The reasons for why I chose this particular topic, titled “Baruch’s Children”,  which centered on the general aspects of life that affect children, are simple enough. The assignment for the New York Times project included a part that had to be written by the group and had to be about something about Baruch that at least one of us had experienced and felt the least bit interested in. Not to make Baruch seem lesser than it is, this part of the assignment cut down a lot of the possibilities for what our topic could be. The basic routine of my day was basically to go to my classes, go home, and then repeat – which left no real room to explore what the school had to offer. That is, until I got the opportunity, through the Work Study program, to spend my break time working at the Baruch Early Learning Center – which I had only accepted because I thought that if nothing else it would be an easy gig. Pushing aside the fact that I was very wrong, it soon became one of the more enjoyable periods of my day-to-day schedule. The kids were fun to hang around and have the sort of boundless energy that boldly strides the line between cute and unbearable. They have stuff to say, and never run out – which is something I see so very littler of these days. It was refreshing to see how these kids reacted to stuff and how things seemed from their perspective. They’re an endearing bunch and I grew to really find peace in being around that place. So, with that being the only real Baruch experience I have had, it became the topic. The rest would fall into place because media sources like the New York Times always have some sort of point of view on the welfare of children. Even if they only do something like a fluff piece, meant to fill up space, there is at least still a large base of articles from which to work. The project would then pretty much do itself, in theory.