As my freshman year comes to an end, I will take many of my experiences along with me next year as a sophomore. A key idea I kept in my mind throughout my struggles and success was our Seton Hall Prep motto “Hazard Zet Forward”. In Latin “Hazard Zet Forward” means that you move forward despite the difficulties. I faced many struggles this freshman year and will continue to make mistakes these next three years. Even though it may seem difficult at the start to keep going despite the struggle, but that is the only way to learn. This motto has helped me face difficulties in my social life, academic life, and my extracurricular life. The first aspect of “Hazard Zet Forward” is portrayed through a social aspect. I was a little scared when I first came to Seton Hall Prep because I went to a different school from all my friends from my old school. At first, I was afraid I wouldn’t have any …show more content…
Ever since I entered 8th grade my teachers would always be telling me that they are doing this to prepare us for high school. I never believed them because I did not think high school would be that much different from middle school. As soon as I entered high school I knew I was wrong. High school would be a very different from the work load to the difficulty of the test. In middle school I used to study last night for all night subjects maximum for 2 hours per subject. I realized that kind of work ethic would not cut it in high school because it would be way more difficult to get the same grades as middle school with only two hours of studying. With all of these new clubs I joined and sports it really made it difficult to fit my relax time I had in middle school. These extracurricular activities cut down on he time to play video games and watch television as often on the weekdays. I understood that if I wanted to be successful him my years at Seton Hall Prep I would have to make some sacrifices to get good
High school did not prepare me for college at all. I didn’t even have to take any finals junior or senior year. Everything was very laid back and I felt like I had all the time in the world. My classes consisted of mainly art and band, so I didn’t have a whole lot of tough, time consuming assignments. The longest paper I have ever written was two pages. Even in my AP Calculus class everything was very laid back. I entered college with the same mindset; I thought I could handle
Making the transition from middle school to high school is a huge stepping stone in a teenager’s life. High school represents both the ending of a childhood and the beginning of adulthood. It’s a rite of passage and often many teens have the wrong impression when beginning this passage. Most began high school with learning the last thing on their mind. They come in looking for a story like adventure and have a false sense of reality created through fabricated movie plots acted out by fictional characters. In all actuality high school is nothing like you see in movies, television shows, or what you read about in magazines.
“’what if we fail?’ they ask…” don’t be afraid to fail!” Failure isn’t fatal. “. Zinsser is referring to the teens that are being pushed by their parents and grandparents to not fail but if they end up failing it is okay and from there on they can have a more precise way of looking at things and help them prosper what they want to accomplish. “We learn from failure, Not from success” -Bram Stoker
Transitioning from middle school to high school a lot of students are not mentally ready for test such as the History standardized test that are usually given as a junior to be taken as a freshman. Even though some students are more advanced than others are, you have to think of the well being of all students and how prepared or unprepared students mindsets are for these standardized test. Although students are enrolled in a class for a certain test does not necessarily mean that they are ready for the test at the end of the year. They tell you certain classes you are enrolled in will help with the test at
"To be successful, you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can't just accept the ones you like" Mike Gafka. Gafka’s quote summarizes my Junior year as I had to grew accustom to many difficulties, face many challenges, and struggles such as time management as well as how I decided to take three Ap classes during my Junior year. Which were Ap US History, Physics, and English not to mention having a Math 140 zero period class and a Network+ computer course outside of school which made me have a busy schedule. Nevertheless I learned and gain a lot of new knowledge throughout my Junior year.
High school is a strange time. After three years of trying to develop identity and friends in middle school, students are expected to mature immediately on the first day of ninth grade, but I never did this. I never fully realized in the earlier grades how important high school success, as measured by GPA, would be to my future life, and as a result I am applying to college with seemingly contradictory measures of my ability to perform college-level work. If I had worked and studied hard rather than hanging out with friends and viewing high school as an opportunity to socialize, I would not have to apply to school with a 1300 SAT and a 2.7 GPA. Had I taken my grades in my earlier years seriously, I could have been a college's dream candidate.
