I am going to college in nine months. I think about how fast the time will fly, I start to cringe on leaving home. Although I am a high school student, I know college is a culture shock. Unlike home, school has a wide diversity of people. Therefore, home and school culture are different, yet, they are similar. Home is where you can always come back to like a safe heaven. School is where you have to try and fit in to make it feel like home. Most people never think of the relationship between home and school. The reality is the two go hand-in-hand with each other.
One major difference between home and school culture is diversity. Ohio ranks 37th of 51 in diversity of the United States. In 2006, a survey was taken to show percentages of students with different races in Youngstown, Ohio. (“Diversity in the Classroom”) The survey found that twenty-two percent of students were white, seventy percent were black, and eight percent were Hispanic. Imagine being a Hispanic child who does not understand or speak any English. You attended a school where everyone speaks English. I was “that” child. It was unenviably terrifying. I was different from all the other students. I got “special” privileges. I was able to get more time and use a dictionary during state testing. Other students did not accept that I was different because of my “special” privileges. This is an example of how you are more likely be accepted for who you are at home. Whereas at school you get made fun of, or bullied for being different. It is clear that diversity separates home and school culture. However, how might diversity be similar between home and school? The answer is diversity brings people together. At home we are accustomed to our family but this does not mean we are the same. Diversity begins at home. Attending a school with a diverse population of students simply allows students to learn, interact and speak with different people.
Speech is another difference between home and school...