The education we receive today holds the power to shape the individuals we will be in the future. Not only does our education aid our choices throughout school, but also the choices we make in our personal lives like where we choose to work and how we portray ourselves to society. Personally, I have enjoyed my educational experience. I have enjoyed learning new concepts and interacting with new people. Of course, there are obstacles along the way. However, these obstacles have given me the opportunity to realize my strengths and weaknesses and learn to improve in both areas. As a student, I hold onto my perseverance, seek guidance from influential figures in my life, and embrace my challenges to which all contribute to my hope to become the finest version of myself. My greatest strength as a student is my perseverance. No matter the difficulty of an assignment, I choose to give it my all until the end. For example, a challenge I have faced several times as a student is working with uncooperative peers. With such a difficulty, I choose to stay calm and compromise ideas with others to solve the problems. Nevertheless, if the problem is not resolved I will continue to work on the assignment until it is complete with the my best work. I have noticed that I am not discouraged by such problems, but instead use these complications as learning points in my educational experience. However, considering my strength I have a promising weakness to balance out my work habit; I am a
Many are quick to disregard education’s role outside of the classroom. According to Mike Rose, “a good education helps us make sense of the world and find our way in it” (Rose 33). Rose emphasizes the value in the experience of education beyond the value of education for the purpose of custom or intelligence; he explores the purpose of going to school in terms of how he defines himself and his personal growth in the stages of his academic career. By reflecting on his personal experiences and how those gave him the tools applicable to his daily life, he emphasizes why education should never be overlooked. Rose’s use of referencing relatable experiences in a logical manner makes his argument persuasive to the readers and he succeeds in making the readers reconsider why education matters to them. Mike Rose’s Why School?: Reclaiming Education for All of Us effectively persuades his audience of the importance of education beyond the classroom, which proves true in our everyday lives because the essential aspect of education is what we do with it and how it helps develop one’s personal growth.
While reading Too Cool for School by Ellis Cose I have became aware of various aspects of my ‘schooling’ experience. I realized that I may not have had the best schooling experience, but I never pushed up against the system to get any better. Throughout my life I have attended over 10 schools some very high end others bottom of the barrel. Like Cose, I always knew my intellectual abilities, but I was always so dissatisfied with my situation I didn't make the best of it. Instead of soaking up as much knowledge as possible and making a lesson out of my situation I became complacent. I started to slack off and allow myself to become stagnant to what I knew my abilities were. I allowed myself to be a product of my environment when I should I have
Education is something that I have always valued. My passion for learning has only intensified since I was a child. I crave the constant challenge that comes with learning because it’s how I know that I am bettering myself. I have always been a very self-dependant person, and education
Education is an important asset for an individual to possess because it allows individuals to experience recognition for accomplishments, comprehension for understanding and processing, and admission for new opportunities. Learning utilizes resources and tools to promote growth, discovery, and adventure. More people should earn the opportunity to succeed during their times at colleges and universities. However, not all rules are created equally or fairly. The education system needs modifications to ensure all students attain a gratifying education based on personal success rather than a satisfying education based on numbers and letters.
“Education is the passport for tomorrow, for the future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” Mrs. Twanda E. Young ensured the students at Claflin University understood the importance of their future in her oration for Spring Convocation. As a college student, there’s rarely a moment where I’m not concerned about what the future has in store for me, but Young’s three encouraging words of advice helped guide me to approach it with confidence, Claflin confidence that is.
With maturity comes wisdom, and the importance of education becomes more clear as I look to further my academic career. Understanding the need for dedication in school has allowed me to recognize the great impact the same drive in every aspect of my life will have on my future. It is often thrown upon students to study and turn assignments in: students are taught to jump through hoops to earn. As I continue to mature, However, I have realized that there is more to an education than a grade. In fact, the immense number of factors that can go into or come out of academics has greatly impacted the person I have become. For example, I feel as though it is essential to know that I am more than a grade. I am more than a score. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. perceived and portrayed this idea in his famous quote. He helped pave the way for greatness through education by driving his success through thinking critically having the character to reach his goal of a true education.
In conclusion, I cherish an exceptional education and the opportunity for a triumphant future. I believe that we should take advantage of the fantastic schools that we are able to attend because at one time we couldn't. We should strive for excellence and work to obtain a finer
It has been up to me to make my education from the start, and I feel that I have earned my education by being driven and inquisitive. It is my intention to continue to hold this outlook, even after my college career, and use it to shape my life by motivating me to persevere in achieving my goals and to pursue answers even in the face of
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This education has given us the basis for a mesmerizing and rich intellectual life. It has trained all of us to become critical thinkers and compassionate human beings. It has given us the opportunity for our minds to be invigorated by academic diversity and has allowed us to become part of this community as this community has become a part of us.
I have a strong work ethic because I am productive and I work at a fast enough pace which helps me manage my time and complete my assignments. A weakness of mine is getting distracted easily. I love to communicate with my friends which is usually the reason why I am behind because I lose focus and stop paying attention. In Language Arts, writing an essay was another weakness of mine because we never got the opportunity to do peer responses and revise our work; but I was able to demonstrate my understanding of figurative language when it came to writing. Another strength of mine which helps me in Language Arts is time management because it helps me keep track of my work and complete assignments on time. These are some skills that are necessary for me to succeed
I have chosen to pursue an education not only for myself but to make my family proud as very few have actually gone. Raised from poverty most went into the workforce and never considered further education needed. With this inspiration and values passed down to me I have grown up with a strong sense of helping others. There are always worse situations than yours and it is up to you to change the path you’re on. I’ve learned that as time consuming as class may be it prepares you for a future job. Teaching you good work ethics and lessons to carry on. I have never wondered where I would go in life but knew that pursuing an education was my path. It is what I hope to do to never have to know the struggle my mother went through, or the feeling of being not enough while you have to fake it as if the situation was
First of all hello, I’m currently a high school senior planning to attend college in the fall. In elementary “school,” teachers tell you school is important, and, as a child, you don’t really comprehend-- all you want to do is play and have fun. When you reach high school you began to open up your mind and see how education and knowledge help you improve as a human being. This is what happened to me. I began to value education as “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” as Nelson Mandela says. Education has helped me realize what I want to do and who I want to be in life.
Now, I have come to the innate realization that education is more than just academic. Education is multifaceted and constantly changing, it is moldable and diverse, and, most importantly, it means something different to every person lucky enough to embrace it. I wish I knew precisely to what I could attribute this shift in my thinking, but I think it was a gradual process. What I do know, however, is that by the start of my Junior year, I had a new goal in mind for my education; no longer was my focus so strictly embedded in data driven perfection (though my 4.0 GPA did remain unscathed), but rather I decided that this year I would transfer some of my ambition into forming relationships with others in every way I could. This decision managed to impact my life, and even my view of education, in ways that I never could have foreseen.