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Strong. Determined. Leader. These are the qualities that describe who I am and what I have done in my community. My community to me is not only where I live but a place to express myself and interact with others. As an incoming freshman, I viewed PCTI as a school of opportunities, I had heard so many stories and great things about PCTI but never did I imagine to find my true passion here. I applied to the school of Human Resources and Child Development without knowing the impact it would have on my life. My experiences throughout my high school years have helped shaped my character and made me the person I am today. A focused, resilient and hardworking individual . Being part of the school of Human Resources has taught me numerous things, …show more content…

Being part of Child Development has taught me to work in groups and learn to work with challenging personalities. I have also learned to work with challenging behaviors but through the challenges I have managed to complete given tasks . Being part of Child Development has not only help me learn how to work through challenging situations but ,it has also given me the opportunity to discover my passion for children. Many shook their heads when I told them my goal; to become a preschool teacher. Of course I myself had doubts, however my doubts soon vanished once I started volunteering at a child care center in my community. The best way I can be inspire to teach is through this following quote “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality”-Warren G. Bennis, I myself changed my vision into reality when I started volunteering. I fell in love with being with children and working with them made me realize they had not only become my passion but my motivation to succeed. Volunteering and giving back to my community was the first step towards completing my goal, I was slowly transforming my vision into