My Educational Experience
Anonymous
I really enjoyed my educational experiences. My education started in a small village in South India. I studied 10 grades in my hometown. In India, the education system includes elementary school, high school, and college, we didn’t have middle school. I really enjoyed my elementary school. It was close to my home, just a 10-minute walk. It was a small school, and it usually started at 9:00 AM. We didn’t wear uniforms. There were about 20 kids in my class, and we sat on the floor. We called our women teachers “Teacher” and our male teachers “Sir.” High school was different from elementary school. It was farther from my home (about 2 km away). The school covered grades 6 to 10 and served students from 10 nearby villages. Students came to school by bicycle, bus, or on foot. I usually went by bicycle, but sometimes I walked. The high school was very big, with many students. Each class had about 70 to 80 students. We wore uniforms: a white top and a blue bottom. School was open six days a week, and on Fridays, we didn’t have to wear the uniform. In high school, we had to sit on the floor too, and there was a different teacher for each subject. I didn’t go to college because it was too far from my village (about a 3-hour journey round trip). Most of the girls in my area stopped studying after high school, while many boys continued their education into college. I studied in my home country, South India. The education system there is a little different from the U.S. We don’t have middle school. We have elementary school from 1st to 5th grade, and high school from 6th to 10th grade, followed by college. I completed my high school education in my home country. My elementary school was very small and just a two-minute walk from my home. We didn’t have a playground, and we used to sit on the floor. There were no separate classrooms just one space for everyone. Each class had around 10 to 15 students. We also didn’t wear uniforms. When students addressed a female teacher, we called her “Teacher,” and for male teachers, we said “Sir.” I didn’t attend college because it was far from my home, and my family was going through financial difficulties. In conclusion, my educational experience in my hometown was very enjoyable and I hope to have the same experience in Cascadia.
