We just could not fit together

I remember in grammar school during the seventh grade we got a new principal at my school and I didn't like him he did not know not one thing of how our student body and it felt like he just stepped into my community to shake things up. I understand that he had a job to handle and a part of it was not for us to like him but I would think that has to come with the package. The principal prior to him was there ever since I was in pre-school we had traditions that been going on there ever since I could remember like for example we had an annual assembly for Mother's Day where we would prepare dance routines for our mothers to come on in and watch with a beautiful dinner and dance afterwards, but then less and less of those types of events were being held thanks to the orders of the new principal.
Not only was the student body unsatisfied with the lack of student programs being runned but so were the parents because it seems as though at the P.T.A. meetings he was a very unreasonable man and was not open to changes or many of the ideas people from the committee had to say. The student body were not the only one's who noticed the lacked of experience of this new principal but the parents and school staff noticed it too. I personally think people like this should not be selected to work an environment full of kids because kids need someone who loves what they do and enjoy being around kids. I'll never forget how moody he was and how I never thought twice of saying hello to the man. I just did what I needed to do and did it.
Luckily a year or two after I graduated he was fired. It seems as though staff of the school system started noticing his lack of successful work in this school. Becoming part of a community is more than just being there it is getting the trust of those who are welcoming you and making sure that things do not drastically change to that of what they are accustomed to. Incorporating yourself to a new environment means being courteous to those who are already there and taking their years of experience into consideration. At a certain point everyone has to come and meet a common ground where they can meet half way that is how it works in any new relationship. One party can not just step in and take dominance that will eventually burst into a big puddle of misunderstandings and by then it might be too late for anything to be fixed.
Even though things did not work for the best I am glad that now my grammar school has a principal who is great with the kids, parents, and staff. This of great satisfaction tome now that my little brother attend this school because I know that he is in good hands and he is getting the most out of his education. My little brother deserves that and so do all the kids who attend this school and schools all across the nation.

Becoming a Godmother

Over the summer I became the godmother of a beautiful little girl named Gizele Alize that is only 1 year old. This little girl is my niece I am so proud to say that I am her godmother it is such a great honor to me. Not only am I her aunt but her godmother, I am looking forward to seeing her grow up and having her come to me with her first boy crush, her first school dance, and seeing her blossom into a beautiful young lady and help her be set off on the right track. This girl means a lot to me I love seeing how everyday she has learned something new. Now that I am at the University of Illinois I miss my family a lot but I am here to go home one day with a diploma saying "Graduate of Class 2011" and that is what motivates me. I hate to think that when I go back to see my little girl she won't be the same as I left her...I miss her saying "du du..du du du du", you see that is what she called her older brother Julian my nephew in the family we call him "Ju Ju" so she says Du Du. Being a godmother comes with great responsibility and I promise to be there for when she needs some advice and to wipe her tears when she has her first broken heart.

"High School VS. College this is my transiton"
As a freshman at U of I, I carry my past experiences with me because that is what shapes me into who I am although they are not always what I want to be defined by. As a student in high school I would do the work half way or it wouldn't hurt to leave things until the last minute because I knew I was learning the material taught in the class. As a college student I want to keep that habit out of my system because I know that here I can't get away with it that easily. In college you earn your grade and its your own loyalty to show that you put the sweat and tears for your own grades. I honor feeling pride in the grades I earn and for that I want to put my best foot forward.
In high school sometimes all it took was knowing the material and passing the classes not so much the method that you used. Because of this I never quite set a strong routine for my study skills or taking notes. Now that I am in college I regret not setting myself in a more strict atmosphere in high school because maybe if I would've done this sooner I wouldn't have such a hard time managing my time amongst my classes. Because of my experiences in high school I've learned from my mistakes that have taught me lessons that I will carry through out college life.
I am currently taking an introduction course to psychology where it involves a good amount of concentration especially because it involves reading a lot and I'm not a person who enjoys reading. This a course where knowing whats going on in class is not enough it requires a lot of the students participation at home for things to go by smoothly through out the course. For example if I don't read ahead of the professor when he does go over the chapter its pretty difficult to identify myself to the information given out rather than if I read ahead I'll have a better understanding of what's going on in the classroom.
Learning both content and method in a classroom is difficult but they are weights of the same amount that are needed to make the balance even, without one the other side will out weigh the other. Its like a horse and carriage you can't have one without the other. As a student its your obligation to learn content and method because in the long run of the course it will pay off. And as a student who is in search of learning how to balance it out its better to start early rather than the day after failing your first exam.