“I was always drawn to teachers who made class interesting. In high school, I enjoyed my American and English literature classes because my teachers, Jeanne Dorsey and Dani Barton, created an environment where interaction was important.” MadeImportantSchoolLiteratureInterestingClassEnvironmentTeacherHigh SchoolEnjoyedInteractionEnglish Literature Author:Ellen Ochoa
“Typically, historical black colleges and universities like Delaware State, attracted students who were raised in an environment where going to college wasn't the next natural step after high school.” StatesSchoolNextBlackNaturalStepsEnvironmentStudentsCollegeHigh SchoolHistoricalRaisedUniversityGoing To CollegeColleges And UniversitiesDelawareAfter High School Author:Michael N. Castle
“Duke is in extremely competitive environment. In my high school, I think I got one B my whole four years. I was used to being the smartest kid in every class I was in, and then I went to Duke and suddenly I was the dumbest kid in every class. Everybody there is up to something.” ThinkingYearsWholeKidsSchoolUsedClassEnvironmentFourHigh SchoolFour YearsDukes Author:Mike Posner
“I was pretty lucky, I went to a really great school. I went to a Steiner School, which is very small and nurturing and creative, so I felt like I was in an environment where I could mature. There was less of the clique-y stuff, which can really make high school a living hell for a lot of people, going on, so I was very similar then to who I am now. I'm still a dork.” PeopleStillsSchoolFeltStuffHellCreativeEnvironmentLuckyHigh SchoolWho I AmMatureReally GreatNurturingCliqueDorkGreat Schools Author:Zoe Kravitz
“And that's how show business is like in Israel - it's very, very small. It kind of feels like a high school environment, you know? Everyone knows everyone and if you come to Israel for a month, you'll meet half of the actors on different occasions - not to mention in the doctors office!” IfsKnowsFeelsKindDifferentShowsSchoolActorsHalfEnvironmentMonthsOfficeHigh SchoolDoctorsIsraelOccasionsShow Business Author:Meital Dohan
“My mother teaches high school English, and she's an artist and a poet and a sculptor, she's published twelve poetry books. I grew up in a household in Venezuela with living, breathing art installations that were the way that she used to express herself, a highly creative environment where ideas were celebrated, where artistic expression was celebrated. Seeing her as somebody who was always able to have a creative output - if she felt sad, she wrote a poem, if she felt happy, she made a sculpture - I think for me, there was an early interest in finding outlets for my passions.” IfsThinkingWayArtMadeBookIdeasAbleSchoolUsedMotherArtistPassionFeltInterestTeachCreativeEnvironmentSeeingPoetExpressionGrewFindingsGrew UpHigh SchoolArtisticBreathingTwelveHouseholdSculptureOutletsMy PassionSculptorsOutputVenezuelaArtistic ExpressionInstallationSchool English Author:Jason Silva
“There was a fairly big difference between Detroit and Beverly Hills. I remember this. Detroit actually was a prosperous bustling city when we moved here in 1941. But the first day in Detroit, you always wore a shirt and a tie to school. And I wore a shirt and a tie to Beverly Hills High School, and a girl came up to me and said, "Where are you from?" And I said, "Detroit." And she said, "And you won't be wearing a tie tomorrow, will you?" And I said, "You're absolutely correct." So that was my first adjustment to a slightly more casual environment.” SchoolRememberGirlEnvironmentTomorrowHigh SchoolMovedHillsShirtsProsperous Author:Roger Corman
“I took ballet for two years in high school and then in college on and off, and I went back into class. I'm nowhere near good enough to be a professional, but it's great to be in that environment. The discipline is so impressive.” EnoughSchoolEnvironmentCollegeDisciplineHigh SchoolGood EnoughBalletImpressive Author:Peter Vack
“I actually felt like college was a much better and more comfortable environment for me than high school was. I think that can largely be attributed to the fact that I go to Barnard, which is a women's college that promotes women's leadership, a strong community and independence which are all things I obviously value. Before I got to school I think I expected most women there to identify as feminist, which I found wasn't necessarily the case, but I loved that I was able to have really intelligent and stimulating conversations with women about feminism no matter how they identified.” ThinkingSchoolValuesStrongCommunityEnvironmentFeminismCollegeHigh SchoolIntelligentIndependenceFeminist Author:Julie Zeilinger
“As a former high school teacher and a student in a class of 60 urchins at St. Brigid's grammar school, I know that education is all about discipline and motivation. Disadvantaged students need extra attention, a stable school environment, and enough teacher creativity to stimulate their imaginations. Those things are not expensive.” KnowsNeedsEnoughSchoolMotivationImaginationAttentionClassCreativityEnvironmentTeacherStudentsDisciplineHigh SchoolFormerExtrasExpensiveStableGrammarSchool TeachersDisadvantagedGrammar SchoolHigh School Teachers Author:Bill O'Reilly
“High School. Society’s bright idea to put all their aggressive, naive youth into one environment to torment and emotionally scar each other for life.” IdeasSchoolEnvironmentYouthHigh SchoolAggressiveScarTormentNaiveBright Ideas Author:Chris Colfer