Throughout my years in high school‚ I have faced many challenges‚ but one that has made a profound effect on me was history class. I remember how distraught my body was‚ the feeling of failure brushing against it. This was something I simply couldn’t forget‚ and it has changed my perspective of preparation forever. It was in the fall when I walked beyond the doors of my history class‚ optimism seeping through every step I took. My junior year is when I decided to take honors classes‚ to bestow a
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teachers focus more on testing than the information needed throughout life‚ and it judges kids on skills instead of knowledge. Standardized testing causes kids to have high anxiety. In the Midwestern states‚ a study was conducted using three elementary schools. The study was on the anxiety that mandated tests cause on children and teachers. One of the scales used to measure anxiety was the Children’s Tests Anxiety Scale‚ also known as CTAS‚ which assess children’s physiological and disengagement
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Five Year Goals As I am looking at my son‚ I’m thinking about my five-year goals. In five years‚ my son will be five years old and he’s going to be ready for kindergarten. I would like to work in a Head Start or similar daycare program. Right now‚ I am in school studying again and‚ if I had set a goal and really done what I wanted‚ I could have already graduated by now. I didn’t goals were important‚ but setting goals helps me stay motivated and focused. One of my biggest goals is to earn my associate’s
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My middle school years are very rough. Starting in 6th grade‚ I had drama all the time. Of course I never won the popularity test‚ so if being left out was a constant for me. I could be sitting by five girls and they would completely ignore me. In the mornings before school our lunch lady‚ use to sell breakfast burritos for all of the kids who got to school early. Every morning I would go and get a burrito‚ and every morning I would sit by myself and eat it. I remember telling my dad about all the
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Over the course of my high school years I have been involved in many different clubs‚ sports‚ and leadership roles that have impacted my life and allowed me to learn life lessons that I wouldn’t have learned otherwise. Being a leader and learning to use my voice has been a challenge for me that I have had to overcome to fill my roles in different activities. The first extracurricular activity that allowed me to really find my voice and get out of my comfort zone was volleyball. Volleyball has been
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reading or when the possibility arises. Nevertheless‚ reading is strongly encouraged at home but he also enjoys his pastime activity which was identified as playing football. It is evident in the responses provided by the administering of the Garfield Elementary Reading Survey that Johan’s overall attitude towards reading has been deemed to be very low. In the calculation of scores of rating‚ the total scores of the survey that was achieved by the student was forty-eight (48) points. These points were distributed
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On 4/22/2016 at approximately 1025 hours‚ I arrived at Glenn Elementary School to perform a routine patrol of the building. After entering the main entrance area I was advised by staff of a student walking out of Teacher Cheryl Westberry’s art class and attempting to leave the building. A few moments later the student was located the main entrance stairwell attempting to leave the school. The student was identified by staff as being Coreyon Williams (190169228). Secretary Judy Marsh was able to block
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During my four years of highschool I have not only taken the most rigorous classes in my school‚ but also had the opportunity to help and lead others while doing so. Starting freshman year I starting commanding a colorguard and taking us to multiple drill meets and events. At the end of my freshman year I was awarded multiple ribbons‚ the Most Outstanding Brass Award‚ and the Air Force JROTC American General Legion Military Excellence Award. I was also selected to be part of my unit’s officer corps
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time. Five years ago‚ I was living in Ethiopia. Back then‚ I did not really care about school‚ all I cared about was what thin ages usually want‚ like my outrageous collection of outfits and accessories. I use to use my parents’ money to buy what I want. I had a weird obsession to fashion. Being a thin age‚ I usually cause trouble and run from problems. I play with friends and stay outside home late night. I got easily bored staying home. I did not really have any major goals five years ago. I was
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As a person gets older‚ he becomes more serious and busier. If I compare my life now and five years ago‚ I would find some differences in my life style and my daily expenses‚ at the same time the similarity of being busy with study as now. Five years ago I was studying in the last stage of a specialized school‚ and I was planning to continue my study at any near academic lyceum. So‚ I concentrated on revising school subjects‚ and I did all home tasks on time as I do now. Interestingly‚ I spend
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