School Days

School Days When looking over my life as a child, I wanted to reflect on my childhood and teenage years. I grew up without both of my parents, therefore this was the most important part of my life. The reason these two experiences meant so much to me, because my sister made the decision to raise me. I can reflect back on these two situations that made me the woman I am today. I didn’t allow my life to stop me from receiving my education. My sister was my role model that I looked up too. Even though, my sister is no longer here I am still striving to achieve my education. I learned at an early age the importance of an education. My goal is to instill in my daughter the importance of an education.
Microsystem
My support came from my sister and this allowed me to go beyond the crying. I can remember in elementary school, I would cry all the time, because I didn’t like going. As a child growing up school was one of my less favorite places. I was a spoiled child by my father, therefore the only person I wanted to be with was him. I did not understand how important school was back then. It was so hard for me to adjust to other children at my school. I did not think about how staying home would affect my learning. Of course, my father tried to persuade me to go to school, but it still took time for me to realize how important getting my education. My father brought me hamburgers and all the food I love eating. One day when I got home from school, my father had a surprise waiting on me. I was so excited, when I went in my room there was a brand new television. I hug my father and kiss him for my present. I knew my father wanted me to start going to school every day. I started going to school, but I still had my crying days. I did not miss school as often because, I was finally growing up. Also, I wanted to make my father proud of me for going to school. I can reflect on what I learned that family plays an important role. According to the theory of (Bronfenbrenner 2004) psychologists need to look at family, culture, community and the influences of the era in which people live in order to understand the circumstances surrounding individual growth.
Mesosystem
When I enter middle school, I thought to myself that my teenage years are here. I was no longer nervous anymore and the crying was long gone. The stress of going to school and engaging with friends was gone. I was ready to meet new people and interact with my old friends from elementary school. I learned from the meososytem about interaction between groups within the microsystem (Mossler, 2013, p.61). My teachers supported me and helped me throughout my middle school year. I learned good study habits and staying focus in class helped a lot. I learned how to organize my subjects in my notebook. I learned that staying organize with all my class assignments helped me to get good grades.

In conclusion, I learned from my school days the importance of having support from my family. I can reflect back on my mistakes and now make correction from this day forward. I can use what I have learned to be a successful student at Ashford University. I understand about staying organized, using my time wisely, and studying. I have gain the knowledge from my past experiences what it takes to complete my degree.

References Bronfenbrenner. (2004). Adult development and learning. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education. Mossler, R. (2013). Adult development and learning. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education.