Reflection Essay Cierra Tigard 02/28/2012 Leadership For the last three years I had been dreading taking Leadership class. I had heard that the class was extremely difficult and you had to devote a lot of your hours to planning, brainstorming and setting up for your events. I’ve never really been a leader, I’ve always been more than willing to let another student stand up and take initiave. The first day of class in the Lecture/Drama room I felt like the large amount of students was intimidating, I felt small and out of my comfort zone, it seemed like my plan of waiting to take Leadership when I was an upperclassman did not give me the upper hand like I had hoped. The speech Mrs. Holler had given had placed a heavy weight on my shoulders, my schedule was already so difficult, and I didn’t think that I would be able to be successful with a class that required so much devotion.
I have seen students go to college because their parents forced them to, then cut classes, not study, do way too much partying, and get poor grades. Far too often these kids end up dropping out and never finishing college--what a waste of time and money! Now don't get me wrong, I very strongly advocate going to college, but only for people who have what it takes to be successful in college, including having a desire to go in the first place. If a teenager went all through high school cutting classes, goofing off, getting poor grades and barely graduating, then what do you think is most likely to happen if they go straight to college from high school? Besides, you have to consider that teenagers are still young, naive and inexperienced.
Let me also take this opportunity to personally say a big thanks to Mark. It was a stipulation for the wedding that the Mark wasn’t allowed to look better than the Best Man and I’m pleased to say Mark has more than kept up his end of the bargain. I would also like to thank both sets of parents who have shown great support to the happy couple in the build up to this special day. You have played a pivotal role on this momentous occasion. To show your love, to respect, and to cherish the moment.
Not everyone is so lucky. While I have never denied my sexuality, I haven’t publicly acknowledged it either, until now. So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me. Being gay has given me a deeper understanding of what it means to be in the minority and provided a window into the challenges that people in other minority groups deal with every day. It’s made me more empathetic, which has led to a richer life.
Free Write The changes that I listed in my change wheel have effected my life tremendously and I wouldn’t change them for the world. Some of the global changes like the drinking age have not also affected my life. They have almost got me into some trouble but gave me some great times and memories to remember for the rest of my life and maybe even pass on as wise stories for my kids. My changes that have been listed will also make great wise tales and stories for my kids to hopefully learn from and listen to as advice for the world they will be growing up in. The fact being that the world they grow up in will surely be much different than the way I knew it at my age now as the same for my parents.
First, the high school students should have special treatment. Many athlete students have many absences because of too much practices and road trips. They do not have energy to study. They miss many exams. The school gives special treatment to the students so they could have better or higher grades and they could go to college.
Since I was just graduated from high school, so for me campus is much larger than my high school and I need to come to every class with the map. All of my classes are in different buildings, and it always takes me a long time to get to another class. In fact, I don’t like here at all, because the classes were huge, teachers speak fast, no friends in the same classes with me. And since the classes are huge, I am afraid of asking questions in class. Although there are a lot of things that I don’t like in the campus, I still enjoy the food and environment here.
I was told that when you become a junior that’s when everything starts to get harder and you have to buckle down meaning no time for friends and really no weekend because it was going to require a lot of work, but I was sure that if I got through middle school, 9th and 10th grade that it would be no different than any other grade level class that I had taken already and passed. I was receiving an assignment in all classes to complete during the summer. I started the work, but it was so boring that I never finished the work. As time went on, my grades affected me, so I had to get tutoring if I wanted to be able to play football in the upcoming season. As I spent more time trying to bring up my grade in one class, my grades began to suffer in my other classes.
We are often quoted as not understanding what our young ones are going through. In my opinion, our children lose out if not properly reared. The first website I found is titled “Raising Boys Today” and the web address is http://www.preteenagerstoday.com/resources/articles/boys.htm. The author to this site is Jennifer Nelson, and her purpose is to educate parents on raising teenage boys. I found it easy to read for the article is in every day terms that allows easy association between my son and the article.
Is college different from high school? This is a very common question between students that plain to continue their education after high school. I know many students would think as I did. “Nah College is not that hard, it’s just a little bit different from what we are adapted to.” That’s what I used to think before I started FIU; then, I realized I was wrong; everything is different (at least for me). Being involved in college is such a whole new experience for our future and for our life.