2. Why does it Resonate
• School and education is very important to me
• Even when school seems like a bit much I would rather take
the time to learn a few key lessons and further my knowledge
of my own life and the lives of others
• I have always come from a home where education was highly
valued and respected
3. Applications to Washington
In Washington education is valued well but I always
noticed at my public high school that a lot of people never really
tried to excel because their parents didn’t necessarily value the
education, or their friends did not. It can be hard to justify trying
so hard when basically everyone graduates from high school and
being held back from graduation is rare. In general I think that
Washington does well with motivating students to graduate and
find a college/’career’ oriented job after high school. I think that a
lot of teachers told me it was important to apply myself and
graduate but they never explained why. What I’m saying is that
the idea is “you have to graduate to go to college” but never
really “what do you want to do to graduate and find your passion
in life”
4. Personal Contribution
• Volunteer tutoring
• Voting, or talking to your local representatives
• Not many of my friends from high school are in college and I
always try to tell them college does not have to be the
stereotypical ‘party’ or ‘fake friends’ lifestyle. It is what you
choose to make it and if you put your education first you will
excel in your own personal way. Also important is reminding
people that education can be difficult but it should never feel
hopeless.
5. Social Media
• Social media is a very good educator both formally and
socially
• I find today that a lot of people are likely more comfortable
talking today than they are in person
• It is important for people to use social media in a way that
helps them learn something every day, rather than seeing
something you could have gone your whole life without
needing to watch
• Social media connects people to ideas in a way nothing ever
really could. It is very visual and very easy to navigate (when
you know exactly what you are looking for)
