I Am Grateful for Many Things

By Nathan Abarca
Staff Writer

I am grateful for many things, especially what my parents give me and what my teachers give me. My teachers want to give me good education for my future. My parents think I am smart and that I can go to college.  I am grateful for their support.

I am grateful for all the school supplies my mom gives me, like pencils, pens, and paper. She tries to prepare me for school, so I try to use all the materials. I like to use a lot of the paper I have in my binder.

My dad helps me out, too. I don’t live with my dad so when I go to his house I take my backpack. He gives me information on how to do my homework. He tells me to work hard and if I do, I will pass middle school and get a better job then he has. I listen to him and I do try to work hard.

My teachers tell me to be positive because they seem to know that I’m always negative to myself.  I often do not act positive because of this. They also tell me not be late to class.  I think teachers think that I am a bad student because I am late a lot. I told one of my teachers that I wont be late anymore.  I don’t want to be tardy to all my classes anymore.  I want to be successful in school, so I do what I am supposed to do. I have to do my work to get a good grade because my grades have to be good to play any sport in high school and college.

I think everybody is right when they say to do your work and be on time. It is easy when you do your work when you are supposed to because the information is still in your head. My current grades are pretty bad right now. I need to do my work in class.  I am grateful that my teachers are helping me.

Overworked, Underpaid, and Incredibly Stressed

Malik Ayuso
Staff Writer

Today in one of my classes, a teacher calmly asked a student to move a drink away from a table that had computers on it and put it in his backpack.  It is a well-known rule that we cannot eat or drink in the computer lab because the computers can be damaged by liquid.  Another student had already taken a waterfall from it –which is drinking without letting your lips touch it by pouring it in to your mouth—during class and she wanted it to be put away.

In response, the student got really angry really fast and verbally threatened the teacher. The teacher told him that if he did not calm down that she would have to report the threat.   The student continued his defiance by saying that if she did report him, bad things would happen to her. The student then walked out of the class.  The teacher asked him to come back inside but he refused.  The student came in when he felt like it and then the student yelled at the teacher for some time. Finally the student calmed down because the teacher stayed calm, but he kept on talking and being defiant.

This event interfered with my education.  This teacher is a good one, who cares about her students.  Other students should take a stand and behave better in all their classes.  If they did, life would be so much easier in school for teachers and students who want to learn.  I am so tired of students who misbehave and distract the class.  I love Webster and think the teachers here are great.  If other students behaved better, they would be able to teach and we, the students, would be able to be even more successful.  

Work Cited

 "The Usual." The GW Patriot. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2012. <http://www.gwpatriot.com/2011/09/12/commence-commencement-checklist/bad_students2/>.