My marking caused me to: delve into my past academic devotion, review the reasons behind my marking, and attempt to change my future. ... Finally, I molded my future by setting my goals and self-expectations. ... Frank Herbert once said, "Without Change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. ... Through my methods I truly believe that I embraced the change and shaped it in a way that would benefit me in my future. ...
Once I got to jr. high it became even harder for me to be in school. ... They fail to see that this is the place where their children can succeed and have a chance at a better future. ... Literacy can ultimately inspire many once it is being promoted though. ... Which is a great liberation for our future family and our past. ... Our future generations won't have to start from the bottom anymore. ...
Throughout high school i earned straight A's, but once i reached college there seemed to be something missing, i failed class after class with no care in the world. Since that first moment in Physical Geology i have increased my grades in every subject and have taken my future back into my own hands. ... The once straight A student cared less about his schooling less then he had ever in his life. ... Without this class i would be working my life away at some low paying boring job, with no goal for my future. ...
I never fully realized in the earlier grades how important high school success, as measured by GPA, would be to my future life, and as a result I am applying to college with seemingly contradictory measures of my ability to perform college-level work. ... Armed with my new attitude and my understanding of the extreme importance of earning good grades to signal my capacity to work responsibly, I"m confident that I will never revert to the student I once was. ... However, with my new goal-oriented nature, I will realize that I am working towards my college degree and my future success, and I w...
Factors like corporate greed is a major motivator, people love money and once they have it they want to keep it, wealth is then unequally distributed among employees. ... Schooling is probably both cause and effect; first money needs to be invested in school to have the cause and effect reaction to take place, once it is triggered it is like dominoes. ... If money is not funded, then the quality of education is lowered, creating a less efficient future worker. It is hard to imagine that the poverty rate that was once falling for four straight years, has risen again. ... Then maybe there is h...
Applying is so difficult for future undergraduates because when going off to college the students get to choose their future school. ... When applying for colleges it is essential to find out as much information as you can on your future home. ... Applying for the future school of choice can be difficult, but the acceptance letter makes it all worth it. ... With that being said, the dorm or wherever the future student is staying, is not just like their room at home. ... While it is nice to have some alone time, it is nice to be able to go and talk to someone every once in a while. ...
As soon as a student is willing to educate himself, he can act in response to future goals. ... High school students actively participate to plan out their future. ... A poor lifestyle choice like this only leads to adversity and a mediocre future. But once accepted into college, students work directly towards their future. ... It is poor on a person's part not to accomplish the future he/she wishes to achieve. ...
When the lesson students learn in school is one that exhausts them and sets them up for an unhealthy lifestyle in their future, it is time for a change. ... They are only young once. ... More time in high school will benefit students now and in the future....
Dropping out of school in the tenth grade really put a damper on things and, in actuality, clouded the vision I had of my future. ... Where I was going to go, and what future, if any, did I have? ... Once home, I was greeted by smiles and approval. ... I would use that old cliché about "JUST SAYING NO- and applied that to the thoughts of my depressing future at the time. ...
But, goals can't be impractical, they need to be achievable or else you are just setting yourself up for disappointment in the future when these goals are not met. ... In the future, I plan on exploring a profession as a child therapist or possibly a lawyer. ... In fact, I'm somewhat of a therapist for my peers, they often come to me with their problems seeking advice and I take pride in that, I take pride in helping my friends sort out their problems and once they are, the thought that I had taken part in making them happier brightens my week. ... I think that having an influence on...
About 9 percent of all students are victimized at least once during a six-month period. ... Because the future of the nation lies in the hands of the children, they should be able to receive an education without fear and unnecessary burden. ...
Once Brandon was two years old, his parents decided to travel and move back to Georgia where both sides of their families were originally from. ... He was a responsible young boy that started to develop more skills like leadership and courage once Brandon mother's placed him into Cub Scouts. ... Once entering the sixth grade at Perry Middle School, Brandon transitioned into Boy Scouts. ... Brandon was active in a few organizations like Future Business Leaders of America, Student Council, and National Technical Society. ... An air mattress is a mattress that has tubes of air, that enters t...
Examining the book closely, the real escape that the "author " Wes Moore had in his life for a better future was the determination from his mother. ... The Bronx would not have saved him alone because it turned out that violence and crime had crept into what once a close knit community over the years. ... It did not take long for Wes to be seen back on the streets doing drug deals and robbing banks, he had let himself fall apart when he for once in his life was getting it together. ... Overall, his weakness and temptation got the best of him and led him down the wrong path once again; however,...
Patrice Lyons says in an article at Fastweb.com that "once you are enrolled in a four year college, you can focus on classes you want to take as part of your major, rather than spending money on classes you need to take". ... Edu "50%-70% of students change their majors at least once, most will change at least three times before they graduate". ... It pressures you to go to school so you will be somebody in the future and it makes more and more kids to go to school. ... He believed once he got this degree that his job opportunities were going to go through the roof and that...
My mom has always pushed me to be the best I can be, but by doing what I have done I realized I have broken her heart. Now I will do the best I can to make up for my mistakes and not put my life to a waste. I want to succeed in everything I do and I will accomplish that by choosing good friends that...
Some of us are going to college, whether it is two-year, four-year, in-state, out-of-state, or wherever, but wherever you end up, I want all of you to do what Wendy Wasserstein once said, "Don't live down to expectations, but go out there and do something remarkable." ... Like the handshakes in the halls between classes, running out to our cars for lunch, driving by Dianes to see if anybody we know is up there, just looking out of the high school windows and looking at the playground we once ran around on, these are the memories we need to remember because the parties, dances, and the ga...
What these angry students and parents fail to mention is that fact that not only did they fail this test once, but 6 times. ... I for one am for the FCAT because students today are the future for this country, and I am probably not the only one who wants a country full of people who don't know how to read and comprehend. ...
Going to University is a major step for everyone. There are hopes and dreams for the future. For a teenager who is taking this step, there are many stresses to deal with. One stress is moving out so that they are closer to the university, another is getting a job to pay for the tuition, or mai...
This year's graduating class entered high school at the tail end of the last century. To us, it probably seems like a century ago. A teenager's world always changes during high school, and that's always hard enough. But the whole world changed while we were in high school. Besides the usual teen...
To me, I study because my parents want me to have a better education than they did and because I need to do something for my future. ... I always hung out with friends and played games online without thinking about my future. ... Similarly with the story The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, the boy Junior wants to improve his life by gaining enough education so that he could move on and have a better future. ... They could be doing just because their parents want them to become a doctor or an engineer and that would give them so much pride and respect with their acquaintances in th...
Realizing this now doesn't really change my many passed mistakes, but it will change my future. ... I became indifferent towards everything, I lacked in my schoolwork, acted out, not really caring about how this may affect my future, but little did I know that ninth grade would be so hard! ... So, in good faith, Grade yourself and be kind use a curve every once in a while it doesn't hurt. ... The experiences I have in high school, will stay with me forever and hopefully my new attitude will enable me to responsibly and maturely pursue my own interests, and create a better future. ...
Not only was he my teacher, but a good friend who incorporated me with a life-time of significant lessons which I would base my future on. ... The next week had arrived, and the students gathered into his class once more that afternoon. ... In fact, I was hoping to set a good example for the future upperclassmen at my school. ...
