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Puxi Grade 5 Youth Development：Identity

March 15, 2019

When the bell rang, my classmates dispersed and I walked into another classroom excitedly, as I would have a special Youth Development class with students from a different class. I had been wondering what we were going to do in youth development class ever since my homeroom teacher brought up the topic in P&B class. Now, finally, I got to find out.

Identity

To begin the class, the homeroom teacher of 5(1), Ms. Brittany, told us to fill in the first part of the handout: “What makes up who you are?” The first thing I thought of was my name and appearance, but there were obviously other things, like my family, hobbies and interests, culture, background, etc. We also talked about how other people can influence your identity, positively and negatively. This includes the labels that others placed upon me that I did not agree with, which could be considered bullying. Bullying is not only physical, there is active bullying, verbal bullying, and, as technology advances, cyber bullying. This can lead people to have negative thoughts about themselves and change who they really are.

Gender Stereotypes

Coming back from break time, we started speaking about the topic of gender stereotypes. Stereotypes are ideas about how people will act, based on the group they belong. Ms. Brittany asked us to write all the words we could think of in describing “Act like a man” vs. “Be ladylike”. For instance, we expect men to look strong and tough and ladies to wear pretty clothes and behave well. Then, we watched a video about how elder girls and younger girls responded to what “like a girl” means.

In this Youth Development class, I understood that no matter what others say about me, I needn’t feel bad about myself or try to change into someone I am not. I will be myself and love myself.

（Written by5(7) Boya Song Pictures by Lily Yao）