1) When we had the fire drill on thursday we were all in the auditorium and had to go outside to be safe. Everyone rushed out of the seats and went outside. We all went out to the front of the school and across the parent drive. After listening to Mr. Fernandez on tuesday, I felt the need to tell everyone to get on the grass and out of the driveways to be safe. I also began to think about how everyone was going to be accounted for and how the teachers would know everyone was out of the building. I realized how much work and effort actually goes into making sure everyone is safe and out of the building. Especially when the entire senior class was not with certain teachers and role sheets to be checked off.
2) Stereotypes. As a senior in high school, I have seen many stereotyping and judging throughout the four years. Asians are seen as smart students who should exceed at everything and be at the top of the class, which does not always prove true. Cheerleaders are stereotypically snobby and preppy students, but actually they are all different and unique in a way that that stereotype does not fit them. Football players are judged as jocks who only worry about football and not grades or schoolwork. But in our grade, a good amount of the football team is in the top 10% of our class, some even in the top 5%. White kids are seen as nerdy quiet students, but actually they are smart, athletic, and lots of other things as well. Stereotypes can take over a school, but I think as the four years have gone by judgy actions have dwindled to a minimum and become less than that of a stereotypical school. In the lunchroom, people do not neccessarily sit with their sport group or race, everyone is mingled in with their own friends who are usually in a different group or are a different race than they are.
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