Most Significant Challenge

5. Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge affected your academic achievement?

Growing up with a hearing loss, has affected me a lot with my education. I was placed in classes for the deaf (DHH) since pre kindergarten. Unfortunately, I did fall a bit behind compared to what the other kids education level was at. It’s very important to be able to hear when you’re a toddler because you are processing and learning new vocabulary and if you get discovered that you have a hearing loss at a later age than you fall behind without had learned those vocab during your toddler years. That happened to me and I didn’t speak until I was about five years old. Then my mom and I were …show more content…
I’ve always found time is a great factor if history, I enjoyed looking back in the past, analyzing what’s currently happening, and looking forward towards the future. But, it also has to do a lot with the teacher whose teaching the subject. Luckily I’ve had good teachers who always made history class interesting at all times. This like I have towards history has influenced me in becoming organized with my goal and having ways to accomplish my goal.All the work I would do I always ensured that I wrote the right date and had every detail that I wanted to include and not regret putting on my papers. After I realized I had an interestI like to look my past to analyze what something is currently happening to me and what that’ll lead me towards the future. Lastly, I pay close attention to all the details and highlight of my life. When I’m crossing the street I need to always turn to my directions to see if there isn’t a car coming because it’s difficult for me to hear a vehicle coming. I can’t be listening to music with my headphones like the other kids of my age.I sometimes need to read lips from people who talk at a low volume. I also see that I have a hard time identifying where sounds are coming from so when people are calling me I need to turn around to my left and right side. Also if I’m working in a group project and we are talking in a noisy environment then it’s hard for me to concentrate. It can sometimes affect me academic wise and my social life. Such as the steps of solutions towards my challenged. All my history classes I’ve gained new knowledge and skills. Such as communication skills, viewing the world differently, and analyzing context. I see the world now as a place of second chances and getting a fresh start in adjusting to my new lifestyle compared to others.From books,newspapers, quotes I read I see the world now as a place filled with adventure, history, and challenging. Lastly, this has influenced me