Laura Swenson, an American author, puts it best when she says, “For some life lasts a short while, but the memories it holds lasts forever.” For some reason I have never had a clear vision of what happened throughout my childhood. There is one exact memory that I do remember. I remember the first time I ever got a bad grade.
The first bad grade I have ever got was in kindergarten. Now I know you are probably thinking, “How in the world could you get a bad grade in kindergarten, it is the easiest grade ever.” I know this may seem a little silly to you, but the first bad grade I ever got, dealt with scissors. The assignment was to cut on a small dotted line, but who expects a little five year old to be able to cut a straight line. Apparently my teacher, Mrs. Kelly, did because when I got the paper back I had got half of the points taken away because I couldn’t cut straight. This wasn’t a big deal for me at that exact moment. The problem was that not being able to cut straight lines haunted me throughout my Minnie Cline experience. Even though this was a little problem, it taught me to never give up and to have the motivation to keep trying. I have always kept trying on anything that I put my mind to, and I am proud to say that I can finally cut straight lines. Not only has it helped me to learn to keep motivated to not only finish what I start, but to finish it to the best of my ability. Now in everything I do, I do it to the best of my ability. I know sometimes I get tired and don’t feel like doing everything, but I always remind myself that how much I put out, is how much I will get in return. This is why I always try my hardest on any of my assignments because I know if I put the effort in, then I will get around the grade I was wanted. This has done a lot for me throughout all of my school years. I have always got A’s or A-‘s. This has been great for me because I know when I grow up I want to go to a good college, and I know it takes hard work, a good work ethic, and a lot of study time to get good grades. It has really paid off this year because I have all A’s or A-‘s, and I have a GPA of 4.32. Not only has it helped me pay off in grade wise, but it has helped my class ranking a lot. I found out just last week that I am ranked #1 in my class, which is a big thing in my family since I have an older brother who did really well in high school. (I have two brothers and a sister, but let’s just say the other two aren’t the brightest bulbs in the tanning bed if you know what I mean, but that’s a blog for another time.)
This memory has kept my educational career at its highest, and I hope it will for as long as I live. I have learned a lot from this memory, and I hope to pursue my dream of excelling greatly in my educational career. Let’s just say that that one bad cut changed my life remarkably.
