Educational Achievements and Leadership

The great Robin Williams once said, “You’ll have bad times, but it’ll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren’t paying attention to.” Despite his passing, this man was a comedy genius and still is as time moves on. I guess we can assume that one of his principles in life was to bring joy to others, and make them laugh with tears. Nothing beats a good laugh, especially when you need one. I enjoyed everything about this film icon, and I always admired him and his principles for helping others when they needed comfort.   Because of this man, I strongly believe in my mind and in my heart that he made the world just a little bit better, with his spirit. Looking at principles, I once gave my students a project where they had to elaborate on three principles that best described them. Each student focused on writing down their own principles and reflecting on how they evaluated their own character, and identity. This might seem like a simple task for any person in your mind...

The word “Mentor” originated from Homer's Odyssey . Odysseus, king of Ithaca, who fought in the Trojan War and shows care for his household, who also served as a teacher and watcher of Odysseus' son, Telemachus. Besides the lesson on Greek mythology, the word’s concept was later formulated as a trusted person, friend, teacher, advisor or whatever positive adjective you can comprehend to describe someone who you respect. Sometimes that word can be thrown around way too much. We categorized those who shape our minds, and bring us enlightenment. Once those feelings come up, we label that person as a mentor . We idolize and worship them, and because of the characteristics and guidance that they show us, we then put them on a pedestal. There can be times where we challenge their ways, but we still respect them and have faith in them. But once they hurt us, things change. It hurts when we lose trust and the perception of them as a mentor. There becomes a big dis...

“If a child is taught nothing else to save character alone, he will be better prepared for life than those who are taught pure academics, but no character.”                                                                                                                                  - Ray Ballman I think the hardest thing for a teenager today, is to learn more an...