Biography: My Educational Experience

Educational Biography

My educational experience has been filled with many positive and negative experiences, which have all shaped the type of student I am and the way I view my education. The type of experiences and individual encounters sets the tone for the rest of heir educational career. These experiences shape the view and attitudes of the individual.

In high school I had some very good teachers that helped prepare me for my college experience. One of my most positive experiences was with a math teacher who asked if I would stay late after class so she could help me understand all of the concepts to prepare for the upcoming test. Not only did she make me feel valued and cared about, but it also helped give me a foundation for the

It can be very challenging coming to a new country to attend a major college. Once I began attending classes, I had to learn the language and the culture in order to be successful. As I was learning the language, I had an English tutor who assisted me with my language acquisition. She would spend two hours at a time teaching me both academic and conversational English. This experience laid the foundation for the rest of my college success. I could not have been successful in an American college without learning how to read, write and speak using academic English. This experience was probably the most influential of all the academic experiences I have had. It created a very positive association for me with Americans and allowed me to view Americans and friendly and helpful as opposed to intimidating and foreign. I have also had negative experiences at the college level. In one of my first academic classes I had a fellow student who would constantly stare at me for wearing my hijab. I could not help but notice the unwanted attention that I received in my class as a result of my hijab. It hurt my feelings and made me question if I was wise to come to American to study. It affected my ability to focus on the course content due to the fact that I felt insecure and scrutinized while in class. I ended up with the lowest grade I had ever received in this class, I am confident that it had a lot to do with my inability to focus in the