Failure In Middle School
Is it possible to go from being an F student to an A student? When you’re an adolescent, you change in various ways; some positive, some negative. When I finished my seventh grade year, my attitude towards academics completely changed. When I failed my math class in seventh grade, I developed a new attitude. Failure can lead you down the path to success.
Failure can arise when you least expect it. My first year of middle school was plagued with a chain of distractions that would culminate in the worst experience of my academic career. A common phrase that could be heard at my school just before the first day of seventh grade was “The math teacher is the hardest and meanest teacher ever!” I believed this statement, and used it to justify my lack of academic effort. The absence of my mother, who spent a significant amount of the school year out of state caring for her extended family members, served as an additional distraction for me. My dad, during this time period, was consumed by his work. My mom’s absence, combined with my dad’s work commitment, left me unaccountable for …show more content…
My mother motivated me to examine my academic performance, Lillian did not. Those last two weeks of school I worked diligently, doing whatever necessary to raise my grade; I finished the second semester with a D. As my eighth grade year began, I was determined to not allow myself to be distracted from my academic responsibilities. This was a determination I carried on to high school.
Upon entering high school, I raised my determination to an even higher level by vowing to reach my full academic potential. I have never failed from that day forward to strive to keep my vow. Failing math made me a different person. I went from one of the lowest academic students in my class, to presently one of the highest. Who says failure isn’t a good thing? As far as I’m concerned, failing was the best thing that ever happened to
Failure can arise when you least expect it. My first year of middle school was plagued with a chain of distractions that would culminate in the worst experience of my academic career. A common phrase that could be heard at my school just before the first day of seventh grade was “The math teacher is the hardest and meanest teacher ever!” I believed this statement, and used it to justify my lack of academic effort. The absence of my mother, who spent a significant amount of the school year out of state caring for her extended family members, served as an additional distraction for me. My dad, during this time period, was consumed by his work. My mom’s absence, combined with my dad’s work commitment, left me unaccountable for …show more content…
My mother motivated me to examine my academic performance, Lillian did not. Those last two weeks of school I worked diligently, doing whatever necessary to raise my grade; I finished the second semester with a D. As my eighth grade year began, I was determined to not allow myself to be distracted from my academic responsibilities. This was a determination I carried on to high school.
Upon entering high school, I raised my determination to an even higher level by vowing to reach my full academic potential. I have never failed from that day forward to strive to keep my vow. Failing math made me a different person. I went from one of the lowest academic students in my class, to presently one of the highest. Who says failure isn’t a good thing? As far as I’m concerned, failing was the best thing that ever happened to