My Goal For My Future Essay

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Education has been, throughout my life, something that has excited me. In elementary school I remember I would rush home just so I could sit in my favorite sun-lit spot to do my homework. There wasn't much space with a seven-person family living in a cramped two-bedroom apartment, but I would still make room to set up my own classroom and teach math facts to my very unwilling little brothers. The goal for my future is one where I'm teaching children that math is not a subject to be afraid of. A future where I can say yes to every opportunity that is presented to me that will make me a better teacher and person. To get there, hard work is necessary, and that is something I've been familiar with my entire life.
Coming from a Middle Eastern family, my normal never lined up with everyone else's. It was normal for me to have an abusive father figure that saw one B on a …show more content…

In my high school there was a sigma that anyone who went to JJC was going because they had no other choice. I was even questioned and shamed by one of my high school teachers for my choice. As this is my last semester here, I can say JJC was one of the best choices I've made. Being able to join the Honors Program and the Honors Society allowed me to meet and interact with great individuals who have the same mindset to work hard. Nevertheless, here at JJC is where I've worked my hardest. I've had two jobs and an internship at a local museum during a 19 credit-hour semester, which resulted in me maintaining a 3.8 GPA. I've kept my love for extracurricular activities alive through being visual representation for the JJC Honors Program, volunteering at a JJC hosted Foster Palloza event two years in a row, and at the end of February I will be presenting my honors project on Common Core Mathematics at an Academic Research Symposium held by EIU. Still, the biggest opportunity that has come forth from JJC is the Dual Degree Program with

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