My Educational Journey

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I did this assignment as a way for me to see my family career and educational path and think about how it has or will influence my career and my educational journey. To discover myself and visualize my family career choices was helpful in understanding myself even more. I strongly believe that families shapes our perspectives of how we see the world around us through ethics and values. By doing this assignment, I recognized just how one’s family can be influential on their professional life and interest.
In my family, the women are very influential and have a large say in everything the family does. Besides being dominant and controlling, the value and pursuit of higher education is a high expectations for every member of my family. My parents went to college because they believe that education is the most guarantee path to success. They have taught us (my siblings and I) these views, shaping us to believe that getting a higher education is the only and most effective way we could achieve our goals in life. They have always stressed the significance of hard work because they believe that every hard work pays off …show more content…

Every member of my family has / intend to pursue a career in or related to health. For example, my mom is a register nurse, her sisters are BSN and LPN. Her brother is currently in medical school, my older sister is striving to obtain her nursing degree while my younger sister is a CNA. Prior to this assignment, I never really linked the choices my family made in choosing careers to the influence of previous generations. Although I have decided to be an exception to the traditional choice of being a health worker, I believe my decision has and will definitely been influenced by in part from my inherent values and great respect for education that is always exhibited by my

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