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Metamorphosis In Mrs. Luana's Little Learners Academy

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Metamorphosis
How, I, Alexandria Hardman went from a preschooler being placed in time-out in Mrs. Luana's, Little Learners Academy, to an eighteen-year-old, applying for college, and preparing for her three upcoming graduations.
Exploring my past, I looked at the cork board covered with pictures in my bedroom. I see my preschool graduation picture, with my grin full of baby teeth and blonde ringlets. It reminds me of the first time I remember feeling failure. As an only child, I was loquacious, which is how I ended up in time-out. I remember feeling shame, rejected, and isolated. I knew I did not want to feel these feelings again. I learned to keep quiet and pay attention. Following the rules became my motto.
While following the rules …show more content…

This path helped me discovered that dramatic events often have distant, even subtle causes. My family was effected by the 2008 housing crisis, just before the crisis, we moved to a new area, my dad started a new job, and we purchased a new home. Soon after my father was laid off and was unemployed on and off for two years. This was a stressful time in our lives, but also a time that brought me close to my dad who was "Mr. Mom" at the time. At the latest lay off he knew it was time for a drastic change. With the urging of a friend, he packed up his tool box and drove to Williston, North Dakota with no job and no place to live. He took a leap of faith, it was a gamble between success and failure. The day he arrived in Williston, he received a job and a place to stay. It was heartbreaking to have him leave. He is my hero, he moved fourteen hours away, worked seven days a week, twelve hours a day to support us.
More importantly, it brought us to the path we are on today. As a family, we decided to move closer to Williston, our goal was to have dad visit monthly instead of quarterly. He did not want me growing up in the oil field, but he did not want to miss my childhood. We would move to somewhere in Montana. This was our fourth move and the security of 'home' was gone. Moving a lot made it difficult to maintain long-term close relationships, resulting in no roots, or permanence …show more content…

It is exciting to discover solutions to problems that affect others, as I am able to do this as I tutor students in algebra and chemistry at Montana State University Billings. I take an active interest in math and science and plan to get a degree in Chemical Engineering with a teaching options with the hope of being there to develop the next lithium ion battery, invent a new material to replace plastic, or develop a new liquid to replace soda. I love sharing math and science with college students and have specifically enjoyed helping out a disabled college student. Students are extraordinary in their own way. Finding out how to help them discover and share their gifts is

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