I received low grades the first summer semester of college that I had taken and I had not yet learned how to study and I didn’t understand the impact taking summer classes and working two jobs at the same time would impact my performance. After I had been married my husband suggested that I should be tested for learning disabilities, I was tested and found out that I was dyslexic and, with that information started to learn how to study to retain the information that I was reading and learned how much work I had to do to retain the information. I also received low grades the first semester back from having my first baby, I feel that I had taken time-consuming classes along with the lack of support from both my husband and family as well as not …show more content…
I had made a choice that semester that I could not continue attending school without more support from both my husband and family to be successful with my studies and to achieve my academic goals and meet the needs of my baby. I upon quitting school for a time I started to work in an as a Certified nurse’s assistance for a residential treatment center, my responsibilities were to complete initial intakes and notify the nurse to come in and complete her part of the assessment, I was doing vital signs on those who required it, helped monitor and reported any adverse or abnormal behaviors of clients to nurse, went with clients to doctor's appointments, I assessed and did first aid upon injured clientele, to clients to the emergency room as needed. I worked as a Certified Nurses Assistance for three years, I was promoted within that time I had additional responsibility on top of assisting the Nurse. As time went by, they put me in charge of working with the dietitian and training of the staff in procedures. When the company became Jacho accreditation they had me had me work with the dietitian, attended the doctor’s appointments and worked the head nurse to go over changing the current policies to meet the Jacho
On numerous occasions, I left work transported the children and went back to work to remain into the night. On other occasions, I left work during the day to take Stephanie to doctor’s appointments or meetings with the worker’s compensation attorney we retained to pursue her injury as compensable injury. This too required that I work late or on weekends to carry my responsibilities at work. There is no doubt that I was not able to make up the short fall created by my extra parental responsibilities. In the attempt to keep up I worked tired and sick, late in the day and early in the morning. I worked on holidays that were scheduled to be days
From 2011 and onward, my family had fallen into bankruptcy for paying out of pocket for my older brother’s medical expenses and surgery costs due to his diagnosis of heart failure. In 2013, when I took the standardized ACT exam two times, I scored both times an 18 which was below my university’s 2014 entering freshmen class’s composite score average of 24.5 (copy of score report is attached). Furthermore, upon taking the LSAT two times with over four months of self-studying for the September exam, I scored first a 141, and a 140 on my last attempt. When taking both examinations, I have not been able to afford tutoring pertaining to the exams or a preparation course. Although I have worked numerous jobs during the past few years in college,
My People with Disabilities Single Story Narrative In 6th grade, I remembered seeing the ambulance outside the windows of my elementary school. I was in the classroom when there was a rush of EMTs entering the building. Students all started to run towards the door, including me, but were told to get back to our seats. Throughout the day, I was wondering who might have gotten hurt while praying it wasn't my sister or brother.
I have returned to college after being out of school for several years because, I am motivated to obtain my associates degree. I want to finish what I started years ago. When I was in high school, I became discouraged with my studies due to an illness and ended up dropping out of school. A few years after that I had an opportunity to return to school and obtain an Associate’s degree. When I started the program I was doing well until my illness returned. I found myself having a hard time juggling my school work, my illness and a job. I eventually started failing classes and ended up giving up again. At this point I had once again, let life’s challenges win the battle. Looking back, I understand that I failed when I returned to school because I wasn’t mentally prepared nor was I mature enough to deal with issues as they happened. Looking back at it now I understand that I made a terrible error permitting fear to take
Maybe it’s the fact that I tend to stay in my room all weekend, which leads to people thinking I’m studying when in reality I am probably binge watching a TV show or maybe it’s my glasses, but most people who don’t know me too well assume that I am smart. Now that is a great thing for me because I don’t have to try as hard to impress them, but I end up finding myself in a bit of a problem. The problem is that everyone thinks I enjoy admiring school textbooks. But the truth is I’m usually admiring my Justin Bieber poster on my bedroom wall. Ever since I was in sixth grade I’ve been a huge fan of Bieber. His music always brought a feeling of calmness and back in the day his “never say never” motto, was what I lived by. I might still be living by that motto because I’ve decided to write this essay
Throughout the majority of my life, I have been known for a variety of things. They include, good athlete, the new kid, the quiet, shy kid, but the label I disliked the most was the kid who struggled with reading.
When I was in the first grade, every week the students did reading board where they sat in the hall outside the class and the teacher told us to read as many words as possible. This reading board created great anxiety and resentment toward my classmates proper spelling and word usage. When I misspoke, or used a word incorrectly, the teacher placed me in a lower reading level than my peers. I was upset because, my friend kept moving up and I was still stuck in first grade reading level. I learned that I had a learning disability, which would be the greatest challenge in my life.
