My Educational Odyssey
My Educational Odyssey
1st Grade - Put others before yourself
“As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.” - Bear Grylls
Boy Scouts instilled a discipline in me that is difficult to come across elsewhere. The program teaches you to be responsible and respectful, while still learning about nifty science tricks and the fundamentals of sports. The camaraderie was also great, especially during the various camping trips where we were able to be close to nature while we learned about plants and animals. One of the most valuable lessons taught was to always put others in front of yourself in everything, no matter what. For example, scouts were taught to be willing to let others go before them …show more content…
in line and to always be generous to those with little to spare. Our pack assisted in cleaning up parks and roadsides as a service to the community. For the short time I was involved in the program, I had learned many lessons about character. Altogether, Boy Scouts was a great experience, but more importantly, I learned to put others in front of myself. I made friends and enjoyed hanging out with them at camps while being taught valuable life skills.
2nd Grade - Teamwork
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” - Michael Jordan
After a few years of Boy Scouts, I quit and joined basketball, to be physically active and to try something unfamiliar to me. Competing in basketball showed me that being a team is always important and that one team member cannot achieve victory alone without a team. No one can take on an entire team by themselves, so everyone must work together to succeed. One player might be extraordinary at shooting, but they may be horrible at defending or passing. Even though I wasn’t a great shooter, I still played my part and helped to defend and pass to other players so that they could score and win the match for the team.
Overall, basketball was a memorable experience for me because it kept me active and taught me the importance of teamwork and that I alone cannot win the game, I can only support the team.
4th Grade - Do your best
“If you give it your all, a win will feel deserved and a loss won’t hold regret.” - Unknown After having joined basketball, I decided to try soccer as my next sport.
My overall experience with soccer was rough as our team rarely won any games. Consequently, I picked up that as along as I was trying my hardest and doing my best, it was indifferent if our team won or lost. This lesson is vital no matter what happens since not everyone can be outstanding in everything and everyone will eventually fail at something. In a way, this experience was similar to my basketball experience because I was compelled to give my all so I could support my team even if we never won a game. I felt that teamwork was tremendously powerful because we must keep our hopes of winning …show more content…
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To conclude, soccer was another memorable experience in that it taught me to try my best and not to be upset when our team lost and to continue practicing teamwork.
5th Grade - Terrific experiences can come out of bad situations
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” - Martin Luther King Jr.
One influential lesson I learned this year was that terrific circumstances can come out of unfortunate situations. In the beginning of 5th grade, I needed to select a partner for a massive project, but I had to work with someone I didn’t know at all. We vigorously worked together on the assignment and we eventually got to know each other. Zac was his name and we have been friends to this day. Our friendship has highly influenced each other's life. Never in my life have I met anybody else who has made me laugh so hard and has given been so sarcastic. Nevertheless, from meeting Zac I learned to be an excellent friend and to not despair at terrible situations, seeing as superb things can definitely come out of them.
Our friendship has changed my life and shown that you can meet amazing people that can come out of unlucky situations. Zac and I have been great friends since that day in 5th grade, and our friendship will hopefully continue for a long time.
6th Grade - An appreciation of music
“Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable.” - Leonard Bernstein
During middle school, I was in the band and I played the trumpet.
Being in the band opened me up to all different forms of music that I could enjoy. Playing the trumpet influenced my life by giving me a new hobby that I could enjoy with multiple people from our class. Almost all of my friends had joined the band at the time, and it gave me a common experience with them.
Being in the band changed my life by giving me an appreciation of music and giving me a common hobby with my friends. Even though I ended up quitting to clear up my high school schedule, I don’t regret signing up for the band in middle school.
7th Grade - Finding something you’re good at
“The only way to great work is to love what you do.” - Steve Jobs In 7th grade, I gave up playing basketball and soccer to undertake Science Olympiad. I joined in order to find something I enjoyed to a greater extent and an activity I was more useful at. Science Olympiad was perfect for me because I could do fun projects that involved science while doing being involved with my friends. There is a multitude of events anyone can participate in. For example, creating games from scratch, building an electric powered vehicle, or studying astronomy or meteorology are all things I have tried so far. I had finally found my
passion.
To conclude, Science Olympiad is a pleasurable and interesting competition and I have even won a few medals and ribbons from the invitationals. I had finally found something I was exceptional at.
8th Grade - Working hard
“ I prefer to earn it, it makes me appreciate it more.” - Unknown
At the end of 8th grade, I received the 4.0 honor roll achievement for the middle school. Achieving this award showed me that my diligent work had paid off, and the certificate motivated me to do my very best in the coming years of high school as well. All my previous work for the last 3 years had finally paid off by doing all my homework, studying for tests, and creating projects. Instead, I could have been lazy and decided to not care about my grade. I learned from middle school that I have to put in time and effort if I want to succeed and get a high GPA and multiple scholarships. I could appreciate my success as a student and be prepared to work hard in high school. Altogether, my 4.0 honor roll proved to me that all my persistence had paid off and my hard work was all worth it in the end.
