“In grade school I was taught that the United States is a melting pot. People from all over the world come here for freedom and to pursue a better life. They arrive with next to nothing, work incredibly hard, learn a new language and new customs, and in a generation they become an integral part of our amazing nation.” PeopleWorldHardStatesSchoolNextLanguageNationsUnitedUnited StatesGenerationsTaughtPursueGradesCustomsPotBetter LifeMeltingMelting PotGrades In School Author:Jeff Hawkins
“I have this firm belief that I am who I am for a reason. If I change something, I'm cheating myself of whatever it is I'm supposed to learn from my body. You know, I'm legally blind. I'm 20/750, since I was in fifth grade. I wear glasses and contacts. But I won't even get LASIK.” IfsKnowsReasonBodyBeliefBlindGlassesWho I AmContactFirmGradesCheatingFifthI Am Who I AmFifth GradeFirm BeliefsLasik Author:Carrie Ann Inaba
“I grew really fast. It's true I went from 5'6'' to 6'1'' in six months in 8th grade. By the end of 8th grade, I was 6'1''. Everyone was freaking out.” EndsGrewMonthsSixGradesSix MonthsFreaking Out Author:Dot Jones
“I failed public speaking in grade school, 'cause I was so nervous and scared.” SchoolCausesScaredNervousGradesPublic SpeakingGrades In SchoolSpeaking In Public Author:Gary Clark, Jr.
“I changed my name from Gail to Gayle in seventh grade because I liked to make a loopy 'y.” NamesChangedGradesSeventh GradeGail Author:Gayle King
“Academic achievement was something I'd always sought as a form of reward. Good grades pleased my parents, good grades pleased my teachers; you got them in order to sew up approval.” FormOrderParentTeacherAchievementRewardsGradesAcademicApprovalGood GradesAcademic Achievement Book:Drinking: A Love Story Source: Drinking: A Love Story
“American companies spend more than $200 billion each year hacking women's bodies into bits and pieces, urging comparisons between self and other, linking value to air-brushed ideals, and as the girls in my seventh-grade class graduated to high school and beyond, the imagery around us would only grow more specific, more pummeling, more insidious.” YearsSelfBodySchoolValuesGirlGrowsBitsCompanyClassPiecesAirHigh SchoolIdealsBillionsGradesComparisonImageryHackingInsidiousWomen's BodiesBits And PiecesSeventh GradeVisual Imagery Author:Caroline Knapp