It's quite difficult transitioning from being the biggest to back to being the smallest. In eighth grade, you've finally become comfortable with your peers, the school, and even the teachers, and it's gone in a matter of a couple months. My perception of high school was extremely terrifying because it was an academy where I didn't really know anyone because it was slightly far. It seems so easy when you already know someone at the school because they can help guide you around, but to a zoning that's a twenty minute distance it's difficult. I expected the least, honestly. I knew that the halls would be packed, getting to classes would be confusing, and teachers would continuously give homework, but no one said it would be so much more. Moving
in the hallways is like being at a concert where everyone is squished together in a group. Getting to classes the first week was trying to find my way through a clear-glass maze. Teachers do give homework, but they themselves are amazing and welcoming. What I thought of high school was completely wrong, but I’m sure I’ll learn to love it. I’ve coincidentally met some friends at the school who I know from social media, and they’re a few of my closest friends. Even though I’m quiet and shy in the classroom, I just had to be patient and wait for opportunities to show who I am to certain people. My fears still remain the same, just a slightly more tamed. I feel like a seashell being moved around by an ocean wave when I go through the hallways still. Teachers seem to like my personality so far of my happy but quiet behavior. I fear that I won’t be able to balance all the activities I want to do throughout the school year, and I expect myself to be a hard worker and to make this school year the start of an adventurous series of years.
For all teens, the transition into adulthood is generally seen as a challenging and scary process. For teens diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as well as their caregivers, this transition is often more complicated. The period of transition for individuals with ASD into adulthood is intensely more challenging due to their “unique characteristics, the lack of services that address the special needs of such individuals in adulthood, and the expectations of society for a typical path to adulthood in the face of atypical problems” (Geller and Greenberg, 2009, pg. 93). Without the necessary resources to transition, teens with ASD find themselves unprepared for life at work, in college, or community living. Through this paper, the reader will obtain knowledge in regards to what ASD is, the barriers it yields concerning the transition into adulthood, and the effects it has on the individual as well
For anyone, there are time when things are going to change whether the change is planned or not. For military families change and loss often are not planned, and they have no choice in the matter. For any one person or family to move through change or loss it is important to go through the steps of transition, also know by Hall (2008) as the transition journey. The three phases of the transition journey that have their own focus and tasks are endings, neutral zone, and new beginnings (Hall, 2008). Not everyone follows the transition journey exactly, but this is a good example and tool to help individuals and families through the process. The three phases of the transition journey are going to be explained in further detail in this paper.
Moving to a new school, especially high school, in itself is a very daunting and
The transition from middle school to high school is an amazing journey, one which will finally bring out your true self. It’s a whole new experience of not only learning, but also the campus, students, and faculty. This turning point in our lives may seem like a very challenging journey if you don’t know what to do, but I already have a goal. To get into Victoria Park’s International Baccalaureate, also known as IB, program. My passion to learn is very strong, and I am looking forward to being in an atmosphere where many have the same mindset as I. I am a very balanced individual and enjoy being in various situations. I not only participate in academic clubs but also qualify to go to interschool sports teams. In my previous years, I have participated and qualified many
During my years in high school, I have learned many valuable lessons. I’m proud of the person I am becoming. Life has not been easy, but thankfully I’m a strong hard worker. I started high school with a high GPA, and never intended for it to drop throughout my years. Within the last three years, I’ve moved around, participated in sports, and got a job.
What is secondary transition? Why is it important for school personnel to help students plan for post-school transitions?