1st Grade - Put others before yourself
“As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.” - Bear Grylls
Boy Scouts instilled a discipline in me that is difficult to come across elsewhere. The program teaches you to be responsible and respectful, while still learning about nifty science tricks and the fundamentals of sports. The camaraderie was also great, especially during the various camping trips where we were able to be close to nature while we learned about plants and animals. One of the most valuable lessons taught was to always put others in front of yourself in everything, no matter what. For example, scouts were taught to be willing to let others go before them …show more content…
in line and to always be generous to those with little to spare. Our pack assisted in cleaning up parks and roadsides as a service to the community. For the short time I was involved in the program, I had learned many lessons about character. Altogether, Boy Scouts was a great experience, but more importantly, I learned to put others in front of myself. I made friends and enjoyed hanging out with them at camps while being taught valuable life skills.
2nd Grade - Teamwork
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” - Michael Jordan
After a few years of Boy Scouts, I quit and joined basketball, to be physically active and to try something unfamiliar to me. Competing in basketball showed me that being a team is always important and that one team member cannot achieve victory alone without a team. No one can take on an entire team by themselves, so everyone must work together to succeed. One player might be extraordinary at shooting, but they may be horrible at defending or passing. Even though I wasn’t a great shooter, I still played my part and helped to defend and pass to other players so that they could score and win the match for the team.
Overall, basketball was a memorable experience for me because it kept me active and taught me the importance of teamwork and that I alone cannot win the game, I can only support the team.
4th Grade - Do your best
“If you give it your all, a win will feel deserved and a loss won’t hold regret.” - Unknown After having joined basketball, I decided to try soccer as my next sport.
My overall experience with soccer was rough as our team rarely won any games. Consequently, I picked up that as along as I was trying my hardest and doing my best, it was indifferent if our team won or lost. This lesson is vital no matter what happens since not everyone can be outstanding in everything and everyone will eventually fail at something. In a way, this experience was similar to my basketball experience because I was compelled to give my all so I could support my team even if we never won a game. I felt that teamwork was tremendously powerful because we must keep our hopes of winning …show more content…
high.
To conclude, soccer was another memorable experience in that it taught me to try my best and not to be upset when our team lost and to continue practicing teamwork.
5th Grade - Terrific experiences can come out of bad situations
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” - Martin Luther King Jr.
One influential lesson I learned this year was that terrific circumstances can come out of unfortunate situations. In the beginning of 5th grade, I needed to select a partner for a massive project, but I had to work with someone I didn’t know at all. We vigorously worked together on the assignment and we eventually got to know each other. Zac was his name and we have been friends to this day. Our friendship has highly influenced each other's life. Never in my life have I met anybody else who has made me laugh so hard and has given been so sarcastic. Nevertheless, from meeting Zac I learned to be an excellent friend and to not despair at terrible situations, seeing as superb things can definitely come out of them.
Our friendship has changed my life and shown that you can meet amazing people that can come out of unlucky situations. Zac and I have been great friends since that day in 5th grade, and our friendship will hopefully continue for a long time.
6th Grade - An appreciation of music
“Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable.” - Leonard Bernstein
During middle school, I was in the band and I played the trumpet.
Being in the band opened me up to all different forms of music that I could enjoy. Playing the trumpet influenced my life by giving me a new hobby that I could enjoy with multiple people from our class. Almost all of my friends had joined the band at the time, and it gave me a common experience with them.
Being in the band changed my life by giving me an appreciation of music and giving me a common hobby with my friends. Even though I ended up quitting to clear up my high school schedule, I don’t regret signing up for the band in middle school.
7th Grade - Finding something you’re good at
“The only way to great work is to love what you do.” - Steve Jobs In 7th grade, I gave up playing basketball and soccer to undertake Science Olympiad. I joined in order to find something I enjoyed to a greater extent and an activity I was more useful at. Science Olympiad was perfect for me because I could do fun projects that involved science while doing being involved with my friends. There is a multitude of events anyone can participate in. For example, creating games from scratch, building an electric powered vehicle, or studying astronomy or meteorology are all things I have tried so far. I had finally found my
passion.
To conclude, Science Olympiad is a pleasurable and interesting competition and I have even won a few medals and ribbons from the invitationals. I had finally found something I was exceptional at.
8th Grade - Working hard
“ I prefer to earn it, it makes me appreciate it more.” - Unknown
At the end of 8th grade, I received the 4.0 honor roll achievement for the middle school. Achieving this award showed me that my diligent work had paid off, and the certificate motivated me to do my very best in the coming years of high school as well. All my previous work for the last 3 years had finally paid off by doing all my homework, studying for tests, and creating projects. Instead, I could have been lazy and decided to not care about my grade. I learned from middle school that I have to put in time and effort if I want to succeed and get a high GPA and multiple scholarships. I could appreciate my success as a student and be prepared to work hard in high school. Altogether, my 4.0 honor roll proved to me that all my persistence had paid off and my hard work was all worth it in the end.