Personal Narrative: The Banking Theory

On my first benchmark my first grade was an fifty-nine, this grade really disappointed me. I was determined to do better when I take it again, I worked hard getting myself prepared to test once again. After I took it I was nervous to see my grade but when I got it, and it said seventy-nine I was really happy I had improved by twenty percent.

As I breezed through the multiple choice sections and on to the free response questions, I began to feel a steady sense of ease as the information seemed to be coming back to me fairly quickly. The information, for the most part, had been imprinted onto my long term memory from the previous semester. Months later, when the memory of that stressful morning, and the night leading up to it, had since faded from memory, I received my score report for the exam. I had scored a perfect 5 out of 5. All that anxiety had been for nothing and in the end, I had received the score that I would never have thought possible on the morning of the

I walked into my class and sat down. Mr. Baroody announced that we were going to get our tests back, but I wasn’t worried. I knew that I did not get a 100% on the quiz, but nothing could prepare me for what was to come.

Junior year at Tucson High Magnet School I was enrolled in College Algebra a class I was having difficulty in. First semester had already passed and I received the letter grade D. I knew I had to work harder and study more especially if I wanted to get a better grade point average in order to get excepted into Universities.

would quiz me afterward. Even though being tested on the spot can be intimidating, I enjoyed the

I was perched on the edge of my chair. My stomach was in knots; I had to keep telling myself not to restlessly bounce my legs. I watched my teacher weaving his way between the tables, giving each student back their test. I was sitting in the back of the classroom, just waiting for him to reach my table. Upper-classmen had said that Molecular Cell Biology is the toughest biology class at the Illinois Math and Science Academy. Yet I had flown through the test, encountering no problems along the way. My teacher had finally made his way back to my table. He laid my test face down on the table in front of me. I almost did not want to flip the test over but with a quick flip of my wrist, the test lay face up. The top of the test said 18 out of 30; I had failed.

I didn't take the screen shot, because I didn't pass the test. With should I do from this point on, give me a

Students could not have more than 3 unexcused absences per semester, had to maintain a certain grade point average to walk on stage, had to submit at least one college application, were required to complete 100 hours of community service, and could not have more than 2 unsatisfactory effort marks per semester. Surprisingly, more students graduated that year than any other. Standards for students are important; they hold students accountable and push them to achieve goals. Important guidelines could be limits on unexcused absences and unsatisfactory effort marks, college readiness approaches, extracurricular involvement,

The wonderful thing about this program is that the mortgage loan is guaranteed by the United States Department of Agriculture. It wasn’t difficult finding a local mortgage company offering this option. Actually, the best thing about it is that I was able to secure the mortgage not using a penny towards down payment. That’s 100 percent loan. And I still benefited from the low interest

After 6 months of flying, I was ready for the check-ride. I've been ready since before Christmas, having completed my training on the 23rd. I scheduled my check-ride on the 28th. That day was quite interesting. I went to the flight school to check everything over with Josh and make sure I was ready. Then we called the examiner to schedule the check-ride. It was about 5pm, and Josh made the call, which was very fortunate for me as it interrupted the examiner's dinner. He said to have me to call him later and we would get things squared away.

This class is not closed to any student. Whether the student “places out” or not, the College Board research shows those students’ scores increase on nationally accepted exams due to the AP course study. Students must be prepared for the heavy workload and the intellectual challenges offered by the

Our feelings – I felt disheartened by the way the instructor who unreasonably told me that I could fail the task. I had no options but to continue my work with speed as I know that arguing with him would not have got me anywhere. I am glad that I managed to pass it though.

Still having that incredulous look on their face as if they still had doubts that I could

would have easily gotten them right. I felt confident with these tests because even if i had only

not be so terrible. The hopeful consideration abruptly stopped as she instructed me to stomp my