Luckily I did not get sucked into that bad group of kids. I attended middle school at North Brandywine in Coatesville. I moved to Twin Valley School District in 9th grade. First impressions mean a lot to me and Twin Valley really left an impression. On the second day of my high school career, we had a bomb threat.
I was a full time student back in 97-99 and it amazes me every day how things have changed. Classes are so open ended now. I didn’t have one quiz or test this semester. Everything seems to be papers and opinions are finally OK when in the past they were not! There are so many things I learned in highschool but it’s not until college and if you happen to pick the right classes, that you really learn the important and interesting stuff.
A life that achieves prosperity has no clear-cut line. A person must find his or her own way. However, It is quite possible that a clear mind is the best medicine for sadness and the first step to happiness. As a person who battled doubt and guilt my whole freshman year of college, I know this all too well. In my very first year of college at Morehead State University, every time I would get a moment to think to myself I’d find that only troubles were waiting to reappear.
When I look back on when I was in school which was about twenty- nine years ago, I do not remember ever seeing as much diversity in the classroom as there is today. I can remember a time when a child could say I am the only minority in my class, or that I am the only girl or boy in my class. Society has grown so much that today’s classrooms are made up of all different types of ethnicity and race. Change is inevitable and diversity is the essence of life whether it is an animal, plant or human (York, 2006). Young children notice difference in others they notice the difference in the color of their skin, the difference in the size and shape of people, and the difference in the texture of hair.
When people say, how does it feel to be returning to school? I look at them and say im not returning, im continuing. I went from high school directly into college. I graduated in May of this year and then started my first class at ashford on the 27th of September. I was kind of scared to first start but as I got into my first class, it got a lot easier.
High School compared to middle school Before I entered high school, I thought it was going to be easy. I now realize that I was very wrong. I thought I would hardly ever get homework and that I would have tons of time to relax at home. I didn’t realized it would be so much work. I will tell you what you are enjoying now in middle school and how high school is compared to all the things you get to do.
Middle school is full of surprises, but as long as you have that one best friend by your side through everything, it will be the best experience ever. The thing I’m going to miss most about middle school is the experience of being able to still act like a kid. I entered into 6th grade as a young, immature girl. I used silly excuses for not doing my homework and never took responsibility for my own actions. Now, as I’m leaving 8th grade, I know I’ve grown into a mature, responsible young woman.
Since having no college degree, I knew that good jobs would be hard to find. I decided it was time for me to make a life changing decision. I started with returning to college to earn my degree. Even though returning to college will be a life changing experience for me. Returning to school has been a dream of mines since I graduated from high school.
I was the best student in that class, and as a reward the teacher allowed me to work on my board and gear whenever I wanted to. Suddenly Joseph and James walk into the room, thankfully the day was over and I picked up my board and gear and walked past them both avoiding another conversation. Half way away from school I can hear James, Mark and Joseph calling after me, I was so entranced with how I would break the new to my mom and bother. That I forgot James, Mark and Joseph lived on the same street as me and we normally walked home
We had finally completed high school and were ready to move on to the next step in our life: college. The moment the head master of my school had announced us as the graduating class of 2011, we all tossed our caps into the air and we were happier than ever. As soon as we paraded out of the ceremony, sadness began to emerge. We were saddened because most of us were moving on to different colleges and we were not going to be able to enjoy each other’s company everyday like we did in high school. Although many people have told me that the best times of your life are spent in college, I knew I would still miss my friends from high school as we moved on to the next chapter in our lives.