Question 1 of 2: In a few sentences, reflect on your own educational experience in k-12? by audra hubbell

audrahubbell — 2025-06-12 04:41:14 UTC

I attended public school in a small town. We had 120 students roughly per class. Predominately white, but some racial diversity. Wide range of economic diversity. We had a drive your tractor to school day.

Very few AP courses and French and Spanish taught by the history teacher. Mediocre art and music programs. Emphasis on sports. Teachers were really invested and I still felt challenged but very little college prep, if any.

2025-06-17 02:18:36 UTC

I went to public school in a town of 2300 in rural Illinois, with about 90 students in my HS classes. I rode the bus everyday for about an hour each way. Pretty much everyone knew each other at our school, which made it feel close but also didn’t give us many different perspectives. We had one black student and maybe 1-2 out queer people. The football coach was the sexuality coach too and he would limit people to 1-2 questions a class lol. I had a few great teachers who really helped me learn and grow. My experience showed me how much a school’s location is rooted in the local culture and can affect what students get access to.

2025-06-18 00:42:21 UTC

I was part of a reverse desegregation program that bussed white students into the city for school - the schools in the city were called "magnet schools" and were designed with special programs to draw people from the county to the city. I had a great experience and my dad still talks about the culture shock he had during parent day when he saw there was noting hanging on the walls (I hadn't noticed).

There was a wide range of economic and racial diversity - and I was the only white girl on the basketball team - my dad was denied entry to a game because the security guard didn't believe there was a white girl playing.

2025-06-18 00:42:23 UTC

I attended a Christian elementary school in St. Charles (MO), and I almost failed out of 3rd grade because of my dyslexia and speech impediment...

I felt really excluded and singled out a lot of my early years, but I attended public school for middle and high school, and I was set up with support for my disability and an IEP and really thrived from there. I felt that I was seen and thought about more than when I was struggling in my early years.

2025-06-18 00:42:30 UTC

My school was wild. There was a higher focus on getting metal detectors put in so that there were no AR's/nailbombs discovered on students.

Other than that - school was not prioritized by my family. It was not prioritized by myself. I was a B student. I did not care until I went to a community college and started learning. I realized I liked it. So, I kept going. The K-12 experience did nothing for me, at the end of the day. Time did.

jewelkelly21 — 2025-06-18 00:42:30 UTC

I grew up primarily home schooled from 2nd grade all the way through high school. I did attend first grade in public schools which was a small school in a military town. So although the public school was small it was very diverse due to the military "brats" who attended.

2025-06-18 00:42:41 UTC

I went to a private Catholic grade school in the same building for K-8 that was a small, tight-knit community. There were two classes per grade with about 40 kids per class. I grew up in a safe little bubble. Then I went to high school at a pretty small, all-girl Catholic high school and had 100 girls in my graduating class. Again, small bubble. Little diversity.

2025-06-18 00:43:00 UTC

I was a part of the D-Seg program and was bussed to a predominantly white school. I then went to high school in the City but didn't really experience any difference. However, I did unerstand the difference.

2025-06-18 00:44:32 UTC

I was one of 4 black kids in the classroom. It felt like I was just there. A few times a week, we all knew that about 2 or three white children would leave for something called ISP. I know now that this was an opportunity to advance what was considered gifted. I saw that end sometime close to junior high.

2025-06-18 00:44:55 UTC

I went to public school in a Western suburb of St. Louis with about 500 in my graduating class. In elementary school and part of middle school, the only people of color in my classes were bussed in from STL City. That started changing once I hit high school and wealthier immigrant families began moving into the area.

2025-06-18 00:47:27 UTC

I went to an on base school (where a lot of military kids live) from elementary school to 5th grade predominantly white. Only people in my area from the projects got to attend the school. Most of us were black was in the same class. Sixth grade predominantly black and Mexican.

After, 7-8th grade same as my sixth grade, every one just transition and we got to be with older kids in the community. Lastly, high school I went to predominantly white, but diverse school.