Do you realize that the average nine year old today could easily astound such great thinkers as Aristotle and Copernicus just with what is taught in most schools before third grade? Presently, we have access to far more knowledge and technology than anyone during any other time in history has ever held, and the limits of what we comprehend are stretching farther every day. To me, it is critical that we cherish the privileged time we have been born into and take advantage of it in every way possible. Since our time in elementary school, our teachers have challenged us to build on our knowledge every year and look excitedly to the future for the chance to gain more. However, for many people of this generation, the fire that drove our passion for learning was doused about the time Snapchat streaks and extra credit became more valuable than lightning …show more content…
I envy a child who can pick up a rock and spend hours entertaining himself with various rock games. Why does the fun of life have to be replaced with sterile adulthood? Well, for some people, it doesn’t. People with a passion for learning can regain some of the astonishment of childhood by looking to the bounds of what they know and seeking to push farther. Loving to learn is invaluable because it makes life seem exciting even when it is boring. People who enjoy discovering new ideas can go through the same routine every day but gain new perspectives and experiences every time. A powerful skill that we need to remember is how to wonder. As we grow up, we often forget this lesson, but my challenge to you is to hold tight to it. Look at yourself in the mirror, and imagine living out your most exciting dreams; look at the trees and wonder if they can feel the wind rushing through their leaves every spring; change the channel to PBS every once in awhile! When there is no wonder or fantasy in your life, you know you have officially grown
I have always had a passion for nursing. As a child, I watched my mother getting up early, putting her scrubs on and headed out the door for a 12 hour shift. She was always content, and at ease to go for a long shift and even overtime at times. I love the fact that after work, she would always come home, satisfied with the day no matter how hard it was for her. She would sit and tell my brothers and sisters how she enjoyed the conversations that she had with her patients and what impact she had on their lives that day. Listening to these stories as a child, I knew that I wanted to become a nurse and listening to the same stories and helping people, making their day feel better. I wanted to follow my mom’s footsteps. At the end of a long shift, it is a rewarding profession, knowing that I am saving people’s lives, making them comfortable when they are near of dying, advocate and teaching them. As nurses, we care for patients through illness, injury, aging, health. We also promote health, prevent diseases and teaching the community; that’s what I love about nursing. I believe that this is the right profession for me because I have all the qualities that a nurse should possess when
The life I have had so far has taught me a lot about academic and life skills; from when I was about six to the age I am now. I am always learning and happy to learn new things. I might not know what I want right now, but I do know that I want something for my life; I want to go to college, so I could make the future I see happen. As you 're reading this you 're probably asking yourself why? Why does going and graduating college mean so much to her? What makes her different from all the others? Well, to answer all those questions you would have to continue reading as I explain some of the moments in my life, in which they brought me to the conclusion that I have to go to college.
When I look back at my life to reach for the moments that define me, I see the look of pride on my mother’s face when I inform her of a new achievement, I smell the freshly cut grass before a major football game, and I hear the sound of my name being read off my pharmacy name tag. But it was not until I read the lines of perplexity and distress on an Alzheimer’s patient’s brow as he grasped for the name of his year-old grandchild, that I was shook with the realization that I had been taking even the smallest of my memories and experiences for granted. That humbling term at my local memory care facility became yet another defining experience for me. It powered my passion for medicine and neurology, as well as my commitment to dedicating my life
I read voraciously as a child. I grew up in a college town and spent my summers in Middlebury, Vt, where my father taught summer school. That meant I was surrounded by libraries and by people who love to read and discuss literature. During the Vermont summers, one of my favorite places was Middlebury College's rare books room where I read first-edition Louisa May Alcott novels.
As people continually live their lives, they will always progressively get better at everything. Nobody moves to the next step in anything without accomplishing the previous step. It is crucial for every learner to understand and take in the information, in the correct order at hand. Many people would agree that kids in today’s world, are becoming better learners and thinkers due to more efficient technology. However, many other individuals, including David Gelernter, believe that this is actually reducing the education system in the United States. This is due from students skipping steps in the learning process because children can quickly and easily get answers instead of making the student work towards the answer.
The personal challenge that I faced mainly dealt with my health. Ever since I was child, I was very sick physically. The doctor recommended that I not play or participate in any type of sports because of my poor health. This led to a lack of confidence in myself to perform my best. I have always thought that there was a barrier somewhere in my life, and I could not pass that barrier because if I did then my life would certainly be in ruins. I was raised with the philosophies of the Chinese. I was told that no one could perform many tasks at once and be successful. Ever since, I always have an image that if I participated in activities at school then I would do poorly in my school work. I never pushed my limits to the maximum to challenge myself. It was as if there was a wall standing in front of me blocking me from being successful. I was always afraid that the consequences might be permanent and my grades would drop.
My passion with computers stated to grow when I learned accounting. I found that computers are powerful tools which can help businesses with analyzing the mass of data and making decisions. I believe that a person with both business knowledge and computer skill will be in large demand in China, especially after it has entered the WTO. Hence, I would like to choose a degree combined with business and computing study for my further education in the UK.
