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“Whoever is trying to bring you down is already below you” -Boonaa Mohammed When you’re in fourth grade, you’re free to be whatever you want. You can dream to be a doctor, fireman, or maybe even a mermaid. In fourth grade you are allowed to act however you want and dress like you want to. Dreaming is what makes fourth graders happy. Unfourtly some children aren’t raised that way. Their lives are so chaotic and messy they don’t have time to dream. So, they begin to envy the ones to can. They…

I had people tell me that they would be really happy if they had my grades. Others said that I shouldn 't go too hard on myself, including my dad and my grandparents. Somehow, I know that deep inside if my grades even go down a bit I know they would be disappointed and it would hurt witnessing that. When I was growing up, back when I was in the Philippines, my father would always tell me…

Week One I will be completing my observation at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, we are an inner city school that falls under title1 accommodations; meaning more that 90% of our students go for title 1 services. We also provide free lunch program for the entire school body. The majority of the students come from low income homes. The population of the school is of Hispanic descent, a big portion of the students being first generation Dominican. O.L.Q.M is an extremely warm environment for the…

When I was in the first grade my father insisted on reviewing my homework with me every night. Now, in the first grade there wasn’t much to do, but he expected me to do well. I can remember rewriting my assignments repeatedly. My father not only demanded that my work be completed, but that it was written in the most legible handwriting he thought I was capable of. To some this may seem harsh, I was only in the first grade for god’s sake, but it was purposeful. It was expressing to me that my…

Eighth grade is a good year in school. You learn a lot, but you have fun at the same time. Eighth grade is a good combination of school and fun. Extracurricular activities also get better, in my opinion. Eighth grade is not easy and does require work, but hold on, you will make it. In my essay, I will explain how eighth grade is a good school year through schoolwork, extracurricular activities, and through privileges. First, I will explain how eighth grade is a good school year through…

Lynna Hong Amy Dickinson English 99 13 September 2016 Go Get It. Period. “[They say] if you want something go get it. Period.” Growing up I was quite the introvert. I was a shy girl who didn’t have many friends and I didn’t go out of my way to make any either. In fact, I actually found myself to be really sad and lonely. I always assumed it was always going to stay like that and there was nothing I could possibly do to change it. I had this mindset that I was just suppose to stick through it…

were interesting. This was not a good habit of mine from the beginning, but it was how I enjoyed reading. In particular, I remember Dr. Seuss and Junie B. Jones becoming my favorites. I’ll never forget the day I had to read out loud in class in 1st grade and I couldn’t pronounce a word and was laughed at. This set back my confidence in reading and speaking in front of the class. I was so embarrassed I went home that day and cried. I didn’t understand that everyone at our age was struggling to…

the discussion surrounding how people in the LGBTQ community are mentally ill and are committing a sin didn't help. And at times it really got to me and I would even go to the bathroom crying. But to me the worst part was this year during my 8th grade year. A few weeks ago homosexuality was once again brought up and I had found that just tuning it out was probably my best bet so that's what I did. But this time something she said got my attention. She told us the story of how her bestfriend…

social promotion is raised in conjunction with the concept of “grade retention”. The concept of grade retention is the idea of holding a student back, if they did not receive passing grades that year. Grade retention is not inherently a bad theory. The yearning to better the U.S. student population by helping build a solid foundation in basic subjects is a great proposal. However, the problem with most theories, which extends to grade retention, is that they often do not work out in real life…

my simple anemia. That year was the same as my ninth grade year, not great and very weak. Finally, that summer we moved to a new town, where I started to see a new doctor. I had hope that maybe she would find what was wrong with me, but like the first doctor she said the same thing and said it was my anemia. The only difference was, is that she was completely rude. Making it seem like I was over reacting and just being lazy. My eleventh grade year started, and I was just always weak. I had…