What I Learned In 8th Class

I couldn’t read English in the seventh grade. I sat in a room full of strangers, and abstract sounds came out of the teacher’s mouth. I felt alone. I came to the United States right after finishing the sixth grade in Mexico, and the cultural change took me by surprise. I did not expect learning English would be as difficult as it was. Neither did I expect to receive so much schoolwork in an American school. Not knowing how to speak English made seventh grade scary and difficult. As I looked at the other Latino people speak English, I envisioned myself speaking like them. I thought I would never learn the language because it seemed too complicated, but this new environment pushed me to work harder. With determination, I started writing down English words in my notebook and repeating them every day. In eighth grade, I took the entrance exam to a Middle College and was accepted. I never thought I was going to succeed in middle school, but I did. My English proficiency improved immensely, and by the beginning of high school, I was

Some classmates were intimidated with this class, but because of my past experiences of adjusting to a new school, I knew that I could handle this new challenge. I studied every day, sought out help in the tutoring center, and watched math videos on the internet to fully understand the math concepts. I received a final grade of an A in trigonometry. This semester I am enrolled in four college classes, including my first online class, Calculus II. Online classes are a different experience because there is no face-to-face interaction with the professor and learning the content is more challenging than in a traditional class. I approach this class differently. I go to the tutoring center more often and watch even more math videos to fully understand the material. I received an A on the first