presentations, round one...I really enjoyed listening to everyones presentations because they were all so different yet had their similar parts at the same time. However, I thought that everyone did a really good job of discribing the culture which they had watched and it was fun to remember back to those days when that is what we were like. As everyone was going I kept thinking back to me and my friends and what we would have been doing in those situation and trying to do. I was sure the student who loved to be in the hallways as much as possible and was always trying to find a way to get out of class so that I could walk around and not be doing anything. THis was especially true in high school when I knew that none of the teachers would stop me in the hall and ask for a pass since they all knew who I was, I would have free reign as long as I got it cleared through a teacher to be doing something else. I guess I never really liked being in one place for a longer period of time without being able to move and such so I would have to walk around and see what was always going on in somewhere other than in the room where I was supposed to be. I loved to push the limits and see how long I could be gone and what all I would be able to get away with. I was also very interested in comparing the two junior highs and seeing what all they have in common with each other vs the differences because I know they arent the same. Being that I have gone to one of them and then have been observing at the other I can sure relate to both of the sides and find it very interesting to see what is the differences between two schools in the same time. I see the security as a main difference because I can go to one of them and not be stoppped as I wander through the halls trying to find what I am looking for vs at the other when there are monitors everywhere and I know I would not be able to do what I can at the other. Now I know that a lot of the teachers at the one school do know who I am so they know that I am there with a purpose and to see someone not just to cause problems or anything but I am amazed at the ease of security there is. Also the hallways are much different. With the one school having the halls divided into the teams and your lockers are around your classes the students are more in the same area all the time when at the other they may have to go from one end of the school to the other to get to their locker and stuff to get to the next class. It is much more spread out and more walking is involved. I think this is the interesting stuff to watch as I do love to observe people. I also think this idea of analyzing various cultures is fun and seeing the differences is amazing.