Willingness to learn

                         When people ask me do I like school I comply and answer with the up-most enthusiasm and state yes I love going to school. As a child I completely hated school and all other aspects that came with being in school. I would pretend to be sick for instance having a stomach ache or holding the thermometer up to the light and right before my mother would come back into the room I would stick it into my mouth . That method only worked a few times, my Mother started catching on. When my dad would be at home and I would try and pull one over on him it didn’t work so well. My mother was always the more sensitive one. As I continued to grow up I began to form a certain liking for school after I figured out I was actually pretty good at it.

                     As I reached middle school my family and I moved to Decatur, Alabama where I had to start from scratch and make new friends and form new bonds with my teachers as well.  I had a great time at the beginning of the school year when the work load was minute, but as the years moved forward the workload increased dramatically. It did not make it any better that my loving mother signed me up for the hardest classes offered.  I had to balance being an athlete as well as an honor student.  My willingness to learn was really tested. The experience of having to juggle several important things to me really taught me responsibility and in a sense forced me to grow up. Through all of my trials and tribulations of tackling so many different things at once I succeeded exceptionally well. I as well as my parents was very proud of myself.

     High school was one of the biggest challenges I have had to face in my short life time. I attended Austin High School also in Decatur, Alabama. High School for me was an awesome experience. My willingness to learn was really tested. On top of me having a part-time I played AAU basketball also ran track. Now one would say that I was in over my head. But in my mind I was setting the foundation for my future. Going through all the experiences I did in high school really made me a better-rounded person. Today when challenges arise like completing assignments I revert back to that drive that I had in high school and use those specific traits to complete the certain task at hand, my willingness to learn I feel has grew tremendously from the beginning of my schooling career to this present moment.

 My question to you is HOW STRONG IS YOUR WILLINGNESS TO LEARN?