The abysmal completion rate I’ve begun this year with is the result of my failed year of college in 2001. To be short, I earned eight F grades in two semesters. I was obviously not prepared enough to succeed with
I was very disappointed at myself after received dismissal letter from State University. I felt that I let down not only myself, but also my family who hoped for me to earn a bachelor degree from such a great school as Ohio State. There were several reasons that led me to difficulty and lose concentrate in studied. During the time I studied at Ohio State, my older sister who I lived with received the bad news about losing her teaching assistance job at Ohio State. She was the only one who helped support me at that time. My sister was the one who pays rent and most of utility bills. I did help her pay some of the bills and groceries as I only worked minimum part-time. Since my sister was not able to continue her teaching position at that time, I help pay most of the bills included the rent. I certainly did not prepare for the situation and ended up have to start working more so I can help out my sister pays the bills. At the same time, my mother who lives in Thailand also suffered from the breast cancer which cost my parents a lot of money for the surgery and medical bills. My parents were in no place to help me or my sister with living costs and expenses here in the United States. Since my sister had only a student visa, and was not a U.S. citizen, I was the only one that could legally work and pay most of the rent and other bills. Working long hours did affect me psychically and emotionally. I lose both of my free time and study times. As I did not plan for the situation included poor time management, I ended up work more and spend less time studied than I should. I know that I struggled to keep up with classes and missed many classes. I did not think it through and thought that I could manage the situation on my own. I did not let anyone know about my situation or seek any help from any instructor or advisor. I ended up with poor academic performance and received bad grades which lead me to academic dismissal. I feel regretted and only wish that I could have made a better decision.
The argument behind whether or not Kate O’Brien can be described as a feminist writer has long been discussed. Through examination of ‘The Land of Spices’, which has been “steadily increasing its credence as a politically subversive text” (Mentxaka, 38), characteristics of a feminist novel will be considered in determining whether this particular text can be considered a feminist novel. During the twentieth century there was a clear indication of the pressures that the Irish culture placed upon women. “The foundations of Irish culture – state control of women’s reproduction, and the nationalist and religious mythologies, Virgin Mary and Mother Ireland – that have framed and, therefore, limited Irish Women” (Moloney 2003: 198). The years following
A few weeks ago I changed my 20Time project from washing cars to helping an autistic kid achieve his goals of being "muscular". I was going to start by testing strength, speed, and power to establish a base to work off of. We would test his vertical and broad jumps, how many push ups and pull ups he could do, and how fast he can run a "suicide" and a 40 yard dash. I went over to his house this weekend and he apparently was "too tired" to set up a baseline max so he wanted to play basketball instead. This was very funny to me and made me smile because he was too tired to do a couple of things but wasn't too tired to play basketball. Understanding that he is in special education I didn't argue with him and I took him to play basketball at our
In middle school I was diagnosed with a disability with the way I expressed myself through writing. Ever since, I have gained multiple values and learned several lessons about self confidence. I was taught to push past my limits, in order to be successful in reaching my goals along with my dreams. Today I am a senior in high school who was once thought to struggle, but was able to succeed beyond expectations. To some, a disability may seem like a setback from achieving goals, but to me I used it as a challenge for myself. I accepted myself for who I was and looked at my disability as a unique trait of mine. I was able to provide a message to others that anything you set your mind to is possible with dedication and hard work. It might take
I am 19 years old and have lived in Red Bluff all my life. I am currently working at Raley's where I will have been working for three years this May. I am a very motivated, and kind individual. I am driven, and passionate about things I am truly interested and invested in. Some of those things include school, reading, and my personal health. In my junior year of high school, I took a class through the Young Scholars program and got three units of college credit. Then the next year, my senior year, I participated in the College Connection program which was the 16-17 school year. After finishing the program, I received a total of twenty college credits. I then decided to take a total of seven units that following summer. I am now on track
One of my first and most important goals that I have been yearning for is my high school diploma. My freshmen year of high school did not go well for me. I was placed in behavior disability classes because of my bad behavior in school after a couple of weeks into the semester. When they placed me in the behavior disability classes I began to lose focus on why i was coming to school. I would come just to misbehave, because that's what I was classified as. I didn't care about learning or doing my assignments that they had for me. I would constantly get in trouble with my teachers and my mom for the same thing the I deeply regret now. Later , on at the end of the semester my mom passed away and I had to make a choice to stay in North Chicago or move to Dolton with my cousin.
Because I left so abruptly, I never got a chance to obtain my high school transcript. I ended up having to continue high school in the U.S without any record of my previous education. With roughly seven months before graduation and several failed attempts to get my transcript, my guidance counselor decided that it was time for me to start retaking classes online and taking the required exams. I went from going to school seven to eight hours to eleven hours every day. At this point, I had no social life. I had sleepless nights and at times felt overwhelmed. Most people who knew my story (even though they encouraged me) doubted that I would be able to finish in time. They said I had plenty of work to do in such a small time frame. Through all of this, I never gave up. I had too much at stake. I wanted to make my mother proud. I wanted to be able to say I