Good student

Kevin Zheng

Back then I was a really bad kid. Being sent to the office like every other day. Standing up on chairs and yelling out curse words in class was probably one of the stupidest things I've ever done. Also flipping off while they’re yelling at me and putting hand sanitizer all over the classroom was few of the immature things that I did. It got so bad that once I stepped into class the teacher told me to go straight to the office. The more she tells me that the worse I get. Once I stepped into the principal's office it was a straight detention. So it was like detention every other day for me. I was surprised that I wasn't expelled from school or even getting a suspension. That was probably why I kept on being rude and childish because I knew I wouldn't get into too much trouble. Also failing classes didn't really matter in middle school. I was just trying to get attention and trying to be funny but now when I think of it, I say to myself, “Why was I so stupid.” Distracting class every time I was in class and trying to be funny was probably my motivation to even go to class then. That's just stupid. Now I think that why would I even do that. I even get embarrassed sometimes even thinking about it and what I've done. What was the fun of flipping teachers off? What was the fun of getting sent to the office every day? What was the fun of getting detention and staying after school for an extra hour and a half? None of it. None of it was fun. To no surprise I failed the class. The year was coming to an end. I had to say goodbye to the wonderful teacher that sent me to the office every day. Going into High school was when I noticed in it was to mature up. The major reason for this was sports. Unlike middle school in High school when you fail a class you're kicked off the team. That was the motivation for me was to stay on the team. Now I noticed that grades matter and it feels better when someone asks you questions like “what you get on your test?” Now I can say grades that makes me look good. This feeling was better than trying to be funny and trying to get attention. From this point on my life has changed. I fell in love with sports. Throughout the High school years I did track, cross country, basketball, and a whole bunch of others but those three were the main ones. Sports has taught me to be respectful, be responsible, and realize what is important and what is not. The feeling is great, well at least better than getting sent to the office every other day. All I want to say is thank you “sports,” without you there wouldn't be the person I am today.