The Academic Rollercoaster

Education is one important factor in life; without it we would not have known where this place we call earth is, how to get where we are today, or how to keep moving forward with our lives till tomorrow. Fortunately, education is here and I have a free right to have some. Starting from elementary to now, a sophomore in high school, I have been able to obtain education and I have learned plenty from it. During my high school experience I have encountered situations to test my faith, strength, and perseverance; through it all though, I am still here to fight though the everyday and academic struggles.

 During my schooling years I have come to realize my weaknesses and academic struggles. Ever since I was a young child, I have been more attracted to, say, dancing or playing outside rather than sitting down to read a book. Unfortunately, that has made school assignments and tests hard to achieve quickly now seeing as to in every high school class there is text to read and my mind slow to comprehend all the words since I never read on my own. All my struggles are based on my own lack of self-motivation. These examples go from procrastination to my straight up laziness and frustration. These are all problems many students face and are not impossible to fix. With a set schedule and setting of motive I can advance these problems to achievements in no time.

Though we all have weaknesses, we all have our strengths, too. Because of my love for the arts, such as acting, I have a relatively easy time memorizing and learning straight forward study sheets and work sheets. This benefits me when it is time for taking tests because I recall the majority what was on the study guide easily. Another achievement of mine would have to be my improving in confidence and motivation in myself to do well managing my grades. Because of this, I have brought my GPA up from last school years very nicely to now. This is part of the reason I had started to keep on myself for good homework habits and completion.    I also have a good attendance record, unless I have an appt. or I am ill, I will be at school. I do have my accomplishments in school, but there is always room for improving and setting higher goals for the next time. 

Most people have some type of goal, whether it be passing the semester or growing up to be a lawyer and having 5 children. My aspirations on the other hand tend to be a little closer in time and in depth. I have many short term goals in my personal life and some academic ones are improving in time management because so many times I find myself committed to multiple people or groups that I forget or stay up really late trying to finish my homework. Also, speaking up in class for me is a big one. So many times I let opportunities slip away in many ways that could have been something great that are not because I stay so quiet around people I do not know. I have a voice that needs to be heard, I cannot forget that. Lastly, test taking skills of mine need to improve. Because I am a slow reader tests and other timed assignments become a problem for me. I either do not complete them or do not fully understand them and rush doing a bad job on questions. Slowly but surely I will achieve my goals and aspirations so I can strive to reach new ones. 

No matter what a person’s challenges are around them, they cannot say those obstacles control or dictate their life. We all control what we will do, what we are capable of, and how far we will get. Sometimes I believe our society gives up before they can fail, refusing to see the blessings that come in return of the hard work done down the road. Academically I may not be the most confident or capable, but I know that with some effort I can do great things with it. One step at a time, improving every day, I can get to my highest most dared to dream, dreams.