Excerpt From “My
Famous Challenge Year”
ESL 8
By Jules Dassie
It's a great school, a special place, a wonderful campus. I just wanted to
start something somewhere. I never knew what is going to happen; I can't
imagine what is going to be for the next step. But because I always know
who I am and what I am able to do with the most little possibility I should take
advantage of. My story is something great, something special to share,
something beautiful to remember. Let's follow somebody's story about
enrolling in two classes in one semester at Carlos Rosario Public Charter
School (SG Campus).
I am student at Carlos Rosario in both CSS and ESL 8. I started with
English program (ESL) last year in the spring semester (February 2015) in
ESL 7. It wasn't easy; everything in the program was new. Sometimes I felt
lost, sometimes I felt like I was in the wrong place because of too much works
and pressure. My teacher was great, a kind of genius about teaching. She
knew how to help and bring to each student the right way to feel good and
motivated in class. Finally I felt different, more comfortable, and confident.
For all the rest of steps I just decided to apply myself and give my total
attendance. At the end of the semester everything was good, I succeeded
with many progress in every single subject and improved my English a lot and
wanted to do more in something peculiar.
Before we wrote the final exam (Post Test) for the end of the semester, the
school administration let us learn more about what we should decide to do
after succeed in ESL 7; such as Culinary Art, CSS, Nurse Assistance and
others. After making in depth many searches about CSS (Computer Support
Specialist), I decided to apply to enroll this program. I had to work more
because to enroll this program I needed to end with success my ESL 7 and
had to take a test in computer literacy, then have an interview with the director
of the Technology Academy. Finally I succeeded in ESL 7, was promoted to
ESL and was admitted to the CSS program...
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