The Importance Of My Life

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The feeling of being understood by another person at a time in life where everything seems to be falling apart or going wrong, can go a long way towards making sure they overcome it and can get back on their feet. Many people never create a connection with a teacher or someone who is much older than them, but I was lucky enough to do so with my study hall monitor Mr. Cyrprinski. Early on in high school, I had a ton of different worries about my future, and it constantly ate away at me. I was frustrated on a regular basis while trying to figure out how to create a career path, balance a social life, and still succeed in school. From the start of the school year, there never seemed to be a dull moment until that final bell rang in June. School was a personal hell for me. It stayed that way for a long time, until Mr. Cyrprinski began breaking down not only certain perspective flaws I had, but while also relating to me. Mr. Cyrprinski understood the importance of not only explaining the different facets of life to people who were still young, but carried a respectful tone that made you feel as if he truly cared about what someone may have been speaking about. Maybe since I’ve known Mr. Cyrprinski for a few years now, I may be a bit bias, but he definitely stands out in a crowd. …show more content…

The loss completely altered my life in many different ways, and it set me back significantly. I ended up missing seven days of school, and upon returning, the amount of work I had missed was mindblowing. What made things even worse, was that the teachers I had were not interested in making anything easy. I had five days to get all of the work I missed done, while also trying to keep up with the daily work taking place. Even though my work ethic was my best character trait, it wasn’t going to help this time around, my hopes were

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