{"id":2685,"date":"2017-05-05T18:04:44","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T22:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/?p=2685"},"modified":"2017-07-24T18:04:55","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T22:04:55","slug":"sprinkled-with-sentiments-of-nostalgia-and-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/sprinkled-with-sentiments-of-nostalgia-and-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;SPRINKLED WITH SENTIMENTS OF NOSTALGIA AND HOPE&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/files\/2017\/07\/t.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2686\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/files\/2017\/07\/t.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/files\/2017\/07\/t.png 960w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/files\/2017\/07\/t-659x439.png 659w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/files\/2017\/07\/t-768x512.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/files\/2017\/07\/t-700x467.png 700w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/files\/2017\/07\/t-332x221.png 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stepping into Broad Ripple Magnet School for the first time was like a breath of fresh air, sprinkled with sentiments of nostalgia and hope.\u00a0 What first appeared to be a long, intimidating school hallway turned out to be an art showcase that accompanied me all the way to the main office.\u00a0 Just as I exited the hallway and turned to take the stairs, portraits of Martin Luther King, Jr. stopped me in my tracks. In one student\u2019s work, the words \u201cI have a dream\u201d were boldly emblazoned atop King\u2019s head.<\/p>\n<p>As you\u2019d expect from young adults, all of the students at Broad Ripple have their own dreams.\u00a0 One fiercely wants to start a makeup brand that will outsell MAC cosmetics, while another wants to pursue a career in classical music after graduation.\u00a0 Whatever the case, their aspirations give me hope\u2014 despite how grueling teenagedom and the public education system have been to them, they embrace big plans for the future, imminent obstacles and all.<\/p>\n<p>They aren\u2019t afraid, however, to grill their friends whenever they seem too idealistic\u2014 I can\u2019t tell you how many times I\u2019ve heard a sassy \u201cHow do you think you\u2019re going to do that?\u201d followed by reserved I Don\u2019t Knows or ambitiously detailed Here\u2019s The Plans.\u00a0 After all explanations (or lack of) are doled out, the atmosphere remains supportive; what these students have realized, during such a crucial point in their lives, no less, is that they need to stand together in order for everyone to reach their dreams.<\/p>\n<p>Mentoring at this school has given me the opportunity to remember how crucial it was to feel supported in my early, identity forming days, while also heavily reminding me that I still depend on that support today.\u00a0 From what I\u2019ve seen so far, the community at Broad Ripple Magnet School successfully fosters the individual, and I look forward to the fine adults these students will become.<\/p>\n<p><em>Elizabeth Terrell is a senior English major.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stepping into Broad Ripple Magnet School for the first time was like a breath of fresh air, sprinkled with sentiments of nostalgia and hope.\u00a0 What first appeared to be a long, intimidating school hallway turned out to be an art showcase that accompanied me all the way to the main &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":624,"featured_media":2686,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[15637,37038],"tags":[],"coauthors":[265091],"class_list":["post-2685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broad-ripple","category-bu-tutor-reflections","column","twocol","has-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/624"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2687,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2685\/revisions\/2687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2685"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/wits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=2685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}