Smoky Row: Life Lessons Learned In The Groom

I have learned so much over the six years that I have been at Smoky Row, and I will miss the building dearly when I go off to middle school. But, today I am going to talk to you about some of the life lessons that I have been taught in SRE, lessons that I would not have learned if I didn’t go to Smoky Row.

One of the first friends to teach me a valuable lesson was Kofi, who always knew when to express different emotions to make us all laugh. I met Kofi in the middle of third grade. He was new, and was placed right next to me in the classroom. If only I knew that I would meet one of my best friends over something like math. I first connected with Kofi over a game of top it. We played and just kept talking about things that we liked to do. Eventually, we sat with each other every day, talking about video games and trying to make each other laugh. If I were to ever become a comedian, I would give all of the credit to Kofi, for teaching me how to laugh. You see, Kofi taught me how to be funny and to always have a good sense of humor. He knows what to do if someone’s sad, angry, or just uninterested. He showed me how to be a good friend.

Another thing that Kofi taught

We had frogs in kindergarten that year, Mrs. Dine saw something in me and she let me take them home. Now, those frogs could (and probably should) have gone to someone else in the class, but she figured that, even though my family aren’t pet fans, that it would teach me a valuable lesson. She was right, I took care of those frogs till the end of their life. And when I look back and think about why I cried when they passed away, I realized that it was because I cared. And that is what will keep the world together. It’s only because we care about it. Yes there will be a fair share who expect everything to be done for them, but most of us care about the world, our family, and each other. Mrs Dine taught me how to be a person that