Responsible Learner

In ninth grade, i entered high school as a careless teen. My grades were un important, and i didn't look into what truilly benefited me. Then i joined the JROTC program. In this leadership course, i learned many things including the importance of being a responsible learner. As a leader, not only have i been responsible during my time as a cadet, I have also taken on the challenge of exeeding my academic goals. During my four years in the program, I gained many skills including planning skills. These skills have helped me during school, aswell as at home. These planning skills taught me to prioratize in order to accomplish all of my duties as a student and as a cadet. For example, When assigned home work. I prioratize these tasks by considering the assignment with the greatest importance first. This benefits me greatly because if i ever run out of time when doing homework, i completed the assignments that had the most value. As a leader in JROTC, i have to set the example for other cadets to follow. I also conduct myself to bring credit to the corps of cadets, aswell as my school. I have been a responsible learner throughout high school in numerous ways. I have taken many challenging courses to exeed my own expectations. I have learned many things from being a volunteer at community service events. When working in these events, i have discovered a need in my community and have learned to take on the challenge of helping others withought worrying about my own needs. For example, when i planned and conducted the Annual Food Drive in 2008 and in 2009, i thought about exeeding our goal of collecting 60,000 ounces in 2008 and 65,000 ounces in 2009. This was my goal, not only to win the competition, it was important because the food was going to be donated to feed our community through the San Diego Food Bank. During my Peer Counceling Class last semester, i learned to be a responsible learner through team work. When my group planned lessons, we discussed topics that truily needed to be discussed amongst teenagers. I learned to work together in order to provide a great final project. In JROTC learned to work as a team other than as an individual and i applied this skill when working with my team on the projects. A student who is a responsible learner, will apply the skill during class and it will carry on throughout their life time. I am happy to have the skill of being able to be a responsible learner as a leader in JROTC, as a student in class, as a family member at home, and as a member of our society.