Dedication

by Willy, 6th grade student

My name is Willy and I'd like to tell you about the time I used  one pillar of TIPRIDE. I used  dedication. I dedicated myself to do better in school. Another way I dedicate myself today is by helping others, so I can be a good citizen. This is what I did to do better in school.

Doing better in school has always been a goal for me. In my old school my grades weren't very good. But when i know I was going to a charter school,I realized it would give me many opportunities in the future to go to better schools and get a good job. Ever since I've come to TI Charter school my life has changed. I dedicated myself ever since to do better in school. All the teachers at TI Charter are very nice;they push the students to dedicate themselves to do better in school academically. This is where I get my courage to do better and dedicate myself in school. Doing better in school is one way of being dedicated and it really helped.

I also dedicate myself to helping others in need, or when they don't understand something that I do. Most people really didn't understand math in my class. So when I see someone not understanding something, I check up on them. I really try and dedicate myself to do this but most kids in my class are smart. I really help people when they are at home. Sometimes my friends ( like Sebastian) text me saying they need help. They text me what they need help with and I remind them what we learned in class that day.

Almost anybody can be a good citizen. I choose to be a good citizen to the environment. Most kids in our school leave garbage in the hallway. So what I tend to do is clean up after others and myself. Another example is in our classroom. People leave many things, like wrappers, and little bits of paper all over the floor and in cubbies. I ask my teachers if I can use the broom (if possible yo clean our class). Another way I try to be a good citizen is by trying to be respectful  to my teachers and not get detentions. Not to mention I have zero detentions! Most teachers would agree; I am very well-behaved . (This is what makes me a good citizen; I follow the rules.) Also I try to be good friends with people who I'm  not really close with (This whole paragraph was approved by Ms. Maller and Ms. Lonergan.)

So now you know what I have done based on TI PRIDE. I try to do this every single day I come to school. Even though I act silly in school, I'm always behaving in class and focusing. School is tough for most students but I tend to help them out. Also including that I try to be a good citizen to the environment. But at the end of the day I even though throw up and downs I always dedicate myself to be a good person.

Going to Fieldston would be a huge opportunity for me. One reason why that I would like to go to Fieldston is because I would like to visit the school. Why I would like to go to the diversity conference is because I would like to meet  people that are really successful in life and that can inspire me .Another reason why I would like to go to visit the children there and see what it is like in Fieldston. I also want to go there and meet the teachers and staff to see if I could probably go there for high school. Also Fieldston gives many opportunities to kids and helps them get into a good college. This is why I want to go to Fieldston.