I’m bored. I even wish Susie or Jessie was here so that we could play. It kind of sucks having sisters so much older than me because when they’re off in school, I’m here all alone with just mom and dad. So I thought I’d start this private blog – I already have a facebook page.
Finally, the school year’s almost over…strange, I thought in the beginning of the year that sixth grade would be so tough. Well, I mean it was really different from elementary school. Except for the fact that the school still gave us all macs. Sweeeet! I would have died without one since they gave them to us in fifth grade too. Anyways, now it’s summer and next year will be the seventh grade. I hope I have some good teachers next year. Mr. Roh was pretty cool.
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John’s family is unique because he is 12 years younger than his two older sisters who are twins. Thus, he described his childhood as almost growing up as an only child with only his parents and himself at the dinner table when his sisters went off to college. In addition to being the “baby” of the family, he is also the only boy, which might have led to his parents being more lenient towards him. The family dynamic is especially important to understand a person because of Bronfenbrenner’s theory that the environment surrounding a person consists of interacting contexts, including the family, school, church, and neighborhood. John’s school district also gave each of its fifth through eighth graders a mac laptop. Obviously, the school is extremely affluent. Such an environment surely also affects John’s development, although it does not necessitate an environmental determinism.