Why I Want To Go To High School Essay

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The reason that I’m here for CBK now is so I can work towards my high school diploma. I struggled in school a lot, which led me to not getting enough credits to graduate. I know that I’m better than that, and I want to go to college so that I can start working towards my career in life which is being an elementary school teacher. I started CBK when I was eighteen and I ended up leaving the program because, I was lazy and didn’t take school seriously. I joined again when I was nineteen. I’m still here and although I have been working at a slow pace I’m still here getting my credits to finish. I believe I am ready to succeed in this program. I start the year as a twenty year old. I realized I’m not getting any younger and I still haven’t gotten my high school diploma. I would really life to move on from my next stage in life, I’m going to work harder and pass all my classes from this point on so that I can finally graduate and head to college. I know I’m finally prepared for this life I have finally gained conscious of what I have to do. To succeed I will make sure I turn in all my work on time and make sure to be here at school almost every day. …show more content…
Reality hit me in the face when my twentieth birthday approached. Making me realize that my education is everything. If I want to be an elementary school teacher I have to work my way up to get there. I would like to finally start college and start working towards majoring in child development or liberal studies. I want to work with children and show them that school is really important in life. I believe that our children are our future and they need to know that having a good education is

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