“The first bricks laid are more important than the last.” This anonymous quote has been a miniature motivation patch on my Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi for the past two years. Toxic thoughts in my body and mind has been minimized and my career has been on tracked ever since I started jiu-jitsu. The bonds I have with my friends and family is more powerful than ever than the time I anxiously made the choice to step on the mat. Like most teens in America, I sometimes (if not always) find myself in scary school situations. The same mindset exercises that are used in my jiu-jitsu training applies straight back into school. Whenever I get negative feedback on my school work or a lecture from an all-up-in-your-face teacher, I do not panic. Instead, I
Through my life I’ve had many special accomplishments, but the one that meant the most to me was the time when I got my second degree black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do. I currently am a second degree black belt with 8 years of consistent training. My journey through this experience was not at all easy. In fact, I had to go through much dedication, time, and sacrifice. My training involved me going to practice 4 days a week, not including tournaments, weekend practices, and times when I went to practice when I wasn’t required to. All this training prepared me for tests that I had to earn in order to get my next belt; many people have failed, but I’ve never failed a single test. In my preparation for becoming a second degree, I’ve also had to assist
The first lesson that many people like is how all classrooms are run by fear (Esquith, 6.) Students usually remember the first day of each grade; they are usually scared to death of the teacher. They would be scared, mainly because of the things they had recently heard about the teacher, or the way the teacher was acting. However, what Rafe tries to portray is that not only the students have fear, but the teachers also have fear. All students are afraid of change. A new teacher, a new grade, and new material they have to learn. Students are also afraid they are going to get in trouble or they are afraid of failure. Believe it or not teachers are also fearful. They are more fearful of not knowing the material they have to
In the novel, Zeitoun, Kathy tried many times to convince Zeitoun into evacuating, when hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. Unfortunately she was unsuccessful, and therefore he stayed in the city through the hurricane. The novel, explains Zeitoun’s obstinate refusal to evacuate from New Orleans with his wife and children during the hurricane. “[Zeitoun's] grandmother had stayed put during countless storms in her home on Arwad Island, and he planned to do the same. A home was worth fighting for.”(Zeitoun, 70, Eggers). Despite the fact that a house is may seem replaceable, this is actually symbolic of assimilation in the United States, just like Zeitoun’s grandmother refused to leave her house during many storms on Award Island, Zeitoun's has now settled in New Orleans and he is not planning on leaving.
Dr. Debra Koss ( child psychiatrist) believes that in our society today teens and parents face more stress and pressures than ever before. When a student acts up the first thought should not be punishment but what is going wrong in this young one’s life and how can it be helped. In Fund du Lac High School three hundred fifty-eight freshman out of six hundred thirty-two participated in mental health screening and sixty-four percent of the students tested were diagnosed with a mental illness. Many factors are contributing to this bad school environment ranging from overworked students, students ridiculing other students and faculty that genuinely do not care about the students. A teacher, who does not take interest in the students and does not do their best to make sure their students succeed, risks destroying their students confidence. 8,300 students drop out on a average day. These students say they drop because they don't feel safe, they can't keep up, they couldn't attend everyday or they did not have the confidence they would finish the class. Students everyday are either dropping out or hurting themselves because of the events that happen inside these school buildings. Forty percent of parents say children experience the most stress from academics. Chronic stress causes a sense of panic which causes more stress. “Despite whatever is going on -if you are a bit depressed, stressed, or overwhelmed you want to put up this positive
Knowing your students’ moods and identifying when a student is having emotional issues or aggression needs to be a priority and redirecting the student by allowing them to choose to a walk, talk, run a class activity, whatever is required to build the student’s feeling of acceptance and increased self-esteem. Providing opportunities for pleasurable completion, for example Kahoot or Jeopardy, during a unit lesson could increase a student’s academic
Verbal Judo is a 138 page book, written by George J. Thompson, Ph. D. and was published in March 2004. It is classified as a nonfiction, personal growth, self help and communication genre. Verbal Judo is based on the art of words and how to utilize them in various situations, in everyday life. The following three chapters left an impression on me; chapter two: The Language of Guidance, chapter four: The Language of Persuasion and chapter eight: The Language of Enforcement. They remained me of situations that have occurred in my own personal life, while I was growing up. This book has opened my eyes to think and solve problems from a different perspective then I would have done so before reading it.
