Mccourt Chapter 1 Summary
I’d like to begin by introducing myself, so you can get to know me, and my writing background better. I am in the science field at UMKC hoping to pursue a career in medicine. I am from Portland, OR, where I attended a school that stressed the liberal arts. Although the science field has always been my favorite academic area, reading has also always been a paralleled interest of mine. It is currently Saturday morning on October 12th, and I finally have a completely free weekend from work and all other distractions. I am planning to read through Teacher Man this weekend, and provide an overall summaries and an in depth look at the meaning behind the words.
Chapter 1
The book begins by providing an introduction to Frank McCourt’s life. We learn …show more content…
Then further he says that he’s never been good at anything in his whole life, but just walks aimlessly from one job to another. I re-read this section, wondering if McCourt was looking for sympathy, but then realize McCourt’s problem was that he had never had any goals. With no goals, he has no ambitions and doesn’t know what to do with himself. I believe he was left with a ton of “what if’s,” none of which were taking him anywhere.
This whole part of chapter 11 confirmed my strong believe that everyone needs goals. It’s impossible to reach full potential in life without having something to challenge yourself to reach for. Luckily, my teachers have always had me set both short and long-term goals. This has been a huge help in both my everyday and long term journeys of life.
Later on McCourt manages to land a dream spot at Trinity College in Dublin. One of his fantasies has finally come true, and he strolls around the campus feeling proud. He describes this opportunity as a dream come true. Having “dreams” led me to wonder if McCourt really did have goals, but he called them ambitions instead of goals. He’s a doctoral candidate, which is never an easy position to fall into. I believe he must have been doing something right, most likely with priorities and goals in order to achieve
Chapter 1
The book begins by providing an introduction to Frank McCourt’s life. We learn …show more content…
Then further he says that he’s never been good at anything in his whole life, but just walks aimlessly from one job to another. I re-read this section, wondering if McCourt was looking for sympathy, but then realize McCourt’s problem was that he had never had any goals. With no goals, he has no ambitions and doesn’t know what to do with himself. I believe he was left with a ton of “what if’s,” none of which were taking him anywhere.
This whole part of chapter 11 confirmed my strong believe that everyone needs goals. It’s impossible to reach full potential in life without having something to challenge yourself to reach for. Luckily, my teachers have always had me set both short and long-term goals. This has been a huge help in both my everyday and long term journeys of life.
Later on McCourt manages to land a dream spot at Trinity College in Dublin. One of his fantasies has finally come true, and he strolls around the campus feeling proud. He describes this opportunity as a dream come true. Having “dreams” led me to wonder if McCourt really did have goals, but he called them ambitions instead of goals. He’s a doctoral candidate, which is never an easy position to fall into. I believe he must have been doing something right, most likely with priorities and goals in order to achieve