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Failure In Middle School

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"A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying." B. F. Skinner. Everyone fails at one thing or another in one point of his or her life; it's a characteristic of being a human. But, it's not about how we fail; it's about how we're able to cultivate our past failures to elaborate on to future success.

In middle school I was always a decent student in my class; never had a grade letter lower than a B. Transitioning from Middle school to High school took me a while, as it does for some students. Compared to Middle school, High school was much more difficult, learning, studying, testing and meeting new faces. But, regardless of the new circumstances I've always tried to keep everything maintained.

Freshmen year was something new for me. My studies relied on me being more independently. I wasn't able to perfect my studies, only maintaining a 3.0 grade point average. It was difficult seeing new faces, making new friends; I'd only been used to a grade level of 32 kids and one teacher. Due to the fact that I lived one mile away from the school, transportation wasn't offered and my parents didn't drive during that time so, I always walked to school and back everyday. But, I tried to stay …show more content…

My goal at this time was to maintain the best grades that I could. My classes were more difficult and teachers were stricter. By the 2nd marking period I had gotten my first D, in meteorology class. I wasn't proud of how I let my grades slip, neither were my parents. I still remember the car ride I had with my big brother, Nevil. We talked about how he never tried as much in High school and, how he wishes he had. And, all he wants to see from me is success; starting with a report card with all A's. Nevil was always a major role model in my life, he taught me a lot of what I know and was always and still is a great inspiration to

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