Sociological Mindfulness!

In a reading about sociological mindfulness Schwalbe has tried to persuade people to be sociological mindful. In this he means that the world must be more open to issues going on with the people that surround you. He makes it very clear that people need to look at the bigger picture in life and assist or guide those in need around the community. In terms of sociology this refers to people acting a certain way based on many factors. A few factors may include where the person lives, their cultures, what time frame they were born and many others. Not only does being sociological mindful mean helping those around you and realizing some people are in need of desperate assistance, but it also means that people don't judge or make fun of others because of differences or problems they may face. Not a lot of people realize how many teens really get their feeling hurt by what people say. For example, one of my friends from a different town always gets made fun of not because she has a weight problem, but because people think that she has an eating disorder. People automatically judge her when they see her and think instantly that she has an eating disorder just because she is really skinny. What a lot of people don't know is that she eats enough to stay heathy, but unfortunately, people just assume that she doesn't. I actually find this really upsetting that people would go out of their way not knowing her to judge her. She always gets so emotional when people that she doesn't know makes jokes about her. This is not being sociological mindful. Someone who is sociological mindful is suppose to help those in need and respect people who need respect the most. Not one person that made fun of her was aware that she was heathy, but instead made fun of her because of something they thought, not something they knew. This just goes to show that people should be worrying about the bigger things in life. Things such as worrying about getting rapped, dying, getting shot, getting arrested, never being able to see your family again, instead of worrying about someone that is really skinny. There are greater things in life to worry about and Schwalbe would agree that we need to be open to those bigger problems in life to help those we love.

Awkward Silence

On the first day of school, Mr. Sal introduced the class with a lesson which we didn't expect.  Growing up in school districts that expect their students to sit down and pay attention to the teacher is what everyone is accustomed to. Everyone did not know what to do when Sal first sat down and did not say a word. I remember people looking around at each other trying to seek out what other people's reactions were. There were a few people who started to talk out loud and break through their shell. Being someone to talk through silence such as this are taking a chance to get out of their comfort zone. This can be very hard to do, because ever since we were little we were trained to think that the teacher starts off class. Although, in this case might not necessarily be true. I completely understand why Mr. Sal made us do this lesson. This lesson was to get us as students to realize that silence can be fine it's just not what were used to, and to make us see that sociologist study people and how they react to certain situations. Some might have thought this situation was weird or awkward. To me, I didn't find it awkward but more of different. After I realized this was shown to get us to learn something one of my classes later in the day was the same exact way. Obviously, this time though it was not to get us to learn something it was rather just normal silence. As the students walked in no one really said anything to each other or to the teacher before the teacher started talking. It was just like Mr. Sal's lesson except not planned. In this class, people even knew each other and after the teacher started talking this is when the students decided to talk to their friends in the class.  From this non planned situation I realized that people really do need to feel comfortable in front of everyone in order to break out from their shells. People are so comfortable doing what they normally do when sometimes you just have to take a chance and speak up and not care about what others think of you. Some people will take a chance getting out of their comfort zone and some won't. It all depends on the type of person you are.

About Me

When i was younger I used to be really involved in sports. I basically was involved in every type of sport imaginable. Also, I used to participate in choir at Stevenson and took lesson here as well. Although, i took lessons for many years, currently I have stopped taking lessons and now just sing for fun. I have a brother named Ian who is 20 years old. I very much look up to Ian because he works really hard in school and strives to become successful. I always try my best in school in hopes of achieving some of my goals in terms of education. Trying my best has helped me to achieve good grades to help me get into a well fit college for me.  I love animals especially dogs, I have a dog named Kobe who is a Cockapoo.  My main goal in life is to become successful and to one day have a family of my own. It makes me proud knowing that my friends come to me for advice because they know that i am trustworthy and helpful. The most important people in my life are all my friends and my family because I know i can count on them for anything. I love taking vacations and my favorite vacation spot that my family and I have been to is Mexico.