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The tears began to flood down from my eyes as if they were the sprinklers, gushing out great amounts of water to stop a fire. I had finally let my emotions get the best of me and it spiked the rain that fell from the clouds of my eyes. I had just finished attacking my teacher with a bunch of sarcastic remarks and talking back in a disrespectful manner. It was a prime example of bad behavior, it wasn’t my proudest moment of course. She raised her tone of voice and threatened to call my parents and have me suspended. But for some reason, it got to me, and the waterworks began. I realized that the way I acted was unacceptable and if it continued, it wouldn’t only do further damage. My transition from someone with bad behavior and a negative attitude into a more mature and well-behaved person is something that has impacted the person I am now greatly.
I'll never forget that day where I had basically broken down and busted out into tears in 7th grade. I had just finished a heated argument with my teacher, and she threatened to …show more content…
My teachers would scream and shout at me for not following their strict rules. Those rules that I went against, like not talking when the teachers were teaching, were small things that I was capable of following. However, I chose not to in some cases. In the end, it took a toll on how I was being graded in classes. Teachers factored in everyone's behavior into their grades, and sometimes I wouldn't get the grade I deserved because my misbehavior was factored in. I worked hard when it came to my academics, never letting that slip. Meanwhile, the way I conducted myself in class concealed how hard I worked. After that day in 7th grade, my life immediately did a
The tears began to flood down from my eyes as if they were the sprinklers, gushing out great amounts of water to stop a fire. I had finally let my emotions get the best of me and it spiked the rain that fell from the clouds of my eyes. I had just finished attacking my teacher with a bunch of sarcastic remarks and talking back in a disrespectful manner. It was a prime example of bad behavior, it wasn’t my proudest moment of course. She raised her tone of voice and threatened to call my parents and have me suspended. But for some reason, it got to me, and the waterworks began. I realized that the way I acted was unacceptable and if it continued, it wouldn’t only do further damage. My transition from someone with bad behavior and a negative attitude into a more mature and well-behaved person is something that has impacted the person I am now greatly.
I'll never forget that day where I had basically broken down and busted out into tears in 7th grade. I had just finished a heated argument with my teacher, and she threatened to …show more content…
My teachers would scream and shout at me for not following their strict rules. Those rules that I went against, like not talking when the teachers were teaching, were small things that I was capable of following. However, I chose not to in some cases. In the end, it took a toll on how I was being graded in classes. Teachers factored in everyone's behavior into their grades, and sometimes I wouldn't get the grade I deserved because my misbehavior was factored in. I worked hard when it came to my academics, never letting that slip. Meanwhile, the way I conducted myself in class concealed how hard I worked. After that day in 7th grade, my life immediately did a