“Your child is qualified for an IEP program.”
As my Pakistani immigrant parents, English is there second language. They had no idea what this program was all about. Instead, they accepted this IEP request based on the teacher’s explanation of …
Category: Writing Task — Mentor Quote
Mentor Quote – Jelani Creary
“Even if it’s boring, or you think it’s unnecessary, you still need to do it. Otherwise you’ll fail and have to repeat it again. Just pass the first time and get it over with.”
And my Dad was right, I …
Mentor Quote – Ryan
“I think you’d be better off working at a McDonalds then even consider a real job that concerns a degree in anything. I’d even be surprised if you get past the application.”
It was Senior year of high school and …
Mentor Quote-Christi
“Why are you so lazy?You’re not gonna succeed on your own if you’re so lazy.”
This is what my grandma said to me.I have a little sister and cousins that are boys in which we lived at my grandma house …
Mentor Quote — Amit Darmalingum
“I don’t know why you’re in music class. You can’t even play a single instrument correctly.”
At eleven, I had no comprehension of just how much words could shape me even if they were coming from a role model. …
Mentor Quote- Maria Contreras
“I don’t know why you choose AP English because you are not in the level of this class” words that in that moment was one of the teachers I didn’t like the most but now is the teacher i thank …
Mentor Quote – Briana L
“The older you get, the more you disappoint me. You don’t care about anyone else but yourself. What happened to my little girl?”
These were the words my mom said to me with pure disappointment in her face. At that …
Mentor Quote -Carlos Villalta
“What happened to your strong pride? It doesn’t feel good to be bothered and be seen as a target right, so sit down and nothing will be done about it”. Those were the words of a Gym teacher after I …
Mentor Quote – Said
“Все в этой семье чего-то добились в жизни, кроме тебя. Ты хоть когда-нибудь чего-то будешь стоить, осёл?” words that were thrown at me by my mother in Russian which translate to: Everyone in this family has gotten somewhere in life …
Mentor Quote — Student Meryam
OUTLINE (working outline — might change)
I. INTRO — Quote from my mom criticizing my friends
II. Describe my friend group
III. Scene of school day when Maryam took pills ending in hospital and police call to Mom
IV. My …
