Influence
Both of my parents influenced my life. They instilled self-dignity, integrity and respect. Helping me understand that self-dignity begins with loving myself and discovering my uniqueness and embracing my personal assets. They did not stress external beauty, I have always been total I was as pretty as my actions and attitude. If they were negative and unpleasant, then I would be seen the same way. My parents were loving and affectionate, but they also gave us real talk. Having integrity was a must, without trust in any relationship it would fail. My parents had zero tolerance for non-truth. Needless to stay, I lead a simple life in their home. They also taught that I should respect myself and behave in a wholesome manner, especially if
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They lived a simple life. They knew the value saving money, however they did not have a great deal of money or good financial discipline. At one time we had bank accounts, however a change in bank policy caused the balance to be absorbed by bank fees. The lesson here is knowledge and money provided options and help you succeed. Surprisingly education was not stressed in our home. They asked that we do our best, however I felt there was a major disconnect. Two of my aunts had their master’s degree in education, yet I did not receive the assistance necessary to provide a solid educational foundation. The message received was getting a good job (a factory or Federal labor job) and education is not necessary. This was one of the most damaging messages I receive from my parents. I continue still trying to overcome the deficiencies of my education. This goes deeper than the fundamentals of education. The deficiencies have affected several areas of my life and I actually have personal anxiety when I must complete some task. Consequently, I value education and I partner with my godchild’s parents to ensure their educational needs are
I was raised in an encouraging household where both of my parents greatly valued education. Although they were high school graduates, neither could afford to attend college; a combination of family and financial woes ultimately halted their path. As a result, my parents frequently reminded me that getting a good education meant better opportunities for my future. To my parents, that seemed to be the overarching goal: a better life for me than the one they had. My parents wanted me to excel and supported me financially and emotionally of which the former was something their parents were not able to provide. Their desire to facilitate a change in my destiny is one of many essential events that contributed to my world view.
In my opinion, parents are the result of a young person’s actions. Parents or caregivers have the biggest influence in their children's lives. I think that the way you raise your children will reflect who they become and their morals. Growing up, a child learns by copying what their parents do for example for me, I got the habit of biting my nails from my mother. Cooking, cleaning, driving, are taught to us by our parents, therefore; children learn to carry on those skills they learn and use them in the future.
Mothers talk themselves out of gaining an education because they can find other ways to spend the money; one child needs braces, another has outgrown their shoes, and they all want to participate in extracurricular activities! Many mothers hesitate because up top of the needs of their children, there are countless stories of college graduates having astronomically high student loan debts, many who are unable to work in their chosen fields or find a job at all. The “For the Strength of Youth” pamphlet shows that these arguments do not stack up against the return on the investment, “Education is an investment that brings great rewards and will open doors of opportunity that may otherwise be closed to you.” (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Knowledge never depreciates in value. It is impossible to place a price on the influence that an educated mother provides her children. The peace of mind from the preparation provided by education is incalculable in monetary terms. The benefit of investing in education is
...My parents have taught me to not be judgmental and to accept people how they are whether I like them or not. They have taught me to be optimistic and to enjoy everyday to the fullest and if you talk to my friends I am sure they would agree that I do that.
My maternal grandfather has placed a large emphasis on education, which has influenced the next two generations. My grandfather grew up poor but eventually attended Dartmouth College, Harvard Medical School, and went on to teach at Yale University. My grandfather credits his success to his schooling, making it a priority for his children and grandchildren. Because of his push for education, all of his five children graduated college, as well as eleven of his grandchildren. My father’s parents however, never placed much value on education, which resulted in my father not pursuing further education after high school. The absence of education on my father’s side is relevant since shortly after my brother visited my father in Florida, he originally decided to not attend college but to work instead. Upon returning to Connecticut, he realized the importance of education and decided to enroll in
Many years ago I remember my parents telling me that in order for me to become successful a college education was a must. They always told me that if I wasn’t in school I could no longer live at home. Both of my parents attended college but neither of them finished. They did not want me to go down that same road because they really regret not getting their degrees.
