The Sanctuary Of School Analysis

Do you consider school as a safe place to be in? In my opinion, I feel like school is a secure place to be in, although now a days a lot of shootings take place inside schools or other incidents. Based on the reading, The Sanctuary of School, the author tells a story that occurred during her childhood which then made school a big relief for her. The reading made me think of my personal problems, for being fortunate to go to school, and having a loving family. Lynda dealt with the neglection of her parents which made her sneak out the house constantly to go to school where she felt safe and loved by the staff. The reading made me feel sorry for her, she had no choice but to sneak out and get away from her unloving parents. “But in an overcrowded and unhappy home, it’s incredibly easy for any child to slip away.” (Paragraph 10) In all honesty, I felt like the reading did brought a whole lot of memories. The memories consisted of the days I felt depressed, the days where I felt weak, and when I just wanted to get away from home. Occasionally I feel like going to school even on weekends because when you're there no one bothers you, everybody minds their own business, and you can escape

I was about seven years old at the time, I had the mind of a child, but I felt like I knew what I was doing. I remember that one day I was really angry and unhappy for no reason. I just wanted to run away as far as I could. Then, I literally walked out of the house and I was heading outside, I had no plan, but just to disappear. It didn't took long for my mom to catch me one block away from home. At that moment I just cried and cried because I just didn't wanted to be home anymore. Of course my mom thought I was having a tantrum, but in reality I was depressed. I can relate to Lynda in so many ways, she felt like the only way to leave behind her problems at home was to