Composition I
Hannah Davis
Cozma
Composition I
27 June 2013
My Eighth Grade Experience
The events we go through during life’s course influence our outlook on life and helps assemble who we are as individuals. These events can either have a negative impact or a positive impact. I have chosen to share a personal event that had a positive impact on my life. As a young child I always detested school, therefore I never tried to do my best because it was not important to me. Every school year was the same, I socialized with my friends, doodled on my paper as the teacher was instructing, and I was completely satisfied with barely passing. During my eighth grade year at Coffee Middle School my perspective of school changed. On the first day of school, the halls were filled with continuous chatter, tables were set up to give newcomers a sense of direction, and I could see everyone taking in the new transitions. On the eighth grade hallway there were several different clusters, each identified by a letter of the alphabet. Out of several eighth grade students, myself as well as about sixty other lucky students were chosen to be in cluster “C”. Each cluster had four teachers, one for every subject; little did I know my teachers would have a great impact on my life. “Welcome to the eighth grade, our number one goal is to make you love school,” this was said by each teacher in my cluster. I was struck by surprise by their confidence, considering how hard I thought that would be. They seemed so sure of themselves but I knew that they were going to have a more difficult time making me have passion for school. Later that day, I wondered if the other eighth grade teachers had the same attitude as my teachers. I also wondered if it was possible for me to enjoy school, it had always been just an annual routine that was enforced by my parents and everyone else. As the year progressed I noticed a difference in the learning atmosphere. Differences such as instead of my teachers telling me I
Cozma
Composition I
27 June 2013
My Eighth Grade Experience
The events we go through during life’s course influence our outlook on life and helps assemble who we are as individuals. These events can either have a negative impact or a positive impact. I have chosen to share a personal event that had a positive impact on my life. As a young child I always detested school, therefore I never tried to do my best because it was not important to me. Every school year was the same, I socialized with my friends, doodled on my paper as the teacher was instructing, and I was completely satisfied with barely passing. During my eighth grade year at Coffee Middle School my perspective of school changed. On the first day of school, the halls were filled with continuous chatter, tables were set up to give newcomers a sense of direction, and I could see everyone taking in the new transitions. On the eighth grade hallway there were several different clusters, each identified by a letter of the alphabet. Out of several eighth grade students, myself as well as about sixty other lucky students were chosen to be in cluster “C”. Each cluster had four teachers, one for every subject; little did I know my teachers would have a great impact on my life. “Welcome to the eighth grade, our number one goal is to make you love school,” this was said by each teacher in my cluster. I was struck by surprise by their confidence, considering how hard I thought that would be. They seemed so sure of themselves but I knew that they were going to have a more difficult time making me have passion for school. Later that day, I wondered if the other eighth grade teachers had the same attitude as my teachers. I also wondered if it was possible for me to enjoy school, it had always been just an annual routine that was enforced by my parents and everyone else. As the year progressed I noticed a difference in the learning atmosphere. Differences such as instead of my teachers telling me I