Bullies run rampant through the halls of schools across America, but fellow students are not always the problem. Teachers bully their students by using verbal abuse, causing unnecessary stress, or putting the student in harm's way. Students need the help and support of their mentors to achieve their academic goals. When the teacher becomes the bully, students cannot get the most out of their classes. Personal cases from students of Tinora High School and Karen Eubank show different ways that a teacher can cause more harm than good.
As I say goodbye to the sport I've loved for the past two years, I look back at the moments where I've wanted to give up and just quit. But more importantly, I remember what got me back on track. " Champions aren't made under the bright lights in front of a crowd, they're made on those early mornings and humid afternoons where you'd rather be asleep" Through the countless injuries and setbacks I've faced these past years, all the workouts I went through, I can finally say I've given everything I can to my sport. I may not have reached all the goals I've set out for myself, but I know I did everything in my power to do so.
A popular saying around every gym, field, track, and weight room is that it, no matter what activity “it” is that a sportsman is participating in, is ten percent physical and ninety percent mental. For the kids who hear this daily, it is nothing more than a hollow statement a coach says to make them feel better about being physically subordinate to their opponents. I have heard this mantra throughout my life on the baseball field, football field, track, gymnasium, in the weight room, and on the wrestling mat. Just like those poor aforementioned kids being yelled at by their coach, this statement just bounced off me, never finding a sticking place among all my doubt and insecurity. Nowhere was this more true that on the wrestling mat; Coach Jaimez has told my teammates and I this countless times, and not once throughout my first four years of wrestling did this ever sink in. I am ashamed of this, as those athletes in the know, whether they be in High School or draped in their nation’s flag competing for a gold medal, know that this statement could not be more true for the sport of wrestling. Wrestling is a mental sport that is determined by a competitor’s decision to focus on himself rather than his opponent and the competitor’s confidence in himself and his potential to succeed.
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion” ~ Muhammad
On the first day of school in the first grade, I walked into class without foreseeing the terrible things to come. I was fearful of my classmates and of being wrong. Everyone in Mrs. Moore’s first grade class was friendly, but I thought otherwise. She assigned me a desk in the back by myself, except for another boy. His name was Troy Schrimsher. I sat down and took in the sights of the classroom. Troy had interrupted my thoughts. He said, “Do you know karate?” It was the first time I had heard that, and it wasn’t going to be the last. This racial stereotype, as well as my introversion, caused me to be unapproachable and not to have friends.
Fear. As I walked into the huge, unfamiliar building of Gibson Southern High School on my first day of freshmen year, I shook with terror. New teachers, new people, new classes, and a new environment that I yearned to explore, but anxiety filled my body. I had previously attended Haubstadt Community School, where I finally felt comfortable and now everything seemed frightening and different. Although my body told me not to, I forced myself to push through the day with a positive attitude. After all, this would be my home for the next four years.
One of the many prevalent themes in Apocalyptic Science Fiction is the ongoing presence of science vs. religion. The debate between the two has been studied among society for many years. Though I would argue that this was not always the case. The debate between science and religion began to take place once society began to advance. Moreover when the separation of church and state was accepted. This paper will critically analyse the relationship of science vs. religion. Furthermore, study the presence of this relationship in the following examples; Planet of the Apes, The Machine Stops, and I am Legend.
Judo has been a large part of my life since I was six years old. Twenty-one years have passed since I started judo, and the role that it has played in my life has transformed tremendously over the years. To me, judo has always been a sport. I have practiced countless of hours on perfecting the technique of my throws, sweeps, pins, chokes, and armbars, and my work has paid off in competition. I have competed in multiple tournaments on the national and international scope, and I have won awards in both shiai (sparring) and kata (form). However, judo to me changed into so much more after my experience at the 2015 Special Olympics World Games during the summer after my high school junior year.
The purpose of this essay is to argue choice in education for your child or children. Being a parent from a middle class to poor neighborhood, not seeing your child excel in education as you know they could. Fighting the school system trying to get a better education for child. The school system failing and passing children through without them being able to read or write a paper. This is the reason for the research on charter schools verse traditional public schools and choosing something better to help children succeed in education. This paper talks about the charter schools and the how they came about, and the vision and when the first charter school came into existence. The growth of charter schools since the first one was established, and how the results in the performance and effectiveness can vary from state to state. The main point is we all have choices and it should be no different when it comes to choosing a better education for children.