone's life I'm sure they have fought with a friend over something said, done, or assumed. I think the reason this particular fight between the two girls stood out to be is because the whole fight is based on assumptions made by Anne Marie about Miranda...what do you think about this, and how could we connect this with our students?
We were never allowed to leave the school building, so it blew my mind that they could. And they live in NYC! But I guess since Miranda is allowed to go around the city, she knows how to be safe.
ReplyDeleteIt is so easy to assume things about the other person. This would be a great starting point with a class when talking about diversity and stereotypes. Where does negative stereotypes stem from? How do we put an end to it? Students could connect to this because we all have fights with our friends.
During my first year of high school, the seniors were allowed to leave for lunch and come back to school. However, the road to my high school was long and curvy and there were a couple of serious accidents because teens were driving too fast. Halfway through the school year, they changed the lunch policy and nobody was allowed to leave for lunch.
ReplyDeleteMy junior and senior year, I had a travel period to get to AP classes at the Career Center. This was a 20 minute drive from our school campus, and I did have additional time to stop and get lunch while traveling. Most of my friends also took classes off campus because of the appeal of eating lunch off campus.
I can not imagine giving adolescents this responsibility in middle school, especially NYC. However, I guess things were different in the 1970's.