Leadership, learning, service and global awareness are the common factors that to be a well-rounded and successful person, but in my opinion, learning appeals most to me. A very wise individual once told me, "Education is everything. When you stop learning your mind ceases to grow." That individual was my mom. "Gifted" was a word I remembered form kindergarten. When I Overheard a classmate was gifted in reading and another gifted in math, I wondered rather or not I was. My mom told me I was the best kind of gifted because I excelled in all areas. While this helped my confidence, I was still unclear of the significance this word meant.
All through my education A's came easy for me. My mom always encouraged me to do my very best and to make A's. In tenth grade was the first time I received my first F and I thought it was the end of the world. It made me feel like I didn't measure up to the rest and that I had let my mother down. She further encouraged me that some classes are more difficult and required more effort than others. She told me if I put forth my best effort that's better than the letter grade I receive. My classes have all been honors class my Junior and Senior year. I've been told that if I get a B in an honors class that it's really an A in a regular class. Again, my mom encouraged me to shoot for that A.
I have always liked to challenge myself. Learning encompasses all areas of life. When I take on a new sport or activity, I wasn't allowed to quit. I had to finish what I had started no matter how difficult it might be. From the start it has always been my mother and I. She is a very strong willed individual, who felt it was up to her to succeed. Life itself got in the way when I came along and she couldn't receive the type of education that she had always wanted until about 7 years later. My mother struggled after having me at 19 and did not want this life for me. So even though she drove me crazy with all of her perpetual coaching, I knew it was because she had my best interest in mind.
Through my 4 years of football, 2 years JV and 2 years varsity, I learned the value of teamwork, to be compassionate to others, being able to step up to the plate whenever needed, and most importantly to be a good role model for my peers. Learning and education has been an enormous part of my everyday life thanks to that very wise individual, my mother.
All through my education A's came easy for me. My mom always encouraged me to do my very best and to make A's. In tenth grade was the first time I received my first F and I thought it was the end of the world. It made me feel like I didn't measure up to the rest and that I had let my mother down. She further encouraged me that some classes are more difficult and required more effort than others. She told me if I put forth my best effort that's better than the letter grade I receive. My classes have all been honors class my Junior and Senior year. I've been told that if I get a B in an honors class that it's really an A in a regular class. Again, my mom encouraged me to shoot for that A.
I have always liked to challenge myself. Learning encompasses all areas of life. When I take on a new sport or activity, I wasn't allowed to quit. I had to finish what I had started no matter how difficult it might be. From the start it has always been my mother and I. She is a very strong willed individual, who felt it was up to her to succeed. Life itself got in the way when I came along and she couldn't receive the type of education that she had always wanted until about 7 years later. My mother struggled after having me at 19 and did not want this life for me. So even though she drove me crazy with all of her perpetual coaching, I knew it was because she had my best interest in mind.
Through my 4 years of football, 2 years JV and 2 years varsity, I learned the value of teamwork, to be compassionate to others, being able to step up to the plate whenever needed, and most importantly to be a good role model for my peers. Learning and education has been an enormous part of my everyday life thanks to that very wise individual, my mother.
