Blog #5: Ethics

The trait I picked to focus on from the Character Counts pillars is responsibility. While all the pillars represent very important characteristics, I felt responsibility connects the best to the stage of my life I am in right now and also what I am trying to teach my first graders. Responsibility, I believe, is the most important because it is the trait you need in order to grow and mature. We learn different stages of it at different points in our lives. In my life, I am learning how to be more independent so that I will succeed in college next year. I am also teaching six year old's the importance of learning what responsibility is because it is a stepping stone to achieving all the other traits. I am taking responsibility by trying to set a good example for the kids because I learned from a responsible person who set an example for me to follow. Overall, I find this trait to be the most valuable due to its importance.

Blog 4: Goals

I achieved pretty much all of my first semester goals which I am very proud about. My goals I set were to get a 4.0 GPA, to get into my dream college, and to make new friendships in my last year of high school. So far I have managed to achieve all of those and I can not wait to move forward and accomplish more in my second semester. My goals for the rest of the school year would be continue to get straight A's, to improve my organizational and time management skills, and lastly just to enjoy these last few months I have left. My goals for 2017 would be to excel in college and to take advantage of all the new opportunities that college will present for me. I am looking forward to making this year successful and accomplishing all that I can.