I was born in Anderson, Indiana, the first child and only daughter to a northern Pennsylvania-bred father and a southern-Louisiana mother. My family, and specifically the backgrounds of my parents, has had a profound impact on the person I am today. From my father, I inherited a strong work ethic and a determination to accomplish whatever I set out to do. My father was a teacher for many years and he instilled in me the importance of education and life-long learning. As a result, I’m still taking college courses and always looking to learn new things. From my mother, I got my sense of responsibility to family and to those around me. I have witnessed countless times when my mother reached out to people in their times of distress to help meet their material needs or just offer friendship and a listening ear. I …show more content…
From the time I was very young, I’ve always believed that with hard work, I could accomplish anything I wanted. Although I love to travel and explore new cultures and new ways of life, I am truly a patriotic American and have a great love for my country. Education has always been important to me. I always knew that I would go to college, though I wasn’t always so sure about what I’d study. I began as a nursing major, but after spending a summer working with children, I changed my major to education. I got my undergraduate and graduate education degrees from University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. I have loved teaching so much that I’ve gone back to school to add new certifications and have taught everything from 1st grade to college! The influence of my parents and brothers, though always present, has been displaced by that of the family I have helped to create for myself. My husband and I have four children who bring us much joy and many challenges. From them I have learned to temper determination with patience and responsibility with
Growing up in a different childhood and environment, I am a unique and different person with different goals and values compared to other students. I truly enjoy spending time with my family, achieving success through hard work, and having a happy attitude. Spending quality time with my family is one of the best ways that I can spend my day. From laughing with my brother creating inside jokes to driving on eight hour car drives to visit my sister. My father, Jeff Kim, is a man who cares about his family, and is willing to do anything to push them forward.
After my child-care leave, I used my Professional Diploma in counseling to work as a college advisor and counselor and was twice selected Counselor of the Year. Teaching has been an important aspect of my family. My son, David, is teaching English literature and writing on the campus of the City University. My daughter, Sharon, who is severely challenged, is surely the best teacher in our family.
Growing up different wasn’t always easy for me. My dad, Anthony Smigelski Jr., worked as an active duty officer in the Coast Guard and my mom, Claudia Smigelski, worked as a registered nurse. In 1976 it was illegal to perform an abortion in New Orleans, Louisiana so my parents, who were unsuccessful having their own children, moved to Louisiana in hopes they would have a better change to adopt a baby. On April 2, 1976 they got their wish; I was delivered to their home in Gretna, LA when I was only 10 days old. It wasn’t long after my parents got me that my father was transferred to Governor’s Island, NY when I was two years old.
My father was a political activist and my mother was a school teacher, and she influenced my incredibly when I was younger. I struggled in school, and eventually I was taught at home by my mom. I enjoyed reading books on many subjects, and I was able to learn on my own pace. After I became 12, I convinced my parents to let me sell newspapers, and I began to publish my own newspaper, which I named the Grand Trunk Herald. I then learned about the telegraph, and eventually I became a telegraph operator.
Now that I am older, I understand the hard work my parents do in order to make ends meet. Through my experience, I have become a resilient individual. I have gained many experiences that have taught me the qualities of being determined and unafraid. When I reflect on myself about my journey to a good education, I focus on the sacrifices my family
My parents inspired me to further my education and to have a successful career. Being a first-generation student has inspired me to set goals, and volunteer in the community. My area of study is in nursing because my goal is to be a nurse practitioner. Being a nurse requires having outstanding abilities in math and science. Nurses are logical thinkers and they have wonderful
When I was seven, I asked my mom why she had come to America from Ethiopia. She told me that she had come so that I could have things that she didn’t, get the education she couldn’t, and see and do things she wouldn’t. I told her that I was going to make her proud and even though I was seven, I was stubborn, and set my goals high and worked hard. I will forever remember my mother crying as I got my college acceptance letters. Now, as a junior at Old Dominion College as an international affairs major, I’m setting to make her proud again.
The sociological imagination challenges some one to see how an individual 's biography is shaped by the larger social contexts of the moment in history. C. Wright Mills defined sociological imagination as "the vivid awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society". (Sociological Imagination) This paper will discuss how my life experience has been shaped by the broader society that I lived in, and by my social position in society. An example of an analysis is represented in Honky, in which sociologist Dalton Conley contextualizes his own life experiences that focused on race and class as his powerful forces that shaped his childhood and educational attainment in comparison to his society.
Prep-work As a senior in high school I see why everyone is so stressed about college and hoping they can afford it. Lot of people around the world ask so many questions on when they should start college planning. There are those who oppose to certain requirements for your kids to get into school and don 't want to stress their kids out.it 's very essential to start planning so that later in the future there won 't be any struggles or any type of set backs. Is it okay to start early college planning?
As long as I can remember, I knew that college was going to be part of my future. That is because I always knew what my family expected out of me. College is not only important to me for the reason of making my parents proud, but for making sure that I create more out of myself, as well. With a higher education, I will have more job opportunities available, potentially be able to earn higher income, and obtain more useful life skills than somebody who does not have a college education. To begin, having a college education under my belt is important to me because I will have more opportunities for a job, after I complete my four years.
My father’s strict, higher standards and influence on my life is what drives me to succeed as he did. From the expectations of my parents, I developed an aptitude to accept the challenges presented between me and my goals and to work endlessly towards overcoming them. I consistently attempt to embody the constant expectation of higher success that produced the same stubborn, hardworking, and selfless character in my father.
Born and raised in a small city in the Andes Mountain ranges of Colombia, I was able to discover and form my identity from a very unique and distinct perspective. Essentially, my parents and siblings, which are my foundation, raised me to be an integral individual defined by strong morals, beliefs, and most important, faith in an almighty creator. From an early age, I was motivated to expand my passions for learning, adventuring, and exploring; all of which have further encouraged my physical, social, intellectual, and spiritual growth. I’ve attained a fascination for the biological sciences and a quest for knowledge and understanding; which was initially encouraged by the outstanding education I received at a Catholic school, or as I used to call it, my second home.
My dad’s motto and strict mindset about education molded me into the exemplary high school student that I was. If it wasn’t for all the hard work I wouldn’t have graduated at the top of my class. I would’ve never learned to not give up when things get rough. I probably would have settled for less.
Education is very important to me because it creates an awareness of what’s going on in the world around me. Additionally, education is important in helping me reach my full potential. When it comes to school, I make sure that I always put forth full effort and care into my work. Since I take my grades seriously and have exceptional study habits, I am on the A honor roll consistently at my high school. I always get my work done before the deadline, and make sure that it is done to not only the standards of the teacher, but to my own personal standards.
Websters dictionary defines education as “the action or process of teaching someone especially in a school, college, or university”. However, there is a second definition under education: “the knowledge, skill, and understanding that you get from attending a school, college, or university.” These two descriptions of the same word effectively summarize varying perspectives on education. While some may say, merely by attending school you are getting an education. I tend to disagree.