I go to a very diverse school. Going here for four years you tend to see a pattern of segregation. The school consists of multiple nationalities but the students tend to hang out with people of their own nationality and or race. Due to the fact that I have been attending this school for four years and talking to the students a lot of the students do realize that they are segregating themselves; in my opinion students obviously know that they are separating themselves from others, its all about comfort zones and who they know they can connect themselves with. It makes me highly upset that our school is so segregated because I have a diverse group of friends and I have learned so much about other cultures and beliefs and I think that other students should have the experience of knowing different cultures.
My school is very crowded and walking to classes take a while because of the traffic and students add more to that traffic when they stand around in the halls and or sit in the halls. Walking into my high school you see a variety of races and nationalities. You could say its like a melting pot (is an area of where multiple races and nationalities merge) when you spend hours in the school you start to realize that not all races and nationalities get together and become friends; if you do see mixed races and nationalities merge together it is quite rare.
My school is very crowded and walking to classes take a while because of the traffic and students add more to that traffic when they stand around in the halls and or sit in the halls. Walking into my high school you see a variety of races and nationalities. You could say its like a melting pot (is an area of where multiple races and nationalities merge) when you spend hours in the school you start to realize that not all races and nationalities get together and become friends; if you do see mixed races and nationalities merge together it is quite rare.
This picture was taken April, 14th 2013 in my English class fifth period with Mr. Z. This class does not have assigned seats but when you sit in the classroom the kids tend to sit with who they have a common race and or nationality; the African Americans sit together, the Hispanic kids sit with each other and speak to each other in Spanish, they’re are not many Caucasian students in the class but they tend to sit near each other. In this picture you see that the Hispanic kids are sitting with each other and conversing. I do think that teachers who do not have assigned seats know that the kids choose to sit and separate themselves. When I asked Mr. Z if he noticed that our school is segregated he said, "you would have to be blind to not realize it.” He and I then had a conversation about why students choose to stay within their own culture, race, and or nationality. We both agreed that it is because that is when they are most comfortable and when they have a common interest or belief they are more like themselves and open.
This photo was taken April 15th 2013, in senior lane. I took this picture because the group of kids in the picture are predominantly Hispanic and they are usually together speaking Spanish. In the picture you see that they’re comfortable and very relaxed around each other. In this photo there is no other race and the group of kids in the picture don’t really hang out with any other race. Not to say that all Hispanic kids in my school are like that but it seems that they stay together because they have similar backgrounds and they connect with each other a lot more. They have similar backgrounds due to their same culture, race, and beliefs.
These pictures were taken on April 4, 2013 and April 12, 2013 in the cafeteria and the reason why I took this picture is because that end of the table is where the Asian kids sit. The whole year that I have had lunch that period I have not seen any other race sit with them. When walking in the halls and or in other classes all the Asians sit together and speak in their native tongue. They rarely associate with any that is not Asian; if they were to associate with any other nationality and or race that race would have to confront them first. I mean if you do not go up to them and start a conversation they wont speak to you.
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This picture was taken April, 3 2013 in the cafeteria. I took this picture because both these students are Polish and they sit with each other everyday. They do not communicate with anyone else in the lunchroom but they also barely communicate with each other. You could also see on the other half of the table a Hispanic student there but he wasn't communicating with any of the other students at that table. There also is an African American student who sits there by himself not communicating with anyone, he just eats his lunch then he leaves. When you see these two Polish students they are predominantly with other Polish students speaking Polish being more like themselves and a lot more comfortable.
The high school I go to is big with a lot of students; the students in my opinion know that they are separating themselves but with intention. Students pick to be with people similar to them because that is who they are most comfortable with; but if you choose to stick with what you are used, you will never learn new things and won't experience different cultures. Students should want to understand and get along with other types of nationalities and cultures because they will be surrounded with multiple cultures for the rest of their lives.
The high school I go to is big with a lot of students; the students in my opinion know that they are separating themselves but with intention. Students pick to be with people similar to them because that is who they are most comfortable with; but if you choose to stick with what you are used, you will never learn new things and won't experience different cultures. Students should want to understand and get along with other types of nationalities and cultures because they will be surrounded with multiple cultures for the rest of their lives.