âYou’re closer to where you’re trying to get, than where you started. So you gotta keep goingâ Wise words from the fallen legend Nipsey Hussle. This quote specifically relates to the anecdote of my educational career. The education system is supposed to help you find your journey to success by finding what you love and making that into a professional career. Parents play a big factor in forcing careers into their heads, rather than letting kids be kids and make their own decisions. For example, any parent wants their kid to grow up to be an Engineer, Doctor, or policeman but the reality is kids need to figure that out their skills. The process of figuring yourself outcomes with a lot of failures, doubts, and a lot of challenges. As a kid itâs normal to make mistakes but as long as you learn from them. Many schools stick with the basic Math, English, Science, Gym classes that’s great and all but what about the kids that want to be an animator or that one kid that wants to be an architect. If it was up to me I would base classes on real-life skills rather than the general material, and these classes should be introduced at the beginning of kids’ middle school career.
As a kid I didn’t like school, if it was up to me I would have only gone if I felt like it. For my parents, it was the most important thing for me so I went every day and never missed a day. So my mindset as a kid in middle school was that school isn’t for me, I’m just attending because of my parents. School also never gave me resources to really find myself and where I fit in. During 6th grade I was really into drawing, I would always doodle on my assignment, when we had some free time during class I would use that time to draw whatever. Since my schools never had an art class or club I gave up on the idea that I’m going to be an artist when I’m older and focused on something else. I had a friend that was in the same situation as me, he was really into wires and electrics stuff. His life skill could have been being an electrician but the school didnât provide him with anything to start him off right. Around 8th grade, I was basically trying to pass all my classes with just enough I was just trying to get through 8th grade and enroll myself in a high school as soon as possible. Letâs just say I was sick of my middle school and was ready for something new.Â
Going into high school I had mixed emotions because there are many shows and movies that show the highschool life, so I had an idea of what I was going into, I felt like I knew what I wanted and overall excited to start fresh in a new school. Freshman year went by very quickly, my first intention in high school was to make friends, I Didn’t wanna finish high school and have no good memories to look back to. Once I was a junior, school got way more serious which made me get serious about the things I do in school from now on for the reason being that college was just around the corner. This pushed me more to find what I like to do and how I can make it into a living after college. It wasn’t easy for me at first, I couldn’t wake up one day and have my future all planned out but with a lot of resources and processes, I’ve gotten closer to where I wanna be. Having to go to many college houses, going to actual colleges to visit the campus, doing research about many colleges and what majors they provide, where all the resources I needed to get me one step closer to finding myself.
In conclusion, in order to find your true purpose in school or life, you will need a lot of self-investment and go through many challenges that shape you to be better. This can be achieved without the opinions of others, especially if it’s from your parents because the only person that can decide your future is yourself
