Problem Statement

Problem Statement: First Draft

Day students, borders, and faculty alike are all a part of this diverse community here at HPA. But despite our efforts to seamlessly blend and mesh this multitude of cultures, we still come up short. We put this massive divide in between ourselves and others because we don’t understand each other. The fact that so many students don’t understand their own backgrounds leads to them not being able to understand and/or accept others' backgrounds and cultures, which often leads to under-representation of a community that should be equal in every aspect. This under-representation is an issue here because I think it thoroughly limits what we are able to accomplish as a community and a school. We strive for unity, yet we can’t reach that until we understand ourselves and others through where we came from and why we’re here through equal representation. All of this under-representation leads to students and faculty feeling underappreciated which in turn makes them feel out of place and unwanted which is the exact opposite of what we want as a community. People don’t understand themselves and in turn don’t want to understand each other, and this is what leads to that miscommunication that further leads to larger social issues. Sadly enough, this is extremely prominent within the school and global community as well, which is why we need to work towards fixing it.

Tadaki Problem Statement Doc

Problem Statement: Final Draft

Since my last problem statement draft, I've had a slight change of heart in what I want my capstone ot be focused on. So here's the updated version.

Going into middle and highschool, we often find that sense of really wanting to fit in and be part of the larger group. We never want to be that one person who's left out of things or labeled because we don't do what everyone else does.... (will add on to this)