Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Morgan Jones
I agree that people come into to schools and separate themselves due to their race, sex, religion and interests to form a “clique” or just your group of friends (whatever you call it its all the same). This is common among all people not just in high schools but the lack of differences in these areas will not stop human nature. I believe that for some they find their own personality in their race, sex, religion and interests. I know this because I define myself due to the fact I am a female, I am a Christian, I love to dance and I love AFJROTC these truths help me define who I am and what I do. He states that your individual identity is important but how can you take away the factors that help determine that and still know who you are. Many people embrace their culture and the fact that the U.S is made up of many different cultures is what makes us unique so I do believe there is an “American” culture per say it is everyone’s individual identities that make up our culture. I think that being around people who share the same culture, race, sex or religion is healthy and that interaction is needed in the life of the individual thus taking away groups that help you identify with these things is not healthy. I think that students who don’t speak fluent English should learn English because the US is the only country in which it expects natives to learn other languages to accommodate those who move here and won’t learn the language. Don’t get me wrong I think that every person should be at least bilingual but if you move to a different country other than the US you would have to learn their language to communicate with others. (Ms. McCarthy this one’s for you) I believe that students should take pride in the way they dress when they come to school and not where your pajamas and slippers but I believe that if a person s covered from their high chest to their knees( or close within an inch or so) I don’t think it should matter what it says or how it does it because the issue is that people show way to much skin these days and people of the opposite sex can’t concentrate.
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Morgan, you touch on an important truth that young people first form their groups of friends on physical and hereditary similarities...I think the higher level is forming groups of friends on interests, passions, beliefs and morals, but maybe that comes after? Does the former association make it difficult, however, to attain the latter? I think it probably does.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right that EVERY piece of who you are comprises your sense of self; I think, however, that Prager is saying that the aspects of ourselves that we choose to focus on are the ones we should be eventually dismissing.
And you're right- I do think that how you dress says a lot about who you are and how you feel about your job, yourself, your place on this Earth. I don't agree with a uniform policy, but I do agree with self-esteem and holding yourself to a standard. When you look the part, you play it much better.