Personal Narrative: My Three Lessons In Education

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The lessons that we learn in our educational careers follow us through life such as having

teachers who care, being the underdog, and deciding on our careers goals. My life has turned a

completely different way than when I was in college the first time. It took me a few years to

realize that these three lessons have helped shape my life for the better. I look back on them

and realize that I am a better person because of these very important things that have

happened. There are times that it takes some good trial and error to end up in a better spot in

life.

Having a caring teacher is a very important thing when a child is in school and needs help

learning. My first year of kindergarten was a very trying and emotional time for

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