I was left with the short end of the stick. My mother 's health was rapidly becoming worse, countless unpaid bills, and barely no food on the table. I had no choice but to get a job. Though, my brothers were able to help out when I worked. I missed countless days of school and my grades quickly diminish.
I was a child when I moved to California and it was really hard for me to attend school because of the bullies who told me I 'm not good enough and that I should ¨go back to Iraq to get killed.¨ I was struggling a lot in school. My grades were not good at all because I had no focus on school, but on the students who build me. Students
Now that I am older, I understand the hard work my parents do in order to make ends meet. Through my experience, I have become a resilient individual. I have gained many experiences that have taught me the qualities of being determined and unafraid. When I reflect on myself about my journey to a good education, I focus on the sacrifices my family
If I were the person that I used to be back in high school, or even directly after high school, I would fail these classes with straight “F”s. The reason is not because I was not smart enough, but because I was not willing to put in the effort, concentration, and dedication needed to get a good grade. This is hard work! Good thing I decided to grow up a bit in the past 14 years so I take it seriously.
Threw out my high school career, I have been at Camelback High School within the Montessori program that is relatively new to the school. I wake up early (around 5am) and take the bus everyday to school because I choose not to drive. I have thought about quitting more than once, but decided to stay because I strive for completion. I also pride myself on my honesty. The truth is I always do the bare minimum but I also attempt the extra mile whenever
Before I was completely cleared to go to Northern, I had to appear before the school board and tell them why I wanted to got to Northern. When I arrived to the meeting, it seemed that the hallway stretched out as I walked towards the door. Soon enough, I made it to the door and made my appearance. This is just one of the few obstacles I faced to get to high school.
Coming back from summer vacation is difficult, but coming back and having to start in a totally new environment makes it even harder. I remember coming back and being confuzed. Not just academically, but also socially. I would wonder how I would fit in with my new peers, and if I would start falling behind in my classes. Lucky for you, I have some advice for you, so you can do your absolute best in Jr. High, whether it’s academically, socially, or anything about personal responsibility, I’ve got you covered.
There are various ways to success. But, growing up with more financial sources and living with parents who are highly educated always make individual make accomplishment easier compared to individuals with disadvantaged backgrounds. Poverty brings tremendous negative impacts to individuals, such as stress and lack of opportunity. Four years ago, when I first moved to the state, I attended a local high school at which having a high rate of poverty, and there is a huge population of first generation immigrant kids. Studying with people from different backgrounds allows me
I had to find opportunities instead of them coming to me because of amount of resources my parents had. The greatest challenge in my life was to get good grades because that was the one thing no one could take from me. The discouraging part was that at school I was just a number and no one could see the knowledge I
As I grew up with my six siblings I tried my best to make the most with this privilege of education I had been given. By God’s grace I was able to make it through high school without being kicked out for the outstanding balance. In high school I was blessed to have a system of educated mentors who were able to advise me in the right direction by constantly reminding me about the importance of education. Apart from my poor background they played a pivotal role in my academic success. Knowing that there was no way I could go to college, I decided to work hard in high school so that I could potentially get a college scholarship.
When i got to highschool i was 15, very nervous because it was highschool and it was a brand new school too. I 've never expected high school to go by so fast in the 4 years i 've been here. Many great and awful things happened to me in those 4 years. I matured in high school and realized what i truly wanted to do, like and disliked.
I'm African and I'm the first in my family to graduate high school and attend college. Growing up I never expected myself to accomplish much as a student. my focus was always on starting a career , I didn't know education was the path that I was suppose to take to advance my career. I wish I could say that attending high was easy but it wasn't. it took my couple years to complete high
It is the anger I felt, building inside me when I was pushed down in kindergarten. It is the color of lipstick worn at my first high school dance mimicking how I was feeling: daring. It is blood rushing out of me, knowing it is something a band-aid will not fix. It is the color of my bloodshot eyes after crying for hours on end, wanting to be taken out of the misery I am in, hopeless and alone. It is my cheeks after having the attention for one minute too long.
My high school career has been like a big ole road trip from the east coast to the west coast. The beginning of the freshman year started out like being in California not caring what I was doing or how I was gonna get there. All I knew was that I wanted to make it to the end and graduate and go to college. I did not how I was gonna make the journey, all I knew was that I was eventually going to get there. My goal was to travel to the east coast somewhere and see what college I ended up at.
I grew up in a big, caring and optimistic family. Even though every day was a struggle for my parents and my siblings, I never usually faced a tough situation without them until the day I saw how deprived my parents have become from having so much stress about the money we did not have. Ever since that day I began to lack self-confidence and I actually thought of myself unworthy of doing anything and never thought of myself of anything higher than being ugly to the world. It was this lack of confidence that led to my growth into an empowering individual with big goals and a high growth mindset. My family and I went through a lot of horrid situations and still manage to smile and have our moments and beat our economic stress with the love we have as a family.
