“Gee and Discourses” #2

Throughout Gee’s writing he talks about secondary discourse. Secondary discourse are learned through social. Social environments are known to be places like school, and work. There are two different types of secondary discourse which is dominant and non-dominant. A personal example of secondary discourse is my transition to UNE. This is simply a secondary discourse because I am learning new things by observing people throughout my day. Gee agrees when she writes, “We acquire these fluently to the extent that we are given access to these institutions and are allowed apprenticeships within them” (Gee 8). She is explaining that these examples of viewing people by their values, doings, and belief will help you adapt to the social status in that particular environment. So here in Maine the students are mostly wearing the brands Patagonia, Burks, and Vineyard Vines. Back home people didn’t wear those brands, so as viewed people I noticed the difference of being back home to here. Almost like a trend. I viewed this trend to be of a higher social class. Also considering the cars on campus in the parking lots, and how people talk. They all talk about more expensive topic, where as my town back home wasn’t abut brandnames.Here I also struggle with being a leader here. Back home I was a leader in student council. As I view people in the library they all see independent and no one needs a leader in college. Also back in  people didn’t really value our education as much, where as here everyone values their educations. The amount of work everyone puts into their classes is unbelievable. Which I understand as a med bio major.  Although eventually I will adjust it just takes time.