I didn’t know what to expect of high school as I sauntered in the doors as an incoming high school freshman. In my first couple of weeks of school, I learned that it was basically like middle school, just a little stricter with different teachers and a different locker. I asked myself “how bad could it be?” Turns out,
I live by this quote on my personal life because it's inspiring. The overall meaning is if you have a gift or chance don't sacrifice it and act on it. Don’t ruin your chance and just do it. I try to live by that to always try my best on whatever I do to get the best grades and acquire the most knowledge. Over Junior has been my best year yet. I got out of my comfort zone by doing different thing and tried to be more out there. I believe I did, I joined Various clubs involving me into the overall community of Godinez. Clubs such as Red Cross, CSF, Key club and very recently ASB. Set back I believe would be more in sports because although I did perform I wasn’t
We are high school students and that means that the sense of urgency to strive for and to achieve personal success is now. With this urgency comes the expectation of having to persevere. This year has not been as easy one for us as a school body. We have been attacked by the local media, who have compared us to "rotten apples" It is at times like this that we need to understand how to go on in spite of obstacles that continually present themselves as a barrier between us and our goals. It is at times like this that we need to understand the essence of "why" we should go on. Success does not always come ea...
“In life you have obstacles in front of you it’s how you overcome those obstacles in life.” I chose this quote because that explains the reason I am here at Tuskegee University. I’m from Miami, FL. I was ranked a two-star, wide receiver by some recruiting websites and a three-star by others. Basically I’m here because of my actions I did without thinking about the consequences of my actions.
Unfortunately, this shift in focus has caused the overall high school experience to stray away from its intended purpose. If students are not prepared for their career, what purpose does a high school education have? If High Schools inserted more elective course opportunities into their standard set of curriculum, it would further prepare students for the career of their choice, allow them to truly master a subject, build their confidence, and refine their talents so that they may grow and succeed in their future occupations. Schools currently have a required curriculum, that limits a student's personal choice, by forcing him or her to take classes that are not suited to their aspirations. Typically, the standard material for most schools consists of mainly the "core" classes, like English, math, and science.
High school, along with college are two major stepping stones in a person’s life. Many individuals are able to make the transitions from high school to college pretty easily, while there are others that find the transition into college to be somewhat challenging and hard to adjust to. When I made the jump from high school to college, I found that there are vast differences between the two, and both had very diverse environments. I found the key differences concerning high school and college to be the level of academic responsibilities, time management and scheduling, as well as the methods learning to be the main differences.
One question that has mystified teachers and lawmakers alike is, “Does High School properly prepare students for College upon graduation?”. Certainly, academic counselors can advise students in the right direction in terms of grades and what path career path to take upon graduation. Extracurricular activities such sports and clubs help enhance one’s social skills and help prevent a student from becoming addicted to vices; such as drugs and alcohol. Unfortunately, when one examines the curriculum outcome from High Schools nationally, trouble looms. Studies from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) find that only a third of U.S. high school seniors are prepared to tackle college-level course work in the fields of math and reading.
School is a big part of a student's life that can make their future. Students who have high goals for themselves, like myself, tend to be harder on themselves, and demand perfection to help lead them to their perfect future. Middle school leads to being in the “smarter classes” in high school, and high school leads to college. That college degree leads to the job that will help provide for the future and for a future family. There is so much pressure on education that there is no wonder that anxiety disorders are on the rise.
It is also believed that when people fail, they “lose interest in whatever they’re doing (say learning), and prefer easier tasks” (Stauss). This is not the case, however, because although failing may be disappointing at the time, the long term benefits outweigh the discouragement if setbacks are handled correctly. Thomas R. Hoerr refers to his methods of teaching his students to further their grit by allowing them to struggle and overcome their setbacks as “neither easy nor fun,” but “essential to increase students’ chances for success- and to increase their confidence in themselves.” Failing may not a pleasant experience in the short term, but the long term effects of this are of higher levels of success later on. Mark Ray describes how Dr. Tim Elmore affirms the idea that easy, immediate success is not actually helpful by stating that he has “lost track of the number of college deans who’ve told him that 26 is the new 18.