My mother and father differ in their skills, and characteristics they use towards me. I will forever be grateful for the aspects they both have instilled into me. Although my parents may be different, and do not agree on everything, they both love me unconditionally. Living in separate households, with parents who are like yin and yang has been a roller coaster of emotions. Together their different techniques have molded me into the man I have
When it comes to family I was raised to be respectful of others but still speak my mind if I had an opinion. I was also raised to respect women which is something you do not see often in American culture anymore. I was taught that I am supposed to open a door or give up my seat to a woman. As a kid you do these things because this is the way we are taught; one you grow up you realize that showing people respect is the right thing to do so you continue doing it. The biggest influence my family had on me was teaching me the value of kindness and the power of knowledge. As a kid I was taught to work hard and then have fun later; sort of like the saying people say "work hard and play hard". My parents dropped out of college so that they could give my sisters and I the opportunities they didn't have, this is the reason I have learned the value of hard work and knowledge. I was also taught to be honest as my parents believed that lies don't get people anywhere and if you tell the truth then you never have to remember a lie. All together I think my parents were trying to teach us to act with integrity and not let others think for us. These influences seem to first be deontological, when I was young I followed these rules because that is what I was taught. Now they appear to be virtuous to me, I still do these things because they seem like somethi...
The second value that my parents have taught me is respect. They taught me to treat others with respect and to treat others the way you want to be treated. This shaped my life in tremendous ways. It made me learn how to have manners and kept me out of trouble as a kid. If I was respectful to my teachers and friends then I would grow up to be well mannered. This ended up in me respecting my country by being patriotic.
Growing up my mom and dad always showed us unconditional love. They shaped us to learn the right from the wrong and the importance of education. They related the troubles we experienced in America theirs in South America and how education primarily is the root to being successful in America. My dad would always say “we never had the opportunities you all have in America so don’t let it slip away”. Besides education, they taught us that money is easier spent then earned so to value a dollar. The upbringing in life that they had was very hard living and all the struggles they experience moving to a new country just to provide a better living environment for their kids. In their country beating your kids was known to put way word kids straight. My brother and I can contest to those beating but it made us into good kids. We didn’t give into the peer pressure of other kids in school and we learned to walk away from trouble instead of fighting. Don’t get me wrong, we weren’t angels but we stayed out of the ways of trouble. I commend my parents for the person I’ve become and the independence they instilled in my life today. I’ve used the knowledge to shape the person I want to be and some day the mother I want to be for my kids. My parents brought me up with the foundation of kindness, humbleness, and understand with a strong spiritual Christian background. Their parenting styles
My siblings and I used to ask our parents for money, but they would never give us the amount we wanted unless we performed chores around the house. My parents wanted us to develop a sense of gratitude regarding the struggles one has to endure to earn money. I remember how I used to become very frustrated, but reflecting on this experience, my parents were teaching an important lesson on the importance of financial stability in order of an individual to afford basic necessities. More importantly, my parents taught me how to save money for necessary
As a kid I was always inspired by my parents’ relationship, because they knew how to make each other happy as well as making me and my two older sisters happy. Their relationship was a lot different than others, they never fought, they always put us kids first and dedicated their time to us. It was like this until I was going into my freshman year, my whole life changed. I was the only
Our parents work hard to get us where we are today. Due to the fact that my parents had lack of education and there English wasn 't that good they wasn’t able to get a job that was more relaxing. Though they work in company only they were able to earn enough to raise all of us. Through nurture, now that I’m older I don’t exactly see all the struggles that my parent had gone through to raise me, but I do see and understand more about the struggles. Their love for us, nothing can compare to it. Seeing what my parents had gone through and how hard they have work inspired me to work hard, go to school get a good job so in the future they can depend on me and just rest.
What is education? According to Webster’s Dictionary education is defined as, (noun) 1: the action or process of being educating or of being educated, 2: the field of study that deals mainly with methods of teaching and learning in schools. What does education provide for us? How important is education in today’s society?
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