Looking for Alaska Part 1

In my adolescent development class, we have been reading young adolescent books in order to grasp a better understanding of what YA students are reading possibly inside or outside of school. In my designated group, we have decided to start with Looking for Alaska by John Green. I personally had the joy of reading this in high school, but reading it now as a college student has put this book into a different perspective.

The three main characters, Pudge, Colonel, and Alaska are all attending a boarding school and become friends. You can see how Pudge, who has never attended a private school before, slowly begins to adjust and develop to this new way of schooling. He slowly becomes succumbed to peer pressure with his new group and soon is faced with bullying by students who had attended the school previously to Pudge.

While reading through sections similar to what I suggested above, I thought of chapter 5 section 6, in our E-Text, which speaks about decision making. You can see how Pudge is constantly faced with making new decisions by being away from home and by being with a new friend group.

As I continue, and my group continues, reading this book, I hope to be able to make further connections to our E-Text. This is a great way to reinforce my learning in order to help me become a better educator in the future.