North Penn Senior High




 Souderton Area HS


I finally figured out how to get pics on this blogger!  These are the high schools that I bounced between for the majority of my high school career.  My family moved between these districts quite a few times so I had a fairly equal amount of time at both of them.  I tarted at North Penn in 7th grade and continued through until February of my10th grade year, when I made the first transition to Souderton Area.  I finished my sophomore year and my entire junior year at Souderton and then moved back to North Penn for the beginning of my Senior year, only to move back again in  February of that year.  Sounds crazy? It was. Only I didn't know it at the time.  My school experience was quite different at each of these institutions on a social level, yet the type of education was basically the same.  It is neatly described by Freire in his outline of the "banking concept" of education.  I had an opportunity to experience an honors level class  during my first year of community college.  I was surprised to find out that these classes are more inclined to be cleverly laid out and allow for student- idea-based learning.  In this class we sat around in a circle (like our current WRI 100 at CCC) and answered daily journal questions which culminated in a book of our own design, complete with a table of contents, at the end of the semester.  We wrote two 10-13 page papers every week.  The assignments in class were somewhat open-ended and left to the individual.  We were given such a wide birth for our learning needs.  Our class actually had a visit from some educators from Finland and Scotland.  We were encouraged to ask questions in reference to the culture in those areas.  I didn't realize it at the time, but the plain truth is that I am not an honor student.  I never was.  I received a B- for that class.  But I remember the things we did in that class more vividly than any class I have ever taken since or before.  If the education system could just allow for more flexible learning styles in our public schools, I am certain more children would have positive learning experiences, instead of just getting through it.