Personal Experience

As I look back on my past experiences of working with children and adolescents, I realize that I have had an innate calling to mentor those who share a similar financial and social background as my own. I grew up in a single-parent household for the majority of my life with my mother and younger brother; my parents separated when I was 4 years old and the divorce was official 3 years later. Throughout all of the chaos and the absence of my father in my life, my brother and I did very well in school and participated in a wide-array of extracurricular activities. My mother had always encouraged us to be well-rounded and resilient, despite the cards that we were dealt in our past. She is the reason why I have accomplished so much in academics, sports and volunteer work. Now I 'm a first-generation, low-income student at one of the top universities in the world. I now have a duty to give back. Throughout my childhood, I participated in several art programs with Kansas City Young Audiences, which is one of the largest art-based …show more content…
Inquiries about the internal assets present in Curtis ' life consisted of the following: motivation in school and connection to the academic institution; the importance of honesty, taking responsibility for his actions, standing up for his beliefs, and views on alcohol and drug activity; cultural competency of different cultural, ethnic and racial backgrounds, exposure to peer pressure and resolving conflicts; level of self-esteem, optimism about his future, autonomy and purpose in life. The list of the selected questions chosen for the assessment is available on the last