Publication Date
Summer 7-22-2022
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Master of Arts in TESOL)
First Advisor
Leslie Turpin
Abstract
Schools have long been the heart of a community. Building up students to feel welcomed, accepted, and safe is a tall order. This task has gotten more difficult as social conflict has seeped its way within school walls. Societies have become more diverse in many ways as of late. Political, economic, and racial differences have widened gaps between individuals. As schools mirror this societal diversity, it has been harder for both societies and public schools to feel more communal. The public high school this case study is set in specifically experiences division through tracking systems and, more recently, social media impacts. This paper will look if it is possible to rebuild community in a public school setting where students are both being separated by academic potential and being influenced by social media.
Disciplines
Curriculum and Instruction
Recommended Citation
Romero, Christina, "Building School Community Amidst Tracking Systems and Social Media" (2022). MA TESOL Collection. 767.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/ipp_collection/767