Importance Of Potential In Education

Potential. We are often told as young adults that we could have the potential to go here or there, do this and that if we maybe pursue something a little harder or use a better approach. However, potential is limited by perspective one has on you. If my potential is reaching a certain level of brilliance I am here to tell you that I want to exceed that and I believe I can do so if I have the opportunity to attend this University
With gumption in my heart I have always been able to push myself further than I thought managing to surprise my teachers, impress my sport coaches and delight my parents. We cannot all be born geniuses, but that does not be we are not destined for greatness. Diligence and passion along with the gumption to take a risk …show more content…
After my obtaining my law degree and masters I would make it my life mission to come back to Southern Africa and work hard to correct where law has failed to allow people to prosper and where the lands have been tarnished my nepotism and corruption. As the youth it is up to us to improve society and advance it in a way that benefits majority which I have become passionate about after being president of eco warriors for 3 years at my previous school Maru A Pula and receiving the eagle award for community service at St John’s College. This is particularly why I want to study law and international relations as Africa has so much to develop but foreign aid has just not been used to the best of its ability. In essents we have potential with our vast cultivatable land and our abundance of valuable resources but poor governance and education had left us crippled. And although we can estimate how we can gain prosperity if things are executed in a certain manner I know that with Africans gaining the right education at outstanding institutions we can exceed this expectation and bring the whole world up as we …show more content…
Having seizures that would cause be to be tired in class lose concentration, miss lessons. Changing from different medications and suffering from side effect after effect. Having to make decision to whether I was prepared to take certain medication because if would reduce my chances of having children (increasing birth defects), or whether I was prepared to take medication that would not be 100% effective. With this I guess you could say I had a lower potential. I was in the minority that were not estimated to achieve a certain level of greatness. But like I said, someone else’s perspective over you does not predetermine your greatness. And that fact is ever more enticing when you prove them