Hello. My name is Isabel Garcia and I will be giving a short introduction of why I am ready to be an 11th grade student for next year. Through the course of my life I have questioned many things that are relatable to the future. I find it so fascinating and yet frightening. I ask myself the difficult questions such as, “What is my purpose?” “ How will the duration of my existance influence society?” “ What comes next?” Yet my answers seemingly are vague, because who knows, right? We all have our planners in our backpack metaphorically and literally speaking, trying to pretend like we all have it all figured out. Through the course of this semester I have grown and gained new insight about what my future might entail and I've learned that the puzzle doesn't always start half complete it starts with one piece even if it’s the blurriest of them all. With the ‘Faces of South County’ Project I found myself having in depth conversations with the City of San Diego Council about economy boosting ideas for the South Bay. I've found myself digging up mulch in the Middle of Logan Heights working towards a final goal and I’ve found myself presenting a semester long project to a room full of parents proud of our impactful works. I’ve found myself in El Cajon watching young refugee children regain their spark through soccer and a strong community organization. I’ve found myself staying up late making sure my research and position paper hit the mark. I’ve seen myself walk away with an award that means more than just a piece of paper. And there's much more that can not fit within these two minutes. And yet through all that I didn't forget the moments I struggled, because those all came before everything I mentioned. I know I am a strong public speaker. I know that I can accomplish anything if I set my mind to it. I know that I can help and encourage others not only next year, but for all the events that I didn't write in my planner. And I know that I didn't think this way at the start of this year. My personal journey is not over, but I encourage myself to not just strive for an authoritative desk job, but to seek after an adventure that can only surprise us all. Thank you TPOL Teacher Questions: What do you still wonder about in relation to the work you did this year? If you were able to design a project for you and your classmates to do, what would you do and what topics would you explore? What impact do you want to have on the world around you? I know I challenged myself this year and I did my best for the most part, I just seem to think of what could have been. I think of the times I've had arguments with my mom, because I think back to my acceptance into the performing arts school that I worked my butt off to get into. Yet, I chose HTHCV when I got accepted. I’m sure the dynamics of my life would have been a bit more unbalanced than they are already. And I’m sure I wouldn't have been given the personalized attention and opportunities as I did here. As far as the assignments and projects this year I didn’t have very many wonderings until I was asked this question. Could I have progressed more as a student If I challenged myself more in math? Math is a big topic for me, because I’ve never been confident in it. It’s sad, because it sounds so cool, but yet over elaborate. I am definitely going to challenge myself this year in math. If I were in charge of creating a project for a class I would want it to be meaningful to each students career life. This project would involve each student figuring out a potential career that they would want to accomplish later down in life. They don’t have to know for sure, but just choose something that interests them. Once they have that figured out then they will do their own research about the career. What does it entail? What education do you need to get a job like that? How much would your education cost? Where would be the ideal location to live for that position?.... After they have a good amount of research, their next step is to find someone who has that ideal job already. They are to contact that person and set up either a phone or face to face meeting just to gain insight from them. Maybe they could have a day in their shoes kind of experience. After that they have to create some way to display all their research and experiences. They could make a video, create a blog, give a presentation to an entire class ex. After this, for one day the students will dress up as their career. They will act and carry themselves as if they were walking into work. Once everyone is in class the teachers will give a world dilemma that pretty much would involve every type of career. Now everyone has to work together with the skills they have to offer based off their career to solve this global issue. This is my rough draft, but I thought it sounded like an interesting yet practical project. Throughout the course of my life,I believe that I have made an impact on those around me through my service and actions. I am unsure of what my future will become and I am aware that I am lost on what my future will hold. I want to impact those who are less fortunate than others, but my ideal workplace is an environment helping those who have the privilege and finances to get help (like a hospital). I want to travel and get out of the suburban lifestyle, but yet I’m scared to leave what I know. I am not at the right stage in life to fully convince myself nor someone else that my impact on the world will leave a lasting impression, but I am at a stage in life where I can start small and see where that takes me. This summer I am stepping out of my comfort zone to go on a short term missions trip. This trip will be in South Central Central L.A., in a neighborhood that's said to be like a third world location, because of the homeless and poverty levels. I’m not sure what type of impact I will leave on the world, but I do know that I would want it to encourage others to fill the shoes I walked through and continue on my path, whatever that is I know it's going to be different from anything I could think of.
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