A Lesson from the Past

           I recall an event in first grade that significantly influenced my education. I was really sloppy with my handwriting, was not organized at all, and did not color in the lines. My teacher had talked to me numerous times about it but I did not improve. At parent teacher conferences she suggested to my mom and dad that I should be on neatness and organized contract. The contract is all I needed to have ambition to fulfill my goal. Once I achieved a high level of success my teacher ripped up my contract. My teacher made me responsible for learning these skills but she provided the motivation to be a better student. Ever since then throughout elementary, middle school, high school and now in college I am very neat and organized to the point that now I have a separate note book for each class, my notes are color coded and I use my planner and desk calendar every day. By using these items I am the type of person who hates being late and always have to be ahead of the game. My writing is neat and thanks to my first grade teacher I am no longer that sloppy, disorganized student. Through this experience I became a successful student. Learning how to be neat and organized in school has carried over to other aspects in my life.