The question everyone is asked when they’re younger is, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” For many it’s easier to answer but for those like me it takes a while to learn what it is you truly want to do. Regardless, if you want to be a police officer, the president or a nurse, you have to obtain an education first. Each person has their own way when obtaining an education. It’s not as simple as going to school graduating then moving on to college and graduating. There is the in-betweens and mine include, high school, counselors, family and past experiences. I am currently a junior in high school and the idea of graduating frightens me. I’ve been told countless times that I have to get into a great school in order to get a great profession …show more content…
I instantly knew that this wasn’t for me. The only place I could discover things was in books but I want to discover new things in reality. I loved my coworkers, the supported me and were always there for me but they weren’t enough to make me love the library. I was disappointed that I didn’t find my passion and had to keep looking. One of the steps to acquire an education is to make sure you can pay for it and this job did give me a head start to save up money for college. I know college isn’t cheap so once I quit at the library I got another job to start saving up again. I was always curious to know how baristas make my drinks and what they put in it and my current job as a barista helped me quench my curiosity. I like knowing how to make something and being hands on with the machines. It’s comforting to have things set and discovered for you; like how the espresso shots take 19 seconds to make and can die in ten seconds if it’s not put into anything, or how to steam milk you stop it at 140 degrees to not burn it. Someone else has already learnt all these things and as I mentioned it is comforting to have things set but it doesn’t push me to do more to questions things and to feel
When we were little, we thought the word “Career” was not a big deal, but as a senior in high school, the word has become our reality as we start to finish our last semester. The question we’ve been asked all these years is, what do you want to be when you grow up? But our answer is simple: we don’t want to grow up. As an innocent kid it seemed like the time would never come, but it has. It’s time to get serious and really ponder this question.
I think that I have always wanted to be a teacher. Being the eldest of four children, I have always enjoyed being that helping hand and using my talents and abilities to help others. In the remainder of this essay, I will explore how my personal background, development as an individual over time, and how experiences as a student have influenced my attitude towards education and prompted me to choose teaching as a profession.
In my household, from the time I was in Kindergarten, my mother expected academic excellence and nothing less. With her help I was an A student, Science fair grand champion, Young authors winner, Community helpers member, Young academic role model and more. At the age of eleven I lost my mother to Invasive Breast Cancer. Being academically successful was her goal for me and up to that point in her life she instilled the values of education and hard work ethic into me. At that young age I had to decide how I was going to continue being academically successful in school and what were my educational goals for myself. Since that day every school year I ask myself that same question,and this year being my senior year it’s more prominent than ever. My short term educational goals are: to apply and be admitted to 4 universities, maintain a 3.7 gpa, pass AP calc and English exam’s with a score of 4 or higher, and graduate with honors.
College is a big question we all have to ask ourselves at some point in our lives. Many ask are we going to go some of us want to go to college while others do not and some are just not sure. Well this essay will tell you why you should attend college. There is disadvantages in going to college and there is many benefits. Me personally thinks that the benefits outway the disadvantages. Four of the main benefits we are focusing on is job satisfaction, annual income, employment, and poverty.
One question that comes to mind when graduating high school is, “should I attend college?” For many graduates this question have a very obvious answer. A high school graduate may state that, “college is the best option if one is trying to get a higher level of education, and will help one compete for a higher paying job.” However, in my opinion most graduates do not consider the fact that going to college is a very big decision to make and that the schoolwork will not be easy. Going to college is not the best choice for every high school graduate because many students cannot handle college, colleges’ lower standards, and not all jobs require a college degree.
As we begin to grow up and come to the end of our high school career we must start to begin to start thinking about what type of career we want to be in. It is very important that a person picks the right type of career for them. Otherwise you will be unhappy with what you are doing and will not enjoy it at all. I am not entirely sure what I want my career to be but I have a pretty good idea as to what type of job it will be. I would like to go into the field of a physical therapist and sports medicine, I fell I will enjoy this more than any other type of career just because I already have a lot of interest in it.
