Reflective Essay On Post Secondary Education

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My stomach turns as my name echoes through the air. It was time for my turn. At this moment, I felt unprepared. Regret rushed through me. I should have read through this essay again, or stayed up longer the night before. Was there a way around this? Sweat fell from my face. Suddenly, I’m reminded of a nightmare I had as a child. I had been screaming in the middle of the street, though no sound came out. My old fear of public speaking has returned. I felt years’ worth of special education classes, and speech classes were for nothing. This workshop was my first major test of post-secondary education. I could not fail. Taking a deep breath, I stood up and read my essay. Thinking back, I remembered how I dealt with my past academic struggles. …show more content…

I had surgery to correct a vision problem, and ear tubes to help with ear infections. By intervening with these issues, contribute a lot to catching up with my peers. My parents, especially my mother, were deeply involved in helping me succeed. She attended meetings, keep informed on my progress, and most importantly was my biggest support system. Even from an early age, I knew how important parental involvement in education was. The fact that people cared about me succeeding, was all the motivation, I needed.
During my special education courses, I gained a love for reading. Admittedly, I developed this adoration for books because of my special education classes. It is my firm belief that without these classes my love of reading would not have happened because I would have grown frustrated that I was behind in my education. I avoid difficult subjects, like math, because I’m not good at it. Getting the help I need, made be excel with reading. I loved reading so much that I participated in a reading competition that I won three years in a row. Because of my love of reading, it led to a desire to

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