On My Way To School Reflection

According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die each day due to poverty. Numerous amounts of people suffer in third world countries. In the future some people want to become rich, others want to be an athlete's. Something I would like to accomplish in the future, is to help people in third world countries because they need health care, I would be glad to see the results of my works, and they deserve just as much as everyone does.

Diverse individuals with distinctive stories apply for school each year. Some with stand-out encounters, others an ability that separate them from others. Be that as it may, for me my experience, culture and trials are what decide my uniqueness. Conceived from the poorest nation in the western hemisphere, Haiti where I lived with my persevering mother (after the death of my dad when I was 10 months) providing for us through her little business. Until the overwhelming quake that struck my nation in 2010. This disastrous occasion changed my viewpoint in life. I left my past life alongside my mom in Haiti. I packed material possessions alongside the adventures and memories that I experienced throughout the years and went to a foreign nation to close relatives. I went to

Wes Moore grew up in poor conditions, where he and his small family barely made ends meet. Wes tried his best to stay strong despite all the misfortune things in his life, and struggled through days looking for the light at the end of tunnel. Years later, Wes Moore heads to a private school where he learns at a steady pace and passes classes. Later on, when his life at home becomes unbearable and he is unable to keep up with school, Wes Moore drops out of private school (Moore, 2011). However, he remains focused and determined not to continue living in poverty. Hence, he makes up his mind that he must get educated one way or another.

The belief that an education is valuable when it is used to serve your community was instilled in me at a very young age. Growing up in a small village in Nigeria, West Africa, I was surrounded by an African culture with a rural rustic lifestyle. I saw poverty, sickness, death and suffering on a daily basis. I learned to build deep relationships with people of all age groups; from kids who were my playmates, to moms whose babies I helped care for, and grandmas cooking over firewood or selling in market stalls. I learned to value and treat all people with respect, appreciate them, and to always take the time to help others.

I’m involved in a group at the University of Minnesota called “ESA” that stands for Ethiopian student association, every year once a year we put on a show that displays the Ethiopian culture. I’m also involved in a summer camp as a mentor for young kids. The camp's philosophy is to teach young Ethiopian kids that were born in America about their culture and how important it is to embrace it. I believe this is one of the most important things that make me different my peers but moreover that my success in education isn’t an option but more of a mission for

As an African-American male of Nigerian descent growing up in the United States, my parents constantly talked about my heritage and invariably enforced it on me throughout my 17 years in this world. As an adolescent I often see my parents on the phone with my relatives in Nigeria discussing their daily struggles, lack of food, little or no electricity and the withering health of the old and the young due to lack of medication and treatment. This prompts my parents to constantly send money to their loved ones. This sparked my awareness of the problems that Nigerian community and the rest of the third world countries are going through. How my parents voluntarily support their relatives has made me to participate in more volunteer activities in my Maryland Community. I have joined the National English Honor Society at my school and I participated in a home makeover program with “My Girlfriend’s House” Community Program to help the less fortunate by providing them with food and new living utensils. The many charitable acts I have done resulted from my cultural background and I plan to continue doing this during and after college.

“With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. And this will be the day.” (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I Have A Dream August 28, 1963). This speech was spoken by Dr. King. It inspired me in so many ways and gave me one tip to carry along my educational journey. That tip is to work hard for what I believe in and never give up no matter what trials I may face. Dr. King along with many other civil rights leader has made it easier for the citizens in this country to get a good education, I’m planning on taking full advantage of it and will continue to motivate my children to do the same.

I want to use my education to help many people around the world who still needs helps. I want to help those people who are still struggling today in the non-wealthy area. Now, many people are living in places where there are doctors to help when to comes to health issues, but there are still some people out there in the non-wealthy area like in Laos who are studying every day. Some died because they didn’t know that there are other medicine other than their own culture kind of medicine. After I graduate from college I want to tell them that even in the Hmong Community, sometimes, the one who doesn’t know anything will have to come out of the comfort zone and lead the team. For example, in my family none of the girls go to college and there

In school, my class is reading your memoir A Long Way Gone. It is very inspiring and educational. You stated that you wanted to write this book to inform readers about the reality of child soldiers and how they are treated. I was inspired by your bravery of telling your story. Sharing the horrific experiences you have been through to the world must have been a hard thing to do. Therefore, I applaud you for that.

An eventful story by the name of “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”, written by Joyce Carol Oats, was published in 1970. The story portrays a young fifteen year old girl, who may come across as egocentric and a bit careless. Her thoughtless mistake of always dressing too provocatively one day leads her into some trouble with older men. When the story ends, it makes me assume that she eventually gets violated and raped by these older men whom she lead on. The story definitely made me question myself on the actions I would take if I was in Connie’s situation. Oates’s voice definitely demonstrates how teenagers are so ignorant today because of looks, insecurities, and peer pressure.

On March 10, 2017, I boarded a plane bound for San Francisco amid the hustle and bustle of spring break travel traffic. However, this was no regular spring break vacation, filled with relaxation and carefree experiences. In fact, I was only going to be the Golden City for thirty-six hours, and I was on my way to the national conference being held by the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs. As one of their two national scholarship recipients for the 2016-2017 school year, I was invited to attend the conference in order to publically accept my scholarship and was encouraged to attend any panels I wished. As suggested by the name of the organization, the conference was centered on community college education programs and teaching in general. When I arrived on Friday, the only event being held was a networking reception, where I met individuals from various community colleges around the nation. However, Saturday was a much more eventful day, with my spending eight hours at the conference.

This film makes it clear that many of our public schools are failing and takes you through the struggles and disappointments that five children and their families endure going through a rough system of conflicting education regulations, avoid the academic hardships that are public schools in order to receive a proper education that may guarantee them a fulfilling and career

The documentary “On the Way to School” confirms its importance from its opening title page. “Too often we forget how lucky we are to go to school,” To prove this point, the movie follows children from three continents during their daily journeys “toward knowledge.” Director Pascal Plisson alternates the stories of four groups of children living in Kenya, Morocco, Argentina, and India as they leave their homes with their books, excited for school. During, this documentary Plisson applied many examples of ethos, logos, and pathos.

In response to the Gamewell Middle School student hazing, I never lost my patience or “cool” with these students and encouraged them to be inquisitive. I also told them if I did not know the answer, I would look it up. We even made a game out of the situation. If a student knew about at topic relevant to the curriculum that I did not, he or she was awarded extra credit for outsmarting the teacher. Internally, I was always nervous regarding whether or not I was good enough to be teaching this course, as it was out of my comfort zone. I also felt like to them it was a bit of a slap in the face as the majority of my students were North Carolinians; I did not feel I had the right to intrude on their territory when they knew much more about the

In the US, I witnessed the challenges of many Diaspora members, and I kept thinking about strategies to succeed and help others. While I was struggling to achieve my American dream that at one point I thought was an American nightmare, relatives and friends in Africa were unceasingly asking for my financial help more than I could and not realizing that, in order to obtain my doctorate, I had to go