What Is Perseverance Essay

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My whole life I have had someone telling me what I can’t do, or that it will be so hard you I could never complete the task. If I had listened to all the people telling me what I can’t do, I wouldn’t be where I am today. Sometimes, along the way I have even surprised myself. Perseverance has really been my key to staying motivated and helped me meet the goals I have set forth to this point. My current goal is to finish my Bachelors of Science in Social Work through Keuka College. With my long-term goal of earning my Master’s Degree and become a licensed Social Worker. With this degree, I would love to work in the prison system or as a dual diagnosis counselor. This would allow me to tie all my degrees together. While attending school, I have …show more content…

One in-particular social issue that captured my attention is the Common Core State Standards. This in part could be due to the fact that I have an elementary student at home. Common Core State Standards were implemented the year my child started school. Since the implementation it hasn't had effects on him until this last year when he has had to take the state tests. I can relate to how parents can get upset with curriculum changes. I had to see how it would affect my child and because he started when the changes occurred it had little effect on him. He didn’t have to change a way of learning. It became the only way he knew how to learn. Thankfully this was to his benefit, but not all children were so …show more content…

Social workers contribute on many levels with this issue. They have to help the students, and their families overcome the changes and find ways in which they can grow and become successful. The change occurred on a Macro level but affects even those on a micro level. One issue I have with the common core curriculum is that it hasn’t been consistent. The whole point of its implementation in the first place was to make it consistent across the United States, now states are able to opt out of it. Parents can opt out of their child taking the tests. Kind of defeat the purpose if I might add. It is also important as a social worker to be self-aware on social issues and not let biases affect how they address issues like this with their

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