My Personal Statement : Justin Schultz

For second grade my mom moved me to Canton elementary. I had a teacher named Ms. Landry. She was magical because she understood me and knew how to talk to me. I also had a good speech therapist who also helped me get better. I decided to work hard on my schoolwork, behavior and learning how to communicate.

I was born May, 30th 1989 at Wadley Medical in Texarkana, Ar. I was born to Kym Crispino from Queens, NY and William Lee of Hot Springs, Ar. My parents were young when they had me. We were very poor at times, but they always made sure I had what I needed. I was an only child, but grew up around plenty of cousins. I have lived in Texarkana my entire life. My parents split up when I was twelve, and my mother and I moved out into the country on a dead-end street with no children in the area, I became very sheltered and a little socially awkward.

I was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on February 22, 2002 to Matt and Rachel Eilers I was born at Mercy Medical Center. On the twenty third of February I got to go to my home at 7526 Cattail Ct. NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. My room had blue curtains; I still can remember it. My brother was born on October 11, 2006. At the age of 5 years old I had brain surgery due to my Chiari malformation. I went to kindergarten on August 20, 2008 at Holloway House. My preschool and kindergarten teacher was Mrs. Varn.

I started out in Lindbergh at the age of three where I went to preschool for two years. I remember taking naps, playing on the playground, and snacking the most. After I finished preschool I went on to kindergarten. My first year riding a big school bus vs the small they use to pick us up in for preschool. I remember my kindergarten teacher Ms. Dorn who taught me the alphabet and how to count. My first grade teacher Ms. Hansen taught me how to read, write, add, and subtract. I remember my second grade teacher Ms. Welinski who help me further my education in the world of history, math, reading, and writing. My third grade teacher Ms. Cox retired my third grade year, but her lasted year she taught me how to write in cursive and to multiply.

I was born and lived in Dubuque Iowa. I was born on December 31st, 2003. I went to Trinity Square Daycare and I was a bit of a bad kid, and by a bit I mean a lot. My cousin and I both went to the same preschool. We went to St. Marks preschool, by Carnegie Stout Library in Dubuque.

I was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 2003, I came from a hospital called Mercy. I moved to Chicago when I was two years old, most of my family lived there but Then I had to move back to go to school in Dubuque. I started school when I was just three years old my first school was Fulton elementary I stayed there since kindergarten to second grade then I went to Houston, Texas with my mom for third and forth grade.

I am Brandon Dean Chambers and this is my story. I was born February 3rd, 1997 at Ponca City Hospital in Ponca City, Oklahoma. I was born to the mother of Angela Dawn Adams and father Willard Dean Chambers. My mother had three children at the time, all girls; my dad had two, one boy and one girl (both were grown at time of my birth). I started off living in Ponca for about a year were my dad work as a chef for a country club and I’m not sure what my mom did. Then after that year I moved to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma were I spent about fourteen years of my life.

I am Briana Roper, I am seventeen years old, I was born on October 18, 1997 in Washington North Carolina. now I live in Greenville North Carolina. I live with my mother and step father plus my six brothers. My step dad is a truck driver, my mom works at Asmo, my little brothers go to North West Elementary. I am the only daughter that my mother has and the only granddaughter plus the first born out of all the kids in my family. I do not know my real father, I never met him. I go to North Pitt High School, class of 2016.

I was born on December, 27, 2003 in Dubuque, Iowa. When I was born, I had no brothers or sisters. I only had my mom and dad (My Mom’s name is Amy, and my dad’s name is Tim). My interests when I was younger was sports, because my uncles always played sports and for their baseball teams I was the bat boy. I went to Key West for my daycare and preschool. My first time ever walking was when I was about nine months old. My first word was ball because I was always at the baseball field watching my uncles.

I was born the 2nd of March in 1997. My parents were Dawn and Robert Stark. I was born in Canton, Ohio. When I was over a year old my brother, Michael, was born. I went to school at Lake Cable Elementary School up until third grade and then we moved a few miles away. I then transferred to Sauder Elementary. When elementary school was completed, my grandparents took me on a fifth grade trip to the Keys where I swam with dolphins. At the start of sixth grade, I went to Jackson Memorial Middle School and I stayed there until I finished eighth grade. I did martial arts for around seven years. I also swam for a swim team for several years. There was a Young Chefs Academy near my house so I also attended there until it closed. At the end of eighth

My Kindergarten teacher was Mrs. Kasinger. Mrs. Kasinger was prodigious. At nap time Mrs. Kasinger had to move me behind the books because I would talk to everyone. I would talk to people even if they were mean to me I would still talk to them . After nap time sense I was by the books and the books were by the toys everyone would play by my bed. Then I woke up and started talking to people again.

In 6th grade Mr. Strupp was always kind and a bit sarcastic, but in a friendly way. Mr. Fosse was funny and taught me math and science. Laura taught me how to play and do certain sports. In 7th grade Mr. Leister teaches me history, and I get to hear his interesting stories all the time. Ms. Duncan lays the hammer down, and strictly grades, which always encourages me to do my best. Ryan teaches me science (with a little help from Tim and Moby). Lastly Mimi, is a fun, but clumsy math teacher. All of them have been superb, and helped me through my two long years of Middle School.

When I first started Kindergarten I went to Challenger K-8 my teacher was awesome I couldn’t ask for a better one she was super nice and understanding when I was younger I had a lot of energy so if I got up in the middle of her reading and started spinning in circles she wouldn’t care she knew I couldn’t help myself so she let me.

The worst teacher I have ever had was my second-grade teacher, Mrs. Mark. There are several reasons why she was the worst teacher I have ever had. When I was younger I really struggled with school. I loved to go to school but I had a hard time grasping certain subjects. Unknown to me at the time I had a learning disability. I was later diagnosed with short-term memory problems, visual-motor integration and processing deficits (something to do with my neural pathways not connecting properly). I often would see words backward or the letters would get jumbled up but I did not realize this was my problem. Mrs. Mark just believed I was dumb. She really felt like I was a burden and I could not learn. She often would blow off the questions I have even if they valid. She even told my parents that she would just pass me, even though I was failing because there is no possible way I could understand any of these subjects. Even though this teacher gave up on me my parents did not.

Introduction: When thinking back to elementary school, what most people remember the best, are the teachers they had along the way. Elementary teachers not only introduce their students to the basic concepts of core subjects, they also help pave the path to each student’s future success. While the income may not be the highest available, watching students develop a new skill or grow an appreciation for learning can be very rewarding.