Honestly, I like to believe that my life does not follow one of these grand narratives; and that I am more complex than a simplified version of the events that occurred during my life. Although there are some events when cumulated may have shaped who I am, there is no single event in my life that has determined who I am today. With that being said, let’s get to the mini story of my life. I grew up in a small town in Columbus Indiana, where I attended a Montessori school. For everyone who doesn’t know what that is, it is a school where students have the freedom to learn on their own while being encouraged by a teacher to pursue whatever the student wished to learn. I believe this may have lead me to develop the strong personality that I have now and also develop my unique aspirations. Similarly, I was raised in a culture where the media I saw was constantly telling people to live their life to the fullest and dream big. With shows such as Kenan and Kel, Doug, and the magic school bus, it is no wonder why I have been shaped to have big dreams.
However, although I may have been shaped to have big aspirations, I determined what those specific dreams were. I knew from even the smallest age that I wanted to do my own thing and not follow what everyone else was doing. While all the other kids were dreaming of become firemen, police officers, or even princess’s I knew that I wanted to start my own business. Even now, while most people are still following the crowd and attending college just because they feel pressured by society to do it, I still know that I want to come here to learn how to start my own business.
I understand exactly where you are coming from. I would also like to believe that my life does not follow a grand narrative but there are instances where outside factors affect us. I think it is what we decide to do with our situation. And you said it best, dream big.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great blog post and I had to comment on it due to the Magic School Bus reference. I loved that show. And although I feel all the experiences I have definitely make me who I am, there definitely are so many shows encouraging children to be themselves, do what they love and enjoy and I think although that may not point them in a specific direction it definitely affects them. I agree with this blog completely though.
ReplyDeleteWhat type of business do you want to start? That school that you went to sounds very interesting, I think that if people went to schools like that more often we would have people that were more driven, I don't know it seems like at a school like that you would have fun and have the chance to learn to love learning.
ReplyDeleteMontessori school, huh? I have heard of them, but I never knew that's what they were...very interesting! I wonder if that type of school would only work for certain types of people. What about people who were not motivated to learn about anything?
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