In my high school career, I have had victories and failures each one gave me a new perspective on life a new way to live my life without procrastination or low self esteem on my ability to be all I can be, I love that high school made me into a more confident and strong minded person I am sad that this is my last year but that just means I’m opening a new chapter in my book of life.
The first experience was in freshman year when I took Spanish I was doing badly in the class getting F’s and D’s because foreign language I figured out in my high school journey was not my strong suit. I thought that it was gonna be all over at the end of the semester because I really couldn’t fail the class my parents are so strict about how well I do in class
Math was always confusing to me no one could really get through to me about how it really worked, my parents even started paying for tutoring at this tutoring place and we stopped because she couldn 't get through to me either. I had one good year in math freshman year I had it all together I was getting A’s and B’s left and right the assistant teacher just knew I knew how to do it. It all just fell apart after that year geometry, I couldn’t handle geometry I always dangled on the edge of a C in that class I needed to keep that up, because my parents would have grounded me for the whole summer if I got a D so I did my best to keep a C. The fist final of the year, it wasn’t easy, but the test we took before we did in groups so I had people who knew what they were doing to help me through it was an easy B which boosted my grade enough to get a C for my final grade in the first semester which saved me from my parents grounding me. It was going pretty bad I had homework assignments that I didn’t do because most nights I would just get a headache and just fall asleep because I didn 't understand how to do it. I still had to do the study guide and the other study guides so I didn’t get it all done, I wasn’t studying and the night before the final I studied as hard as I could because I knew what I needed to get a C so I studied as much as I
...ademic hardships. Even though I lost so much during junior year, I was unaware of the fact that secretly I was actually gaining a great deal of life experiences and real-life lessons for the future. Quite honestly I feel lucky. I feel lucky that I matured early in life; with this new maturity I feel I can accomplish anything. I feel I can make a positive difference in this world. I feel like this experience will be the primary step in my success, in terms of my career, and in the launch of my Children in Need campaigns in third world countries. I feel like the young superman who just learned how to fly, slightly aware of his magnificent impact towards the world. In short, I feel junior year provided foundation for the more mature and adult chapters of my life, and without the numerous obstacles of junior year, I would never gained the key to a successful future.
I had a difficult time learning in school. I became a few years behind my grade level and my parents considered having me repeat a grade. My learning support teacher worked with me one on one for months and taught me how to study and work hard. I continued working hard and started getting better grades, and soon I became top of my class. I kept studying and strived to get the best possible grades throughout middle school and high school. I looked to challenge myself and took advanced placement classes. I don’t think I would have worked hard in high school, if I had not struggled earlier on, I would most likely be on a completely different life
Sophomore year began, and I became a student leader at robotics. I was the youngest leader there, most people started when they were juniors. I gained so much experience and so many valuable life skills that will help me throughout. I learned skills such as communication, and people management skills. This year was by far the most difficult in high school. I put so much time and dedication into robotics that I fell behind in school. By the end of the year I knew that I had to
I have to admit that I will not look fondly on my high school career. I spent most of my study time going out with my friends. I felt that I was paying my dues with the eight hours of boredom that began most of my days. Until now there were only a few classes that I enjoyed. In retrospect, I believe that it was my inability to choose the classes I took which resulted in my lack of enthusiasm on the ride to school each morning.
