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Personal Narrative: My Community Flaws

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Shaped by the Flaws of My Community
Have you ever just been going about your day and find yourself in a specific place that at an earlier time in your life was so much more relevant than it is presently. A place that you just cannot help passing without having a sudden feeling of nostalgia, a memory from an earlier time in your life. This tends to happen to me on a frequent basis. I think the reason for this is that I have lived in the same community of Perry Hall and only moved once in my life. I still reside only a few miles from the hospital where I made my entrance in this world 18 years ago. Living in Perry Hall all my life has really shaped me to be who I am today. Perry Hall is a heavily populated, demographically diverse, middle class suburb in northern Baltimore County. I attended Perry Hall Middle School and …show more content…

All my friends from previous years had parted ways, and we were all thrown into this giant fishbowl just trying to survive. There was a lost feeling that came with this new school. I started to withdraw, and everything began to suffer as a result. My personal and social life became non-existent and my grades tanked to an all-time low. Terje Murberg, in her article, “The Role of Personal Attributes and Social Support Factors on Passive Behavior in Classroom Among Secondary School Students: A Prospective Study” states “For those who display an inhibited and/or passive behavior, it can be difficult to attain full potential academic achievement and to make use of social opportunities that are available” (Murberg 1). Not only was I feeling not included and left out because I didn’t seem to share the same interests as the other students. The style of instruction in the classroom was not conducive to learning. I needed more than to be handed a textbook and ditto and instructed to fill it out and turn it in when complete. I needed an interactive learning environment with class discussions and

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