With my mother being an elementary school teacher, reading was not an option nor a choice. Reading was a priority. I started reading in kindergarten where I would read many books. One in particular was Gregory the terrible eater. This book was my absolute favorite book as a kid, mainly because it had my name in it. This book also peaked my interest in animals. Whenever we would get free time in computer class in elementary school, I would search just random facts on animals because I was extremely intrigued by how different they were. This fascination carried over into 5th grade where my class and I had to write a research paper on any topic. Of course as you can probably guess, I chose an animal to conduct my research on. My favorite animal
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They would make fun of other people, try to make bad grades and criticize the ones who made good grades, and be rude and disrespectful to the instructor. I switched from middle school to middle school and still there was no change in my behavior. Then, there was this one middle school where I fit in and people actually liked me. This middle school was Clary Middle School in Syracuse, New York. Here, I felt as if I was the king of my grade. I fit in with many cliques and groups of people. Whether it was the nerds, jocks, actors, or any other clique, I was in the middle of them all. Only problem with this school was that the principal knew my mother so that meant I had to be on my P’s and Q’s all the time. As a 12 year old kid, you would think this was a curse, but now reminiscing on it, I see it as a blessing. Reason being, I was held to the highest standards in performance and behavior. I never really succeeded in the behavior aspect, but performance in academics and extracurricular activities was something I exceled at. I became a very great student and ended up having high school credits in not only science and math, but Spanish also. Although my academic prowess was impressive, my years at Clary weren’t all clear skies and rainbows. My 6th, 7th, and 8th grade years were tainted by problems such as low self- esteem, bullying, and …show more content…
There was no one that made me feel like I could tell them anything and wouldn’t have to worry about it getting out. I felt alone, disgusted with myself, and not good enough. These feelings of low self-esteem came from no support in anything I did. Whether it be my peers or my family members, I was never good enough. They also came from not finding joy in anything I was doing. I participated in many activities during middle school, some of these were track and field, acting, and various other clubs and although these were great programs I just couldn’t find happiness in either one of them. Low self- esteem wasn’t the only problem that I encountered during my years at Clary, I also came up against bullying and
They would make fun of other people, try to make bad grades and criticize the ones who made good grades, and be rude and disrespectful to the instructor. I switched from middle school to middle school and still there was no change in my behavior. Then, there was this one middle school where I fit in and people actually liked me. This middle school was Clary Middle School in Syracuse, New York. Here, I felt as if I was the king of my grade. I fit in with many cliques and groups of people. Whether it was the nerds, jocks, actors, or any other clique, I was in the middle of them all. Only problem with this school was that the principal knew my mother so that meant I had to be on my P’s and Q’s all the time. As a 12 year old kid, you would think this was a curse, but now reminiscing on it, I see it as a blessing. Reason being, I was held to the highest standards in performance and behavior. I never really succeeded in the behavior aspect, but performance in academics and extracurricular activities was something I exceled at. I became a very great student and ended up having high school credits in not only science and math, but Spanish also. Although my academic prowess was impressive, my years at Clary weren’t all clear skies and rainbows. My 6th, 7th, and 8th grade years were tainted by problems such as low self- esteem, bullying, and …show more content…
There was no one that made me feel like I could tell them anything and wouldn’t have to worry about it getting out. I felt alone, disgusted with myself, and not good enough. These feelings of low self-esteem came from no support in anything I did. Whether it be my peers or my family members, I was never good enough. They also came from not finding joy in anything I was doing. I participated in many activities during middle school, some of these were track and field, acting, and various other clubs and although these were great programs I just couldn’t find happiness in either one of them. Low self- esteem wasn’t the only problem that I encountered during my years at Clary, I also came up against bullying and