How many of you have asked the question, “Why do we go to school?” Well I did. I asked my parents and I remember the answer I got, it was so I could learn and get a good job. Now that I think about it, I don’t want a high-paying job. I want to make high-paying jobs.I want to own a business. Many people want to be business owners but only some decide to actually go through with it. In a book written in 2009, The author, Dr. Frank Luntz took a survey and asked employees this question “If you had to choose, would you prefer to be a business owner that employs 100 people or a CEO of a company that employs 10,000 people?” 80% said the business owner that employs 100 people, 14% said the CEO of a company that employs 10,000, and 6% said I don’t
When we were young we tended to let our imagination get the best of us. I learned as I got older that accomplishing any careers/goals takes a lot of schooling
Over the past year I’ve done many extra-curricular activities that not only help myself, but our community as a whole. I’m applying for the participation award because in my opinion I am eligible to receive it. My first reason is I’ve been doing sports. Softball season started so I’m on the team to try to help SMS to get a banner. I’ve also played on the badminton team as an alternate, and a girl’s doubles player.
Education gives people the competence and skills to pilot the world. It also allows people to provide and contribute to their society and community. Like Nelson Mandela said “ Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. Similar to our lives, our educational journeys are different from one another. My educational journey was a very complicated journey. My family and mentors supported me, so was able to overcome those obstacles. The biggest motivation that got me through this journey was my father’s courage and love for education.
If I had a nickel for everytime an adult asked me what I wanted to do for the rest of my life; needless to say I would not be worried about a thing. Teens tend to get easily frustrated with this question, but we never realize the importance of it. The truth is, we too ask ourselves this question and for whatever reason, maybe it's our youth or our short attention spans, we can not even give ourselves an answer. A couple years ago, I was this such teen. I was backed into a corner; my grandparents had just asked me this infamous question. For once, I actually thought about it and I spouted out, "Well, Pop Pop... Mamaw, I am going to be a poltician." I was the cause for many "jaw-droppings" that day, but I felt too excited to worry with that. I finally knew what I wanted to be, and oh, how I wanted to be a poltician so badly. For a teen, I guess it is rather odd that I chose this career, but there are many reasons that transformed a twelve year old, who still stubbornly believed in leprechauns, into the passionate young woman, whom I know today.
As I am preparing for a new chapter in my life, I have put a lot thought in about what I want out of life and what to look forward to as I get older. In order for one to achieve anything, they need to set goals to reach for. I have a handful of goals for my future, short term and long term, that I will actively work towards in my college years and beyond. In my time at UW Eau Claire, I plan to be involved and engaged in student activities on campus. Being active will help me meet new people, build a better resume, and have fun at college. At UWEC, I would like to get involved in anything musical, along with various clubs and Greek life. Similarly, another goal of mine is to have a job on campus. Having a job will not only help me make some
Life After High School I’ve just entered my senior year of high school. I know that this is a very important year. I have a lot of decisions to make and not much time to make them. These decisions will either make or break my life, and I want to make sure that I make them to the best of my ability, because there is no turning back. I need to make sure I definitely want to attend college.
Most children seem to have ideas of what they would like to be when they grow up. The average person walking into any kindergarten class today would find future teachers, lawyers, doctors, nurses, astronauts, firefighters, and ballerinas; the list is endless. I never had the chance to even dream about what I wanted to be when I grew up and was given little chance to develop my own tastes and ideas towards this goal. I spent my childhood trying to be the good example to my younger brother and sister that my father demanded in his letters. All the while I was hoping and praying that my mother and father would get back together. The only thing I knew was being a mom and that is what I thought I wanted to be.
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world;” this simple statement by South Africa’s first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, expresses a fundamental truth of the world- something as simple as education can change everything. A constantly changing geopolitical environment has continued to place increasing amounts of emphasis on obtaining a post-secondary school education. Despite this, as many as 16% of all Americans ages 16-24 drop out before completing a secondary school education and obtaining a diploma.(1) The question which few dare to consider, which I now find myself faced with, is simple: how my education is the key to a successful future. To completely grasp the extent which my education may impact the future, in a positive manner, two things must fall into consideration- how education will ensure a successful future for myself, and how it may enable me to ensure a successful future for those around me.