A Drop Out of School

Education is important and I still believe that our schools have done a great role in the formation of our minds. Though it is not the only place where one could learn new things. Nowadays, I believe that if one wants to learn things he can find many ways to help him achieve his goals. Many people, specially my parents believe that education is the only thing they can give and no one can take it. They are actually right. So even if they found it hard to support me in college both of them worked so hard because they could see a bright future for me. To show my gratitude, I did my best in my high school life and when I took the college entrance I got an excellent score so I was accepted as a university scholar in a Jesuit school. Being a scholar is a tough job, I had to watch all my grades all the time so I would not be kicked out. I didn't like studying after classes, so I would usually put my 101% attention during our class discussions so I could understand everything. I was not afraid to ask questions from my professors if I didn't understand something. I had great professors from different universities in the Philippines. My philosophy professor was a graduate from University of the Philippines, Diliman. My literature teacher was from Sto. Thomas University. Most of my professors had a PHD degree so they were so wise and open-minded. I like their teaching styles. I miss my college life. During my junior year my father died, it was when our final examination was coming. It was a big blow so I didn't think twice. I dropped out of school and went to another city to work, but the main reason was to FORGET. When I came back after 7 months I found out that the school is still willing to give me another chance. I failed in my major subjects since I didn't take the final exam. I failed in Organic Chemistry, I failed in Anthropology and Art(Failed in the scholarship office standard, but not in our college standard). If I would continue my major, which was General Science, I would still be a scholar but it would take 6 years to finish the course. I only needed one more year to finish my degree and I couldn't waste another year in school, so I decided to change my major. This time, it was not based on my ability, it was based on time. The shorter I could finish it the better. So I shifted to my weakest subject, English. It's not really that I'm bad in English, it's just that I didn't feel there's something new in it. I always thought that English is just a language and one can just learn it without spending 3 hours in class doing the S-V-0. Well, I was wrong, during my first term, I found out that I learned a lot and that I was not too conscious about grammar when I was in another department. Language is always changing is that there are many things in it. I learned to appreciate literature, but not so much on grammar. Some English classes were exciting, like we watched English movies after reading the books. I learned how to create things and make them appear real. I love poetry reading and writing. Going back to school was a good decision. I felt glad I decided to finish my course.
But dropping out of school didn't finish during my college days. I did it again in graduate school. I dropped out from my graduate school for 3 times. First, because I didn't like the research class, second because I was too busy at work (call center pressures) third time, when I got a job here in China. Until now I haven't thought about going back to finish my Masters in English Language Teaching. I still miss being in school, but I also think that I can still be successful without wearing that cap or writing a thesis. Someday, I can still do something that other people who dropped out of school did. It's just a matter of hard work and determination.
Stories of successful people who dropped out of school also inspired me.
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