Hi, I'm Phil

by Phil, 6th grade student

Hi, I'm  Phil  and  I'm  11 years old. I would I would like  to  go  to  the Hilltop  Middle  School Diversity Conference  because  I  would  like  to  learn  something new. I  would  learn  something  new at this conference  since  its  a different  environment  and  there are  different  people   that  come  from  different  places.  I  would  also  like  to  make  new  friends  because  at   the after school  meeting you  said that different  schools  and  people  would be at the conference.

Integrity - Being  honest

Empathy -  To  put  yourself   in  someone  else's  place/  position.

Times  I  Used  Integrity  and  Empathy             

There  was  one  time  where  Sam  from  ASFM   lost  his  wallet  on  the  bus;  I found it because I  saw  his  name  on it. On  the  next  day  of  school,  I  went  to  Sam  and  gave  him  his  wallet  and  then  he   said  ''Thanks''.

       

There  was  also  a  time  when  I  helped  students  in  my  class finish  their  history  work  and  helped  them  not  get  an  after-school  detention  since  the  work  was  due   that  day. At  the  end  of  the  history  class,  I  was  rewarded  with  a  pencil  that  had  soccer balls,  baseballs,  basketballs,  footballs,  and  other  colors. Also  during  I.S.  (Independent  Study ),  I  helped  two  people  with  their  TI  Lab  homework.  I  did  that  since  I  already  got  a  100%  on  my  homework  and  I  didn't want    them  to  get  a  homework  detention  after school;  I  wouldn't  want  to  stay  after  school  until  5:00 P.M since  I  might  want  to  do  something  fun  after  I  did  my  homework.

        

This  helps  in  life  because  it  shows I  can  be  trusted.  It  shows  I  can  be  trusted  because  I  can  return  things  on  time  and  I  can  help   people  in  life.   This  also  reflects  on  my  life  because  other  people  can  know  that  I'm  a  good  person.  I  have  learned  that  it  is  better  to  be  kind  to  people  than  to  be  unkind,  since  they  might  show  the  same  respect  that  I  showed  them.  The  takeaway  is  to  have  more  friends  and  to  be  a  better  person  to  others.

Friendship   Is  All  About.......

• Having each  other's backs
• Being  kind
• Helping  each  other  out
• Sharing  with  each  other
• And  most  important,  STAYING  TOGETHER  when  times  are  hard  for   your  friend.                                

In  Friendships  Its  O.K  To  Be  Different  :)

Sometimes  you  and  your  friend  might  not  have  something  in  common,  but  in  the  end  it  still  might  work out  okay, so  don't  be  nervous  to  lose  him or her  as  a  friend, just like  Tom  and  Jerry.

                       

Sometimes  your  friend  might  move  away  to  a  different  city,  state,  country,  or  continent.  So  being  a  true  friend  is  a  true  takeaway.

                                                       

Plan  B - To  have  another  plan  when  the  plan  before  that  didn't  work.

Times  to  Use  Plan  B

A  good time to  use  Plan  B  is  when  you   lose  your  homework.  At  the  end  of  the  day, if  you  lose  your  homework,  you  should  call  a  friend and see if  they  can  give  you  the  questions  on  the  homework  (but not  the  answers). You  can also  call  the  school  and  ask  them  if  you can  have  a  homework  pass  because  you  lost  your  homework.

     

Another  time  to  use  Plan  B  is  when  you  are  playing  a  sport  like  basketball  and  you  can't  make  the  basket   because  there  is  a  good  defender.  So, your  options  are  to  shoot  or  pass,  the  ball  but  when  you  try  shooting  he  blocks  the  shoot.  The next  time  you  have  the  ball,  the  same  person  comes  up  to  defend  you.  So  the  options  are  to  shoot  again  or  pass to  a  guy  who  is  open  and    ready  to  take  the  open  shot.  So  this  time  you  use  a  Plan  B  and  pass  it  to  the  open  person  and  he  makes  the last  shot  of  the  game  and  you  win.

          

Another    time  to  use  Plan  B  is  when  you  lose  your  school  Metro  Card,  you  can  go  to  a  teacher  at  4:00  p.m  to  get  another  student  Metro  Card,  or  you  can  ask  the  bus  driver  for  a  free  pass/ride. Did   you  know  that  student    Metro  Cards  cost  $640?  This important to know  because the school has to use it's money to buy another one if you lose it. If you don't lose your metro card, the school could buy more stuff that the students want.                                                                

Dedicate - To  devote  time, effort, or  oneself  to  a  particular  task  or  purpose.

Times to be  Dedicated
When  you  don't  get  something  in  school  or  when  you  want  a  good  education.

If  you  want to  be  better  at  something.

                                                 

Conclusion

Having  TI  PRIDE  is  a  lot of work , but  it  helps in  life  because it shows what type of person you are a hard-working person, an honest person, a person who helps someone else when they really need it, or even a person who makes another plan when the first plan doesn't work.   Having TI P.R.I.D.E  helps in life because  it shows you have something unique, something others might not even know about. There is something different in all of us. If you didn't find it yet it is okay.    It is okay that you don't know this yet because you are going to find out later in life, but in the meantime you could try to find it now.