My Wittle High Schoolers

Last week we got to work with high schoolers. I really didn't think I would enjoy it, but little did I know. I loved it so much! We all related so well, and we learned new things from each other. Not only were we learning, but we were also having fun. We talked about college readiness, and how important it is to be ready. I didn't realize how many people and things influence us until we wrote them all down. They are so smart, and I am so happy I got put with my group. They were asking me questions about college, and I got to tell them everything. I think I even convinced a few of them to come to UNCC. I told them if they ever need help with anything or have any questions to contact me. I started to assume there wasn't such thing as college readiness. Everyone is different, and needs to get ready for college in different ways. I think you really become ready for college when your in it... You meet new people, join clubs, get into things you are interested in, and really find who you are as a person.

Diggin In

I am going to be blogging about something from a while ago, but it ties into what we are now doing in class. I am very interested in representation. Not just representation, but negative representation. I don't understand why the media makes certain things or people look bad, or stupid, or something they're not. I've talked about women being misrepresented in a past blog post. Right now I want to focus on dogs. You may think I am so weird.. but I love my dog. My dad told me when he was younger his father told him to stay away from Doberman Pinschers. He said they were the meanest dogs ever, and if you get near one they will attack you. My dad grew up thinking dobermans were evil. When I was young my older brother brought a pit bull home. He said the dog was being fought, and she was so sweet she needed a home. My dad said we couldn't keep her because we weren't aloud to have dogs at the house we were renting at the time. I was so upset because I never had a dog. I instantly fell in love with the breed. I was young and didn't know they were something people were afraid of. Finally years later (last year) I got my own pit bull. I hadn't realized how badly they were represented until I got one. My boyfriends mom refused to let him in their house. We had to get her warmed up to him, and now she is a huge pit bull advocate. I love teaching people about pit bulls because I know so much about them. They don't have "lock Jaws" and they aren't vicious at all. A bull dog has a stronger bite than a pit. The news will only talk about a dog attack if its a pit bull. There are thousands of dog attacks every year, and pit bulls are less then 1% of those attacks, but they are the ones that are represented as being evil, and mean. The only reason people fight pit bulls is because they are so loyal. Years ago farmers called them Nanny Dogs. They would leave their kids home alone with them knowing their loyal pit bull would take good care of them. Look I can go on and on, but I wont. I love my dog, and I hate how media misrepresents him. I do my best to teach people how sweet, loyal, and caring pits actually are. I don't want media to be the reason I have to walk my dog around with a muzzle on. In some cities pits have to be wearing a muzzle and a harness, and they are banned in some cites..all because media says they are dangerous.