High school is a time in life when teenagers learn a lot about themselves. Personally I learned that I have to work hard to get what I want and that I could do anything that I set my mind to. For me coming to Rockhurst High School was initially a struggle. Although I was had straight A's before high school, I soon realized that high school could not be compared to middle school. The school district I came from was nonaccredited at the time and did not prepare me to be well equipped in high school. I knew that coming from one of the worst public school districts in Kansas City to going to one of the top private high school schools in Missouri, would not be easy and I was up for the challenge. Starting out freshman year I noticed that my grades were not what I had hoped for them to be and became very worried. Instead of taking the easy way out and transferring to an easier school I decided to challenge myself and stay at Rockhurst. At the end of my freshman year I
My freshman year, I was placed in a math class that I learned nothing from. Honestly, it was more of a free period than an actual class. The teacher rarely taught the class, and when he did it was only for a few minutes before he retreated back to his desk. On occasion he’d give us worksheets that were full of simple math that even a second grader could do, and we weren’t challenged to learn anything in the class at all. Due to not learning anything in that class, the next year of math class was extremely difficult for me and a lot of my peers. We were extremely behind, and the a lot of my peers and I got assigned to that year refused to take the time to explain things for us due to the fact that we should have already learned all of it. Even after countless nights of studying and turning to the internet in a desperate search for a new way to figure out the solution to every problem I was stuck on, I never fully understood anything that I was learning at the time. By the end of that semester, I was almost two years behind in the subject and I began to dread any type of math class when I saw it on my schedule. I would sit in my math classes and feel completely clueless about the subject, not understanding anything that my teacher was saying. While the some of the kids in the class got high grades
When I was fourteen years old, I learned algebra. My algebra teacher wasn’t the best. My mind didn’t connect with the teachers’ lessons and textbooks too well, and math was one of my weakest subjects. I would walk into my algebra class every afternoon wanting to run right back out. This was the first time I began struggling with math at a high level of difficulty. All my life I had been used to getting 0Bs and at times even As in my math class, however, all of this changed once I got into algebra in my eight grade year in middle school. I felt like I was the only person in my class hanging by the tip of the nail when it came to passing the class, meanwhile, everyone else was getting all the lessons and assignments
The first semester of high school goes with me really well, I see that high school isn’t hard like I usually think back when I was in middle school. At the beginning of the school year, I used to think that it’s hard to gets an A in high school classes, but now I see that getting an A in high school classes isn’t hard unless you put in your effort and use my mind to think about problems, and questions. When I was in middle school, I have a B for Algebra 1, and I thought that by getting into Geometry, which is a class that is above Algebra so it’s much be hard, and that I will not probably gets an A. After the first semester is almost over, I see that I have survived Geometry and that I still have an A- in Geometry, showing me that it’s either that I’m good at shapes, or it’s just luck.
Growing up math was always my strong subject, even though I never really applied myself, I was just going off what my teachers over the years have been telling me. I have never really went into depth with the things I was learning. Which is my downfall, and where my area of improvement is. In elementary school math was a breeze for me, since it was basically common sense to learn the material. However, when I got to middle school math had proven to be a challenge for me. Seventh grade math didn't really concern me, it was when I started eighth grade math, and got introduced to Algebra. It didn't help out at all that my teacher was notorious for failing many students before me and being a “bad” math teacher. I despised that class everyday for
My High School life has helped shape the way for my college experiences that I will face. My senior year in high school is not the same as many other high school students. I am taking many advanced classes to help me prepare for college. These classes help me better understand exactly how much harder I must work to succeed.
Me and math are like water and oil, we just don’t mix well together. For as long as I can remember I have gotten low grades in math. I think that it all started in 5th grade. In 4th grade we were doing long division and I was on the ball, on top of my game. When I started 5th grade everything got much harder for me to grasp ahold of. We learned about fractions and percents and proportions and I would get so upset because I couldn’t understand. I remember my teacher used to staple all of our tests together once a week and we had to get them signed by our parents. I felt so ash...
Becoming a civilized person required an education about the world around us. One must obtain an education to live in today’s society and live in America. Typically, the average school system consists of elementary school starting at five years old for six years, then middle school for three years, and finally high school for four years. During these years, a student gains an understanding of the world around us and how to live in a high-functioning society. While many children around the world do not have the guaranteed privilege of receiving an education, I was fortunate enough to go to school. The education I received was not perfect; I was faced with countless assignments and assessments that challenged me and often brought stress and pressure
My high school experience has been a very challenging and exciting 4 years. I have learned many things that will help me in life and I feel confident that I am ready for whatever obstacle I may face. High school has defined, shaped my character, and helped me to mature into the young woman that I am
Time flies so fast. Looking back, my high school is just like a movie, a lot of things happened. High School is four years of growing up and probably a time in your life where you go through the most changes. In high school you are able to discover yourself and find out who you are as a person. Each year is special and unique in their own way. My journey through high school was a tough one, especially because I decided to not only focus on academic work but also to invest quality time in extra curriculum activities. I wanted more than just academic excellence; I wanted to be a leader, I wanted to add value to every aspect of my life, I wanted a rounded education and not just mere schooling. My success story is what I will like to share with you; how I really made it and how this defines my personality. My journey in High School was scary, exciting, and successful.
Graduation: the last day that I would unwillingly set foot on the fields of Horizon High School. I could feel my heart beating out of my chest, and tried so hard to keep my feet moving one after the other in order to maintain my perfect stature. After the two hour wait of opening speeches, class songs, and the calling off of the five hundred plus names that were in front of me, it was finally my turn. As my row stood up and we walked towards the stage it had set in at last, this is it, I am done. My high school career ended on that night, but it didn’t close the book that is my life, it only started a new chapter, and with it came a whole slue of uncertainties.