Good morning ladies and gentlemen , teachers and staff, Mrs. Dietz and Mrs. German, students of 2014-2015
My name is Pooyan and i’m here to talk about how my life changed through elementary school from pre-k to 5th grade. When it was the day before I was about to start school, I was excited to understand how education works and why we need it. Everybody at least gets nervous and that’s how I felt for pre-k. Learning is the most important thing in life to have and be accomplished. Education will change my life and the way I learn and the job I get in the future. My life isn’t easy being the middle child. Also having no cousin’s, Uncle’s, Aunt’s or relatives because they all live in my parents home country. They have never seen how America looks like because they don’t have Visa to come to America. That was ok because I could just make new friends and have company, like the friends I have at school or the ones i’ve known since I was a little kid.
When I started kindergarten I met my best friend Ethan. He has black hair and was the same height as me, we had a lot in common. He had cousins that used to play with my older brother. Ethan lived close to me because his grandma lived in my neighborhood. He would come over and we would play on our neighbor’s trampoline. We would always talk about it during school. He was really fun to have around. I thought I was going to have Ethan by my side and he left my side. He moved and I never saw him again but his grandma still lived nearby. I saw him 4 years later on his way to his grandma’s house. I was really excited, but he had to go home, and he never came back. That made me sad because he left to do his chores. He said he would come but didn’t.
For these last 4 years i’ve been playing with my new best friend. His name is Shia. He has glasses like me and we love soccer and basketball and makes us unstoppable. He lived not that far away from me and I could walk to his house so we can do sports or just hang out. He is the best friend anybody can ask for. After Ethan left, I didn’t want to give up learning, I wanted to be successful. Shia and I have a lot in common and do everything together. Sometimes there are people that just like to bother us but Shia has my back and so do I because I never leave a friend behind. Sometimes we would get mad at eachother but that’s how we learn from our mistakes. He makes me feel like he’s a teacher and so am I because we learn from each other and be successful. Shia is the confident person in life that will never give up and keep trying. His brothers and my brother are friends and he makes me feel like he’s a brother to me.
My friendship with Shia was not that different with Ethan because they both were polite and good listeners and so am I. They both are like family to me. Speaking of family, my parents are the best. They help me do anything I can to learn.
I wanted to learn my second language which is Persian. I can finally write and read Persian after practicing for three years. Now I want to try and learn spanish so I can communicate with my friends. In 5th grade i’ve had friends that i’ve known since kindergarten. They were Jamour, Aniyah and including Shia were my friends that I still know now. They are all funny, cool and all smart. Aniyah is so cool, maybe I’m jealous of her clothes and Jamour is really smart and really polite.
I’ve learned a lot from my 4th grade teacher and my 5th grade teacher. My 4th grade teacher is Mrs. Wise and my 5th grade teacher is Mr. Fitz. Mr. Fitz has taught me and my fellow classmates enough to have a good job and have a good education and get guided to the right path so I believe in me and my classmates to be successful.
I also take karate and this August I will get my black belt and that is something else i’m going to accomplish. Something I will share in the future to others to be inspired.
My parents make me confident enough to study and be really smart. My parents believe in me and I believe in them to live there life the way they want to.
When I grow up, I will be a surgeon so I can help people and do surgery. I will try and be a heart or a brain surgeon. I will attend Johns Hopkins University and get well educated. I will spend 4 years of undergraduate school, 4 years of medical school so I will get my future job.
Thank you all, it was an honor to be here. Have a wonderful summer.