One main thing I struggle with is school. I have never been the straight A student, with a 4.0 GPA, and ever since I can remember I went back a fourth with good grades and bad grades. I believe some of the issue was changing school so many times, and having different types of curriculum within the five different schools.
I started school at Goodpasture in Pre-K and stayed there until the third grade. Second grade is when I remember everything hitting the fan! My grades were the worlds worst, and no one wanted to help me at all. My parents begged for help, and even had me tested for ADHD and a learning disorder. They did this because the school actually told her there was something wrong with me.
After only a half year in the third grade my mom transferred me to Pioneer, where they tested my skill levels and put me back into the second grade for the remainder of the year. Being put back helped me tremendously. I started receiving the good grades, and everything went great until fifth grade. The school shut down, and I was moved yet again to a Catholic school, St.Pius.
Starting St.Pius I absolutely hated it! We had to go to church every morning, and I had a nun as teacher, and it all was just going wrong. I did not like the idea of not being catholic and going to a catholic school.
Even though I was hating school, I was still making good grades, and half way through sixth grade I actually started to like it and grow close to my 11 other classmates. The next two year I grew even more happy with this school, and when it come to the end of eighth grade, I did not want to leave and go to high school. I did not want to grow into a new school again.
Then came high school at Pope. Where I decided to go because all of my friends were going there, and it was the school to be in! Well, instead of growing to love it like St.Pius I grew to hate it! I personally hated it, it was not my mom this time. I found that my grades were as bad as third grade, and I was fighting for someone to help me with school. I would go to tutorials before and after school where I was told to ask if i had questions. I had no idea what I had questions on, because I got left so far behind. Figuring this out I chose to transfer schools once again.
I transferred to Father Ryan sophomore year, and I honestly can say that it was the best decision of my life. I found that the teachers at FR actually cared about their students, and wanted to help.I spent the rest of my high school years at FR, and now I attend Vol State.
Vol State seems to be very hopeful, and from what I can tell, they will help me as well.
I chose to talk about school, because it is something I have dealt with since day one, and I am that student who just can not wait to be done with school, but I have learned so much about myself just from each school.
"Those who trust in the Lord will find new strengths. -Isaiah 40:31"
***This post is not to hate on any of these schools, or try to change a persons thought of one, it is just my personal experience with each school I have attended:)***
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