Proyecto Science: A Short Story

When I was younger I failed myself and my family when I got held back a grade because I was not showing any progress in any of my subjects. I lost all of my friends, they began to talk bad about me because they thought I was not as Intelligent as they were. This effected me emotionally, I begged my parents not to hold me back a grade and to let me stay with my friends but my parents being tough said no, because school isn't about being close with friends, its about learning and making something of yourself. I learned a very important lesson the day I got held back a grade and that is to never give up and to strive to be the best in anything I do. I also learned that friends come and go, and that I can make more friends. I started studying every

This semester was an exciting semester because we were given the opportunity to work with students from Hopewell Valley High School. The field experience was eye opening and I learned so much from this experience. This experience has impacted me personally and professionally is so many ways. From this experience I learned that no matter what you have planned, you would always have to change your plan to meet the needs of your students. The one day we were doing the scavenger hunt, my group had to change their plans because one of our students could not walk all the way to the pool. Instead we had to improvise and take him to another area. A lot of the time, time is not on our side and we plan so much and are not able to get to all the activities planned. I also learned that we were able to have so much fun with such simple ideas. My favorite experience was seeing all of the smiles on everyone’s faces when we were doing activities.

It is hard and diligent work that brought me out of my troubled state, and I grew to believe that it is hard and diligent work that offers me the best chance of success in life. Moreover, I have grown to take pride in my work, whether it be a major project or simply just daily homework. Freshman year was difficult for me and I would never go back, but the lessons and values which it ultimately instilled in me are

While sitting in Mrs. Weller’s 5th grade science classroom, my class was informed of a test next week. Even though I should have started to study, I thought that I could do well without reviewing my notes. Since I chose not to study, I did not do well on the test. No one could have known that one grade would change my school life forever. Since Mrs. Weller was one of the most caring teachers in the school, she wanted all of her students to succeed. Even though I did not show it, I did really care about my grades. Because I have always achieved quality grades in my school career so far, I was always happy to take a test to prove to the teacher that I understood the material we were learning. Based on my past success, I was determined not to study.

That these grades students were so worried about didn’t prove how intelligent or talented I was. They only tested how a student had the discipline to retain information. I knew I was making excuses to avoid working in school. Instead, I took a less conservative point of view on school, and searched for motivation to help push myself to be someone who has more to offer to the world.

I was out of place, a quiet girl whose clothing was obviously not fashionable, lucky if she had a bag lunch, and no reason to be confident. I was picked on relentlessly by others who recognized an easy target. My chaotic home life was never conducive to good grades, or school for that matter. No one I knew was a role model and no one volunteered to step up to be one. With no social life and a toxic home life, my grades plummeted before they had a chance to climb.

Coming into my second year of high school I was so tired the first day of school not wanting to get up just wanting to sleep forever and not having to worry about school. Unfortunately living in a Mexican household that was not an option. So forcing myself out of bed and heading to school I could say I was productive over the summer. When Mr. Jarashow asked me what I had done over my summer I told him I finished all my community services hours. This helped me grow as a global citizen by taking action because I devoted my time to helping out at my local food bank (valley food bank) by helping hand out food to those who needed it, during my time at the food bank I meet a lot of new people. They shared their reason of being there and some valuable

At first I felt overwhelmed by my teachers because I understood my parents were angry that my teachers were able to say that to them, however, as time went on, I improved in a plethora of subjects such as math and science. It left my teachers shocked because she never would have guessed that in the end I would be ahead of the class as I was mainly the only one that participated during the lessons, got high scores on test and did the homework every day. By being in the Honors College, I have the motivation and capability to mentor other students in the future with the same past, students who faced adversity because of their background and give them tips on how to improve their comprehensive skills. Which is why when I moved back to Cicero, I tutored a lot of my friends that were struggling. Living in Cicero, many of my friends come from low income backgrounds, because of this I’m able to tutor and interact with many kinds of people. Even though I had a rough start in my education, it was mainly due to my perseverance, motivation, stubbornness and the support of my parents that I was able to succeed, prove my teachers wrong and get to where I am

Working Full time and a young man’s social life, limited my time for college and also took away from my focus on schoolwork.

Back in the ninth grade, I had just started online school, very early on I discovered that virtue school was much different from traditional school. I spent the ninth grade trying to adjust to this new learning environment. Although, I was still making good grades, I was way behind in my school work and had a lot of overdue assignments. At one point it got so bad that the school board had to schedule a meeting with my mother to try to understand why I had so many overdue assignments.I believe this meeting was a wake-up call for me. I had to find a way to somehow complete all my overdue assignments before the end of the school or I would be forced to repeat the ninth grade. I had 5 weeks left in school to turn in all my assignments.I worked

The summer of my junior year was a busy but memorable one. I met new people and made memories I will not forget. I stayed busy by going to Sioux Falls for a friend’s surgery, working, and playing sports.

Right after getting home from school, I took a nap that lasted several hours, which prevented me from a potent start on my work. I placed a mark on both tranquility and industry later that night, as I got frustrated with insignificant problems. The next day was when I set about to concentrate on all three values. It was a progressive day, for I didn’t struggle with sincerity and I was able to start working on homework right after I got home from school. The remainder of the experience went moderately well; however, there was one day where I broke all the goals I had set for myself. It was Monday, and it went how nearly all stereotypical Mondays go: awful. I had woken up late and became annoyed at myself for waking up late and sleeping through my alarms. Then, on the way to school, my mother talked to me about upcoming projects that I needed to get started on, and when she talked to me about it I began to feel irritated from talking about such things in the morning. During the time she was talking to me, I did go against the value of sincerity. Though I am ashamed of it, I must admit that I felt displeasure at my mother and that I had uncivil thoughts regarding her. Later that day when I had gotten home, I

Once I became a junior in high school I had been too far in the process of skipping school, not paying attention, and putting all my focus on other things. I’m not saying I didn’t learn things while or whenever I did go to because I learned a lot of things but not enough. I didn’t reach my full potential. I think this was the year I made friends who weren’t as great of influence. So, at this point my lack of focus on my education was because of

Exferimentation Mad Scientist is about really taking a chance on Pontiac. People think a mad scientist is crazy but it is really about creative genius. This mad scientist represents all of the creative genius taking place in downtown Pontiac. The bubbles coming from his beaker are about throwing ideas up in the air. He’s happy because he’s doing something he loves.

Overall, Outdoor School was a super fun experience that has changed me. I absolutely loved getting to make new friends and connect with them over the week. Even though I didn’t actually know their real names till afterwards, but I will always remember them by their camp names. Another thing I enjoyed was hanging with the 6th graders. It was cool to hang out with them. I also loved being able to teach to the students and get to make their experience here more fun. I do hope that I gave the 6th graders a good role model that encourages them to come back as the role of a Student Leader.