Education has been an important asset in my life spanning back to my childhood. My grandmother was an educator that stressed the importance of an effective education. She was my primary provider as well as my first teacher. She taught me courage, empathy, strength, compassion, and love. I adored her motivation to beat the odds regardless of her circumstances.
As I reflect on my childhood, I remember traveling far from my home to a better school in a diverse neighborhood. I remember the long rides from our crime infested neighborhood to neighborhoods lined with beautiful trees, nice homes, and clean streets. I remembered my grandmother telling me that "I 'm not a product of my environment, I can be whoever I wanted,” I appreciated those rides however, I was very …show more content…
I knew that I deserved everything that my grandmother said I was destined to receive. I knew that one day my daughter was going to look up to me. I knew she needed someone to guide her just like my grandmother did me. I had to turn my life around.
After many dead end jobs and struggles, I knew education was going to help me achieve my goals. I took a leap of faith, after years of working as Certified Nursing Assistant, to become a Teacher 's Assistant. My new job restored my faith in education, my two daughters renewed my motivation, and my grandmother renewed my appreciation. My life started to progress in the right direction. My self-confidence increased and I became that person my grandmother knew I could become.
In 2013, I applied to Trinity Washington University and for a new job with the District of Columbia Public Schools. I was accepted into Trinity that fall as well as secured a new job by the end of the year. I had no clue how I was going to attend school, work, and be a full time mother. However, I made it possible because my girls looked up to me. I wanted them to see me beat the odds so that they can be motivated to do the
As I reflect on my childhood, I remember traveling far from my home to a better school in a diverse neighborhood. I remember the long rides from our crime infested neighborhood to neighborhoods lined with beautiful trees, nice homes, and clean streets. I remembered my grandmother telling me that "I 'm not a product of my environment, I can be whoever I wanted,” I appreciated those rides however, I was very …show more content…
I knew that I deserved everything that my grandmother said I was destined to receive. I knew that one day my daughter was going to look up to me. I knew she needed someone to guide her just like my grandmother did me. I had to turn my life around.
After many dead end jobs and struggles, I knew education was going to help me achieve my goals. I took a leap of faith, after years of working as Certified Nursing Assistant, to become a Teacher 's Assistant. My new job restored my faith in education, my two daughters renewed my motivation, and my grandmother renewed my appreciation. My life started to progress in the right direction. My self-confidence increased and I became that person my grandmother knew I could become.
In 2013, I applied to Trinity Washington University and for a new job with the District of Columbia Public Schools. I was accepted into Trinity that fall as well as secured a new job by the end of the year. I had no clue how I was going to attend school, work, and be a full time mother. However, I made it possible because my girls looked up to me. I wanted them to see me beat the odds so that they can be motivated to do the