Education. The core of a lot of things. You need education to get the dream job you've always wanted, well to get the best job, employers want you to have an education. The thing is about education, there's always a price. You have to sacrifice different things, money, time, and energy; all for the best job out there. I believe that education is the best thing you could get in this short time we have here. It gives you an advantage in the world and could help you in the long run.
When it comes to education on the reservations back home, it's not stressed as much. I mean sure, kids go to school but they don't absorb anything. They don't have those resources that everyone else has and that's a parent or guardian who cares. Native children today aren't taking their homework or schoolwork seriously because their parents don't care. They don't care to help them finish a simple problem on their homework. Kids like that see their parents as an example and don't care to finish themselves.
During my childhood, I never had help on my homework or anything of the sort, simply because my mother or stepfather never finished high school. But luckily for me, I made friends who could help me with things like that and I made sure I asked questions while I was in school. That was just in grade school, when I reached high school I was completely on my own when it came to homework and projects. I studied my butt off for my next calc. test or I made sure I had the things I needed for my projects. One thing I found as a great resource was the local Boys and Girls club in town. They have programs and tudors to help you with whatever you needed. I made sure use of that program and glad that I was able to graduate high school and go to college.
During high school, I started working at the Boys and Girls Club. I wanted to be that person to help those needy children with anything they needed and I mean anything. I treated them as my relatives, my brothers and sisters. If they were hungry, I got them food, whatever they needed. The value of education is so important and I was so happy to teach the kids just that.
Now when I look back at the kids I mentored or talked to during my time at the Boys and Girls Club, they are doing very well. A lot of them are in sports and succeeding in their studies. I love going home because they all remember me and love it when I'm there. It's such a warm feeling to know that I had an impact on someones life. I believe that a child can be successful if you just give them some of your time. They want to be loved and cared about, give them that and they'll rule the world.