Starting high school is tough for some people. Moving to a new city is also tough for some people. Or me I had to deal with both. I can remember my very first day of high school, I was so nervous. I didn’t make any friends over the summer so I didn’t talk to anyone. I was pushed out of my comfort zone to talk to people and make new friends. A few months into school I received my first interim. It wasn't the greatest but , I blamed it on my transition to high school and promised that
You’re not a “little kid” any more, now you’re one of the “big kids” at middle school. I really do not remember middle school that much but I can remember enough to talk about this topic. Middle school year was just as exciting as coming into high school. The first day was exciting because it was many many new new faces, new teachers and also new classmates. The first was very exciting like any other first day of any school year. Before middle school, most students only had about one or two teachers a day. In middle school I had I think four teachers a day it’s been so long since middle school I barely remember anything from that time. The school work obviously change from elementary school to middle school. I can’t explain how hard it had
“What are your plans after high school?.”, This is a question that everyone is asked multiple times throughout the course of their lives. Sometimes it is just something that they themselves ponder in their own thoughts. What someone does after high school should be something that is not only interesting to that person, but will ultimately lead them into a career that they will loved and enjoy. A great career that is definitely worth considering is that of a paramedic. The job description of a paramedic is very broad and can have many affects on a person's life. But not only is this job greatly fulfilling to someone’s personal life, it is also very fulfilling to someone else’s life as well. It is a fast paced, adrenaline fueled job that requires more than the faint of heart. It requires a person who not only enjoys the thrill of the rush and a hard adrenaline pump, but is also content with
My transition from adolescence to adulthood was shaped through most of my high school years. I have two siblings a sister several years older and brother 1 ½ younger than me, he has always been my best friend. My father told my brother and I that we only have each other and to rely on each other. My ninth grade year of high school was the first time that I had to stand alone without my brother. I was nervous and excited not knowing what to expect but looking forward to such an important milestone. I was in high school looking to identify with myself as well as my peers. I struggled to make friends there were so many kids the school was so big I felt like an ant on a sidewalk with grants. I hadn’t grown into my looks yet I was skinny, wore glasses,
Becoming a sophomore had to be an exciting new step in life. I was no longer considered fresh meat, nor the smallest in a high school, I was a 10th grader. Going up in a social triangle was not only exciting but also nerve wrecking. Since 9th grade was easy, I thought 10th grade would be similar until I was told there is a test sophomores have to take to be able to graduate. This test wasn’t on topics we learned our sophomore year, but it was a test that was constructed of basic questions from grades like the 7th or 8th.
A study that was supported by a grant from the Spencer Foundation on American culture from adolescence through midlife. The adolescents were mostly in school full-time, the emerging adults were working full time or were working and in school, and young-to-midlife adults were working full-time. A proportion of the participants who were married or had children varied with age. The participants filled out a questionnaire that had 38 questions and the participants were asked to indicate whether you thought the following must be achieved before a person can be considered an adult by checking yes or no. There was also a question on there that asked if they believe that they have reach adulthood and to check yes or no.
All the different groups concerning young adults who transition into adulthood usually need some sort of plan on how they are going to make the transition as smoothly as possible. Depending on the society and the parents of the children, these plans are instituted from a young age. Parents and the American society of now days tell the children that the best plan of transitioning into adulthood is education. People go to school most of their lives and then they get a good paying job with great benefits and this will help them take care of their selves and their families for the rest of your lives. However, children are a separate unit from their parents and society and they grow up in and find other ways to transition into being an adult, such as getting married or join the military.
Waking suddenly with a cold sweat dripping down the sides of my back. My hair soaked in sweat, sticks to the back of my neck. Reaching for my phone pressing the home button, to only have the bright light blinding me. Focusing my eyes on the time that is spread across the screen, seeing it’s only three a.m. Shuddering in horror, knowing I have to be up in three and a half hours.
Time flies so fast. Looking back, my high school is just like a movie, a lot of things happened. High School is four years of growing up and probably a time in your life where you go through the most changes. In high school you are able to discover yourself and find out who you are as a person. Each year is special and unique in their own way. My journey through high school was a tough one, especially because I decided to not only focus on academic work but also to invest quality time in extra curriculum activities. I wanted more than just academic excellence; I wanted to be a leader, I wanted to add value to every aspect of my life, I wanted a rounded education and not just mere schooling. My success story is what I will like to share with you; how I really made it and how this defines my personality. My journey in High School was scary, exciting, and successful.