A couple of moments have shaped me into the student I am. Unfortunate most of those moments have been bad moment. In my class most of them are overachievers, people who try their hardest and have good grades because of it, I haven’t. Even though people who know about my grade don’t think so I have tried my hardest a lot of times but haven’t ever gotten good grades because of that. Most of those moments have been really disappointing but this is the main one and how it shaped me to the student I am today:
It was a Thursday and I was in 5th grade when the teacher assigned a quiz about the American Independence. She explained it was a list of ten main events that happened and we had to number them in the order of events, it was worth ten points.
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I had got a 10/10, I was extremely happy and felt so proud of myself, proud that I had worked for something and I had achieved it. When I went Ms. Rocio’s house she was proud of me but wasn’t so happy because Camila had gotten a 7 and she believed something was wrong with the test. Ms. Rocio told me that Camila knew the information extremely well and the teacher had told Camila three of her answers were wrong but Camila went over the test a hundred time and saw that her answers had no mistakes so she trusted herself and turned in the test. After a couple of days Ms. Rocio asked for a meeting with the teacher and the both of them went over the test and information for the test and found the mistake. Camila and I were both right one the first try of the test before the teacher went around screaming out how many we had right. The test had a mistake in which 3 of the questions have the wrong number order in the teacher’s textbook test answer key. The next day in school during the last period, the teacher asked for the test back and explained the situation. Right away all the happiness the test had given me went away. My grade went from a 10/10 to a 7/10. I was disappointed in myself, I wondered if that is what my mom would feel everytime I didn’t get a good grade after she had spent all that money in my tutoring classes. After school ended my eyes water and the teacher say me and told me I should keep trying but after that big
A week before the test our teacher gave us a heads up on when the test was going to be. In my mind, I thought the test would be a multiple choice test and that the questions would be similar to the ones went in class. So, as the weekend approached, believing I had the test covered, I went on with being reckless on the weekend. However, it turns out that what I thought was the time of my life ended up biting me in the rear end.
I concluded my 8th grade year with 9 a's and 5 b's, contrarily my 9th grade report card included 5 f's and 3 d's. "Your mistakes do not define who you are, you are your possibilities." - Oprah Winfrey. This quote reflects my high school journey because though I've made innumerable mistakes throughout high school thus far, and continue to make mistakes by not prioritizing my education, I refuse to give up and I will not let my mistakes make me.
This year 10th grade year I was supposed to focus on bettering myself in school. The three ways I was gonna better myself were, not being disrespectful to teachers, turning in homework on time and actually coming to school. I can say the only one I really improved on was being more respectful to teachers. In these next three paragraphs I’m gonna explain how I improved on 1 goal, didn't go anywhere on another, and actually got worse on the last goal.
There have been two events that have significantly influenced me to be the person I am today. The initial event was my parent’s divorce. The actual divorce didn’t impact me immensely. What affected me tremendously was whom my dad decided to get married to later on. The second event that influenced my life was attending church.
I stared down at the exam, holding back the urge to crumple it up and throw it in the trash. It was the third marking period and I was holding yet another test that I failed. I furrowed my brows and sighed. There was a combination of frustration, defeat and indifference. I was sure that I was going to fail the class for the first semester and ultimately drop my grade point average. As the curriculum got more challenging, I was struggling to keep up and it seemed like no matter what steps I took, I could not get my grade above a 65. When I went to confide in my leadership teacher to express my concern, she just gave me a reassuring smile and told me that I could pass the class. I would have to be the one to take action by expressing my worries with my math teacher. That's all she had to say? How could she think that so late in the marking period, I was going to drastically change my grade?
I had convinced myself that I was the same grade that glared back at me whenever I looked at the paper. I tried ignoring the quiz afterwards. I hid it from my parents and had written it off as a one time thing that would never happen again. I figured that if my parents were to find out about this, that they’d be ashamed to be my mom and dad. They didn’t raise a failure.
There are two sides to every story. On Tuesday, December 29th, 2016 period 1, 9:26 AM I had my history test taken away from me by Ms.Cherenfant with the false accusation of cheating. Earlier that day I had come to school prepared and hoping for a good grade until that incidence. In this letter, I will recount the details of what happened that day.
Every event that has happened to me throughout the duration of my life thus far, has helped to shape me and form my character in one way or another. One major event that impacted me the most was when my parents separated. My parents finally decided to part ways when I was in elementary school, just about to enter third grade. Although I did not think much of it, as I was too young to fully understand about how much this separation would impact my life. I finally started to grasp everything when I entered my freshman year of high school.
I was so scared. I packed away my math book and prayed to protect and guide me through this test. After I had prayed Mr. Swan called out each question and I said to myself that I know that question and that I know this. I know every answer. When I got my paper back I was so glad to see 100% A+ at the top right hand corner of the test.
I felt a shock go through my body as I numbed up. “Wh wha what did she want?” My math teacher Mrs. Armstrong was worried about me and the fact that I do all the work in class and homework and when it comes time to take a test I fail. My teacher was willing to let me retake my test.
There was a hallway filled with classrooms only for sophomores taking the test and no one could make noise. Once the last bell made its sound, I was over the idea about taking this test. My teacher started reading the instructions and I started to get tired. Soon after she read the instructions, she started giving students pencils, scratch paper, and calculators.
I was able to overcome many problems and challenge myself in different aspects. At the very beginning of the year, I was very sensitive and having a bad experience meant a bad life to me. Later on, I started to realize what I am doing in school, and why I am here… I understood that life without ups and downs means you're died.
Upon reading the essay prompt, I took a few moments to introspect. I thought back to every experience that helped mold me into the person I am today. As human beings, we are influenced by many aspects of our surroundings. Even as children, we develop certain attributes through observation, or through conditioning by our parents. These attributes may not be always positive, but the combination of both positive and negative qualities form the people we are today. No one is perfect; nevertheless, some are fortunate enough to have their strengths outweigh their weaknesses. I believe I am one of those lucky people.
There were many instances in my life that have shaped my values, intellect, and academic or career goals. I was raised by my parents to become a hard worker, independent, and caring young adult. I was taught how to be all these qualities by a combination of experiencing and witnessing them first hand.
As a child I still faced challenges, failure and accomplishment. Throughout elementary school I struggled with my grades. My parents always tried to work with me to become a better student. I had to spend more time on school work then the other kids. I would get so frustrated not being able to my math homework or spelling. I knew I had to study to get my grades up. My mom would always say, “You can’t give up.” This challenge I faced as a child made me become a better student and realize that school was important no matter what grade I was in. Not all challenges I faced were successful.