Reading “A Promised Land” by Barack Obama, He describes the ongoing morning routines of how he felt going to the Office feelingĀ the first slap of winter wind or pulse of summer heat; the place where Iād gather my thoughts, ticking through the meetings that lay ahead, preparing arguments for skeptical members of Congress or anxious constituents, girding myself for this decision or that slow-rolling crisis. He would do the Hawaiian walk as Michelle would call it, passing through the White house greeting the staff having the weight of being the president is very over whelming andsometimes he reflects on his life and the people that supported him to get him back on his feet. Ā Obama didn’t grew into having a foot in being what he is now, it to hard work and dedication to achieve his goal. “I DONāT COME from a political family. My maternal grandparents were midwesterners from mostly Scots-Irish stock. They would have been considered liberal, especially by the standards of the Depression-era Kansas towns they were born in, and they were diligent about keeping up with the news. āItās part of being a well-informed citizen,ā my grandmother, whom we all called Toot (short for Tutu, or Grandma, in Hawaiian), would tell me, peering over the top of her morning Honolulu Advertiser.” This quote basically in my opinion shows that over looking your life and your family life moves you to follow your purpose and wanting to do more for the world.
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Education plays a big role in a person’s life. Everyone needs education because it teaches us very important life lessons. which can lead you to failure or success. it shows us the importance of hard work and at the same time helps you grow. Education has a big part in my life. in my project i will share some brief stories on how education has changed my life.
Me and my best friend have been friends since middle school. From grades 6th -8th my best friend always had good grades straight A student. she was always on time for school. but then when we got to high school things started to change after a while. my best friend went from having straight A’s to just okay grades.she was missing a lot of classes. falling behind on school work and homework. she also stopped coming to school on time she would get to school by 4th or 5th period. i started to realize the change behaviors of my best friend and it really worried me. One day i decided to sit down and have a talk with my best friend to see if everything was alright with her. most of all to ask about her changed behavior towards school. she told me things at home wasn’t so good. so after that talk i thought to myself it would be a great idea to tutor my best friend. i’m not the best person when it comes to some subjects lol but we got the job done. On the days she would come in late or not come at all i would get all the missing work for her because most of our classes was together it was easy to do this. Every day after school we meet up and i would show her how to do the work from the different classes. this made me feel good because i was helping my best friend better herself on an educational level.
i remember it like it was yesterday. it was hot summer day. i was very nervous. it was freshman year. i made sure i went out with a bang that semester or so that’s what i thought. that day i took every regents test i scheduled to take and thought i pasted but i didn’t. i got high scores on every subject but math. when i had the class i would do all my work and homework but i wouldn’t do it myself. instead of studying and learning the the class work myself i decided to cheat. it took me three tries to pass the math regents. when i finally passed i felt proud because i did it without cheating. i learned my lesson and from that day on i never cheated my way through anything.
Education is important to me because it helped shape me into the person i am today. without education i feel like I would be no where i wouldn’t know the things i know now. Also, education is important because the things you learn in school helps you throughout your life you may not think so for example,passing math, studying, and time management. these simple things is what changed my point of view on education.
If there is one thing that needs some change in everyoneās education it has to be how some teachers present themselves to their students. This is a topic can easily be debatable because every student deserves a teacher but not every teacher deserves a student. I make this statement using a friends experience and my personal experienceās with different teachers. I believe not every teacher needs to change, but some could start putting a bit more effort, make better connections with students, so they can understand what that student needs, so they are able to betterĀ themselves and in their classes.
One of the most important moments in my education is in my freshman year of high school had a teacher who was out to get me for a reason I never found out. This teacher would do many things to get me in trouble like giving me lateās when I made it in time, calling me out for not finishing assignments I handed in. In one of the days this teacher tried to get me in trouble he called my mother in front of the class for using a phone even tho at the time I never owned one. I at that moment I knew this is not the type of teacher I want to put up with for the rest of my education, so in an effort to not have these situations come up, I marked what assignments I gave in started to study more for that class and overall I put more effort, so I don’t have to put up with a teacher like this.
If there is one thing I can agree with it has to be watching someone you know personally dig a grave for themselves for me was it was towards the end or my junior up to the middle of my senior year, these were probably the most stressful times for everyone because the SAT and having to decide what college there going too. While I was stressing over my work I started to notice one of my good friendās was starting to skip classes and just not focusing when he is in theĀ classes and this was worrying me because our guidance councillor told him he might not graduate if he keeps avoiding classes. In an effort to fix this he started going to the library more and handing in late assignments but at the end this barely boosted his grade, his solution to this was to ask for extra credit, but most teachers denied him because he should have already done his work, hearing this my friend decided to give up and this was sad to see because he talked a lot about impressing his family by making it to collage. Eventually some teachers decided to give him a chance but by then he got rejected from a lot of colleges, but was at least able to get in BMCC.
Just like many others I don’t think it’s a surprise if I say my education has been a rough roller coaster with many of theĀ teachers I have come across, but there is no teacher as memorable as my middle school teacher Mr.Mcgee. As far as I can remember, most experiences I have had with teachers were just poor, but Mr.Mcgee was different because I had a great experience with him, not only can I say Mr.Mcgee was a role model is in the past for me, he is still a role model for me now, and I strongly agree when I say he is the perfect role model for other teachers. What made Mr.Mcgee amazing was, he would talk actually listen to his students and by that I mean he got to know family situations, what’s going on the through that student’s mind, overall it was great for many of us students because we had a reliable adult that can answer questions. What made Mr.Mcgee great was, he was tough and understanding for example he gave us as much time we needed for assignments and homework, and if anyone was not able to get it done he would make sure they got it done.
In conclusion, although myself and many other students have had their share of badĀ experiences with different teachers, I believe many of these teachers have the potential to be great, and it just depends on how they present themselves, and how the students view them based of that. I know I’m not the only one who hates a teacher that just expect us to get every little assignments done on time no excuses, or a textbook teacher who has lessons that make you fall asleep in class. In my eyes’ teacher is someone who can connect with students on a personal level,Ā they are able to give that student the time they need, a teacher should also be able to give lessons that are engaging and make that student want to learn. If a teacher can do this they can easily go from a good teacher to a great.
My name is Briana Celestin and i am currently a 19 year old freshman in New York City College of Technology. I am an Haitian American born and raised in Brooklyn, New York . I am an independent black woman who strives for nothing but the best. I am very reliable to get things done when I am confident in what I ām doing but, the moment I feel unaware of something I wonāt hesitate to ask questions before I proceed. I may not be the smartest person but you will notice that I put a great deal of effort into my work. After Graduating High School my goal was to pursue a career in the nursing field. New York City College of Technology was not only an option for me because I knew a few people who expressed admiration for this schoolās nursing program but because after doing my own research I found that On average, City Tech nursing graduates pass the National Council Licensing Examination with higher mean scores than the combined average of all schools of nursing in New York State.
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