Formal Blog 6

During the interview with my great-grandmother, I learned that her high school wasn't a whole lot different from ours. She completed subjects such as English, History, and even typing just like us, except she used a typewriter instead of a computer. It was also exciting to learn what they did for casual activities. She told me about how she attended dances, went rollerskating, and went to movies. I learned alot about the dance hall that she went to. This dance hall was located on top of a tavern located near Wausau. you could get to the hall through the tavern or up a flight of stairs on the outside of the building. The two separate entrances were for those who went to the tavern or those who weren't old enough to drink. She also mentioned that there was a rollerskating rink located in the back of a tavern. I am glad that I talked with her because it was great learning about past teenagers and what it was like for them growing up.

I wasn't able to access the video at home or at school but I can still describe my time as an adolescent. I was never top of the class nor the bottom and I may be an average student but that doesn't mean that I'm going to be average all of my life. I believe that your adolescence does impact your adulthood, but not entirely. I made the choice not to try early in my high school and a regret that alot. I could have been ranked alot higher in the class, but I never realized how important it actually was to work hard for a great future. However I can still be as successful, even if I'm not starting out as far ahead as some students. I can change, I consider my college a fresh start. I have a chance to show my intelligence to others. I will make the right choice for college and the rest of my future. I am going to be a successful person regardless of my choices in high school.

After reading chapter 4 I learned alot about genetics and how the environment impacts us. I was very interesting how separated twins often think alike. They have the same interests, names for pets, and sometimes even the same name. For example the story of Jim Lewis and Jim Springer was interesting to read about because they had the same name, same name for a child, same name for a dog, and the same interests. What makes this so extraordinary, was the fact that they had never met each other before this. I also liked reading about how we react differently to different things because of how and where we were raised. A teen raised in the city and in a rough neighborhood is more likely to commit crime than a teen raised in a proper, well kept environment. I found chapter 4 very interesting to read and learn about.

I learned about infants and young children after reading chapter 5. I learned how different an infant's brain and a child's brain work. I did not know that on the day you were born, you had most of the brain cells that you would ever have we couldn't use them because it was our nervous system that was immature. After we are born our nervous system eventually enables us to walk, talk, and remember things that happen around us. It was neat to learn about how infants are fascinated with mirror images because it is so true. As a baby know that I was fascinated with a mirror image of myself. I know this because my mom had taken a picture of me staring at myself. It was a cute picture. This was a very interesting chapter to read because learning about brain development is quite fascinating.