To be blunt, I applied to attend CC because I horsed around my freshman, sophomore and partially my junior year. I didn’t try to get any foreign language credits, algebra 2, or prep for college at all. I was focused on passing well enough not to get grounded. Now that I’m so close to graduation I am seeing where I went wrong with that method, and I want to be a Veterinarian. To be this, I need to have those credits to attend the university I want to, and I also need a stronger transcript. I am hoping that by attending CC I can strengthen these things and work to be a better student.
Anticipating the arrival of dawn, Sylvia sets out during early twilight hours to scale the majestic, old pine-tree she has deeply admired for some time from the top of its conservatively-sized neighboring oak. Her harrowing journey is heightened from a young girl simply climbing a large tree to a young heroine conquering an immense pine and achieving her greatest aspiration. Jewett dramatizes Sylvia’s adventure by increasing the pace of the narrative as she ascends the tree, matching the pulse of her heartbeat and celerity of the adrenaline coursing through her veins. Her journey begins with prolonged sentences, lines 16 through 31, that outline her strategy for mounting the vast tree; the legato phrasing indicates Sylvia’s calmness in climbing her usual oak tree and confidence in her plan to conquer the adjacent old pine. The shortest sentence, one of five, in the paragraph confirms Sylvia’s ease as she “felt her way easily” up the first tree.
I am a professional basketball player. This is what I told myself all of my years throughout grade school. I gathered many merits from my skills by leading the team in points and being recognized across my district, I even managed to play on a Nike-sponsored elite team called “Texas Select.” Over my years of hard work, I gained the reputation of being one of the few to play Division 1 basketball from my small, rural town. Eager to prove everyone right, I found myself sprinting down the court for a breakaway layup in the eyes of college coaches.
The world is constantly moving forward. Our societies are in search for the newest advancement, and our children are drawn to the latest technology. It seems as though our current technology could replace our fundamental education, such as the power of a calculator. The answer is just a click away. Not to mention our daily reliance on computers. I wonder sometimes how the world operated a couple of decades ago when computers and cell phones weren’t commonly used. I have to admit technology has truly made our lives easier and saved tremendous amount of our time by its efficiency. However, technology should never substitute the fundamental learning in our educational systems. Specifically in the primary school, building a firm fundamental education is crucial. Seeing children still using fingers to do simple math in second grade is not a good sign of academic improvement. Though the students may easily figure out the answers by ...
My parents were not able to obtain a good education and due to that, they have faced many struggles throughout the years, therefore they taught me the value of education from a very young age. They have always done whatever it takes to make sure I understand how important my education is and to understand the struggles I will face if I don’t receive an education. I received all of my education from Elementary through High school in Conroe Independent School Districts. My parents started to leave to Louisiana for short periods of times to work as farm workers so I was often moved back and forth from Conroe Independent School District to Evangeline Parish School Board. It was very difficult getting used to two very different school systems but all my effort I would always get the hang of it. Once my dad found a good job in my hometown, Conroe, TX, I would stay with him rather than move back and forth because I really loved my school district and there was nowhere else where I could’ve received a better education other than in Conroe ISD.
"You just didn't have a sparkle in your eye." Only a few weeks after my seventeenth birthday, I sat in front of a panel of adults I had once adored as they told me why they had crushed my lifelong dream. For obvious reasons, I did not like the answer. I had dedicated my entire life to performing- singing, dancing, and acting. I always had a desire to be a star someday, and when I was awarded the voice scholarship at my high school and given featured roles in the musical every year, I thought my opportunity to be a star was finally within reach. Unfortunately, despite consistent hard work, dedication, and a strong audition for my final high school show, the opportunity to pursue my dream was never afforded to me. Endless nights of crying came
Passion! Passion is what drives me to wake up every morning and experience a new day. It is the quench to my thirst and my reason for living. I have a passion for learning and sharing knowledge, that I know not where it comes from, but I know that it has saved me from my own destruction and allowed me to keep my sanity. May you ask who I am?
There is a famous quote that states, “knowledge is power”’, and ever since I was a child this was something my father drilled into my head. Education and academics were always taken seriously in my household. Growing up, I attended a private catholic school in Staten Island, New York, Our Lady Star of the Sea, from pre-k to 8th grade. I graduated and completed four years in Saint Joseph by the Sea high school and graduated on the deans list. For college, I attended the College of Staten Island and did my first-year undecided, basically just getting my prerequisites out of the way. It was my second year into college that I realized how much I truly appreciated learning, and the time my teachers in the past spent helping me grow both in and out of the classroom. College classes were wonderful, but there are some things you just simply can not learn in a textbook. Once I was officially in the education program, we started filed work hours. Being around the students in the New York City schools was at first an overwhelming, but comforting feeling. Overwhelming because I was used to catholic schools my whole life, but also because it was my first time on the “teacher” end of