Personal Narrative: I Was Not The Average High School Student

In my opinion, I was not the average high school student; I was not concerned with popularity or hanging out with the "cool crowd." Instead, I was focused on doing well academically. On Friday night, when social media was flooded with all my "friends" check-in's, I was usually home working on a school assignment or working a late shift at my job. My past experiences in high school and at work helped me remain motivated and positive; they also helped me become more independent. I plan to help other students acquire the traits that I have so that they can remain focused on their school work.

In my eleventh grade year, I had a very challenging English teacher who said the first day of class that achieving an A in her class was almost impossible. So, while many students were immediately discouraged by her comment, I accepted it as a challenge, I worked extra hard to achieve an A. Unfortunately, I was not successful; however, I never quit trying. Quarter 1, I got a B. Quarter 2, a B. Quarter 3, another B. By Quarter 4 I was more determined than ever to get an A, and I did everything possible to achieve my goal, but another B was issued on my last report card of eleventh grade. I had a report card that was all A's for the 2014-2015 school year, except four B's, all in which were from English. I was disappointed with myself, but also

Her first day comments did not discourage me, they motivated me. Additionally, I learned that if I have the opportunity to become a teacher, I would deliver my expectations of my students in a different way, because her comments were discouraging to many students. I already anticipate college being a challenge, maybe more difficult that my eleventh grade English class, and I'm willing to accept that challenge. I will use my experience in my English 11 class to keep myself, and my classmates motivated to keep trying in difficult