Mission Schools Essay

Higher education has been an aspiration of mine and my families ever since I was born into this world, college has always been in my future there was never the question “Am I going to college?” but “What college am I going to?” Although I am in college but being raised by a single parent can be hard with not having all the financial needs to go towards college. However, I am still extremely privileged with a great support system behind me every step of the way. I have been given the…

nine years I have worked with middle school students and have enjoyed every moment with them. I strongly believe this is the age groups where students need the most help on deciding rather they will continue their education or dropout. Middle school is where I plan on servicing children, so to get out of my comfort zone, I selected a high school article. The high school article is called, “Social Emotional Learning in High School: How Three Urban High Schools Engage, Educate, and Empower Youth,”…

diverse public high school to a predominantly white private university this year, I learned the importance of understanding and embracing other cultures because it allowed me to become a more well-rounded person. I realized my job as a recent Philadelphia public high school alumni is to become a mentor to the students. I would say being a Philadelphia scholar, I learn to embrace diversity, overcome my obstacles, and realize the importance of helping other Philadelphia high school…

Though my personal mission statement feels as if it was written forever ago, I still have the same ideas in mind that I believe can connect directly to our class text, Becoming a Learner by Matthew L. Sanders. Sanders puts emphasis on why we go to college, what to do in college, work and finding purpose in education. My first and foremost goal in my mission statement was wealth and/or financial security. I want to be able to provide for myself and others comfortably. Most people believe or…

many students have been in school for 13-14 years, counting Kindergarten or Preschool, and some of them are just sick of school and they want to go explore. Also some Graduating seniors want to know what it’s like do work at a non very good job to see of they want to stay there for the rest of their life or to get higher education and work at a better place with better pay or get an internship in a company. Another thing students might want to do right after high school is join the military and…

social and reasoning skills at elementary ages are extremely important. This involves the introduction of a child to school sports and clubs. These events will involve both males and females of a mixed elementary school age. This socialization will also be important in developing their self-esteem and refining their motor skills. The arguments surrounding the topic of elementary school sports includes the idea that children might be too young to experience the competiveness, should it include…

founder of the West Michigan Aviation Academy. The school was first opened in 2010. This is a public charter high school that is geared towards students who have an interest in aviation, engineering and technology. The West Michigan Aviation Academy is a tuition-free school. The West Michigan Aviation Academy's mission is to provide students with a challenging educational program so that they will be prepared for college and a successful career. This school encourages students to do their best…

extra-curricular athletics. Please use this document as a reference guide pertaining to the rules and regulations as well as policies and procedures for participation in extra-curricular athletics. Rocky Mountain Classical Academy Athletic Program’s mission is to develop student athletes that reach their highest level of achievement in all athletic competitions, academic endeavors, and personal development. Our student athletes face the challenges of a competitive environment, balancing…

in boarding schools. Both of these documents revolve around these boarding schools. Both documents; though, show the boarding schools as good things, even though they were not. Indian boarding schools were built to transform Native Americans, destroying their identities, eradicating Native religions, customs, and traditions and demolishing Native languages. The first document is a picture of young girls at a boarding school. The picture is of young girls at St. Benedict's Mission, White…

It seems like high school is flying by, so it’s time for me to start thinking about college. I have limited my options down to two colleges and one career. My two colleges are Illinois State University and Western Illinois University. There are reasons why I have chosen those colleges. My career that I am thinking about entering is DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration). I have been wanting to do this job ever since my dad has joined the DEA I have more reasons also about joining DEA. There are…