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Ariel

10/6/2016

 
“Before, my grades weren’t good, so when I came to my new school three years ago, I felt like I would probably keep on flunking. On my first progress report I got an F in math. I was kind of discouraged, but my teacher helped me one-on-one and didn’t move on until I understood. I brought that F up to a B. She made me feel like I was a smart student. I still struggle with math, but when there’s something I don’t understand, the teacher pulls up a chair beside me and says, ‘What part don’t you get?’ and breaks it down for me until I can do it.
 
“I like to sing and dance and act, so I always thought about becoming an entertainer, but when I came here, I started to think, ‘What if I don’t make it as an entertainer?’ I realized there are other things I could do and other ways I could help people. I could be a speech therapist or physical therapist or go into sports medicine. I started thinking about the education I would need for a career like that and not so much about the entertainment part. I feel like I’m making better decisions about my future now. I can still do those other things on the side.”

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