Personal Narrative: Doing Homework Like A Good Student

I remember the beginning of sixth grade, just like it was yesterday. Walking through the doors I had my backpack and lunchbox in hand excited to pass all classes with no problem.Unfortanately that thought was just a thought. Over the course of the year I failed tremendously by receiving my very first unsatisfactory grade. Before I have never received anything lower than a “B”, so to see a “C” it was heartbreaking for me. I know most students would love to see a “C” on their report card, satisfied with the feeling of not failing. Every report card I kept getting that same feeling of disappointment of seeing that “C” on my report card.

Robert Fried, professor of education at Northwestern University described in his book The Game of School the situation that some students are in with their education as that, “The environment of most schools regularly produces a crop of ‘losers’, either temporary or permanent. Temporary losers… are children whose talents go mostly unrecognized by their teachers and fellow students“ This is very important because if someone is depressed about who they are in school, grades it is extremely important for them to realize that they are not necessarily doomed to failure for the rest of their lives. There is a not insignificant chance of them fitting into the “temporary loser” category, in which case they can succeed in the real world. I have had several classes so far where the grades I get do not reflect my competence with the subject. It isn’t the student’s fault that this happens because it is the responsibility of the teacher to give relevant grades and the school system’s responsibility to allow the teachers to give relevant grades for their students. As I have the same teachers as my peers, it is not unreasonable to assume that it must be the same with them too. If this is the case, then it is important to keep in mind that the class grades might be misleading as to how successful you will be

As a woman and mother balancing work, school, and personal life is difficult. I previous tried online classes before and they didn’t work for me. I was overwhelmed and not satisfied. I decide to leave school and gain some life experience and raise my family. I always wanted to return back to school I just didn’t know where to begin. I have always been a goal getter and determined to finish what I have begun; I started with research. I wanted to make sure that the next school I attended was a perfect fit, accredited, and that was going to try their best to provide me with the materials I need to go into the working world. When came upon UWW I like what was offered and it looked like their main focused were people who are just like me. I then

For the duration of my high school years I have had my fair share of bad grades, just as any student has. An “F” on a vocabulary test, “D” on a math quiz, or even getting a “C” on my midterm exams is all failures to me. I will be the first to admit that I have never been the top- ranked 4.0 student, but getting a

Going into college, I would like to peruse many of my goals. I would like to start out getting my general studies in and then build up to become a Registered Nurse. After I accomplish becoming a Registered Nurse I would like to work on becoming a Nurse Practitioner. One reason I am striving to complete these goals is to be able to have a good future and hopefully a good job will come out of this. Neither of my parents went to college and I want to be able to accomplish that for myself.

Junior year at Tucson High Magnet School I was enrolled in College Algebra a class I was having difficulty in. First semester had already passed and I received the letter grade D. I knew I had to work harder and study more especially if I wanted to get a better grade point average in order to get excepted into Universities.

Two weeks flew by and the competition was in two days. I continued my regular training at the climbing gym the past weeks, occasionally skipping a few afternoon practices for my tutoring. Vincent and I learned more about each other every session and he asked for my phone number, his exact words being, “Just to make sure you're studying obviously. Nothing else.” he said with a wink at the end. I probably blushed so much that I looked like a tomato, but I didn't care since he was the one asking. Last week Thursday, a week after asking for my number, he asked me out on a date. I excitedly screamed a “Sure!” which probably sounded inappropriate since humans don't usually scream “Sure!” but he liked the excitement. We decided to go grab pizza at

Hello, I was just following up on the homework I didn't have in class today because I misplaced the worksheet in the cafeteria and unable to locate it. I was wondering if you could send me a copy to do tonight, so that I can have it completed for tomorrow. Thank you and I hope you have a great

To start, a risk I have taken was to achieve straight A's in high school. The value of straight A's didn't appeal to me until the last semester of my sophomore year. Henceforth, before that time, I enjoyed the phrase "D's equal diplomas". It was unwise of me to think this way, and unfortunate that it took so long for me to move away from this mentality. Accordingly, I began second semester of sophomore year, by making sure I took good notes, actually study for tests, and ensuring I didn't procrastinate. It was a hard semester, and unfortunately, I did not get straight A's. Conversely, my effort did show, and stood out to many of my teachers. I was happy with my progress and knew I could eventually get straight A's. Furthermore, my junior year

Once upon a time, on Wednesday, I was lying on my bed. It was already dark outside, but I was wasting time by reading a book and playing games. Of course, I didn’t do my homework until much later. When I started to do my math homework, I still kept my iPad open and with the book on screen. I thought I finished all of my homework at six o’clock, but little did I know… I forgot that I had science homework. When I finished my homework, I went back to wasting time and waiting for dinner to be served.

It’s also known by everyone that we must try our hardest beginning to end. You can say it is like keeping constant pace through a race because you don’t want to come out too powerful or else you’ll finish weak and feeble. When being a part of a race with hundreds of other athletes, it is only yourself who is capable of preforming adequately because you control your own race. As for school, it is up to the student to put in the effort and get the grades they desire because no one will do it for them. In other words, if one gives up, or is discontent with their results, it is their fault and

Dyan, I enjoy going to the city of Jenks. I would consider moving to Jenks if I didn’t work for the government in OKC. The commute would be too much for me. Like you I have recently decided to return back to school this will be my third class toward Organizational Leadership degree. It seems we have a few things in common. I as well have two teenagers, so I understand how crazy life can get trying to balance work, life, and school. Good Luck, I hope you succeed in getting your

The reason I worked hard for this semester was so I can get an A which means a lot to me. Just when I thought I would earn it my classes were gone and I was left with a 87.00. I just wanted enough time to get in A in my class because I failed on doing that ever since I've got into this school. If I don't get my time back for my class can you at least give me a 90.00 on my

The first thing I feel like I should talk about would be staying focused in school and in class . The only successful way to get out of school , is to stay focused on your work , mind your own business and doing your work on time . When you eventually get out of Elementary school , your'e gonna want to start focusing harder on assignments mainly because the teachers will have higher expectations for you and they DO NOT care for your opinions or feelings ( its factual ). Dont get caught up in relationships , drama , and everyone else and what they're doing , just focus on you and what you need to do to get good grades .

I limp through school on Friday and not just because of the obvious. That freaking work out was three days ago and I'm still suffering. All I can say is, thank fuck it's Friday!