High school came really easy to me I didn’t really have a struggle academically; I don’ think that I was challenged enough. I took the AP and honors classes but I still didn’t feel challenged enough and for the regular classes I had it was difficult to focus because they were to slow for me. Where I would do that work and then start doing other …show more content…
My family is pretty big and I’m the first one to go to college out of all of the grandchildren and that is a big step for me to carry that weight on my shoulders. They are my major influence because they are my biggest encouragement and they try to help as much as they can. They make me want to work harder and to be better and not just give up when it gets hard. I think that having this weight on my shoulder is also helps me because it makes me want to be a good influence on the rest of the family. I want to be a role model to show my nieces and nephews an alternate route then what the rest of the family went through. My belief and values go with the Discourse that Gee refers to as the big D Gee says that big D goes with the language, beliefs and values he explains that family is a primary