Venice High School Research Paper

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After moving from Culver City and into Westmont, my brother and I wanted to continue our studies at our elementary in Culver City so we commuted on three buses and the train at 5:30 in the morning. It was not easy, but it became the norm that continued onto middle school. After my brother and I graduated, we attended Venice High School; however, I would not last longer there. My math teacher wanted me out of the classroom, a class where I was the only Hispanic student, and instead wanted me to retake a math course. After unsuccessful attempts to convince school administrators and the teacher to allow me to stay in the classroom I decided to leave and attended my homeschool, Washington Preparatory High School (WPHS). I was clueless of the type of school WPHS was, but I soon would know. …show more content…

With an unchallenging curriculum students skipped or simply slept during class. The school was a difficult environment to learn and I soon found myself getting into fights and trouble which led to my suspension. That momentous event was my turning point, I was hurting my parents and crushing their high hopes. I developed into a reckless person that had forgotten my goals. Being one suspension away from expulsion, I distance myself from my group of friends to evade trouble and focused on my studies. I was tired of the constant paranoia I felt going to school and the weak learning curriculum so after my sophomore year, I finally convinced my parents to transfer me to University High School (UHS). I want to keep myself busy and challenge myself, and I knew that I was just buying time from getting suspended again. I struggle at the beginning at UHS, catching up to the pace of my classmate was difficult but I worked

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