I Attended The Public Schools.and I Have

My Grandparents Came Worked Hard, And I Believe They Never Regretted Their Decision To Come Here And Make A New Start.

Many People Have Been Positive Influences In My Life. My Parents, Whom I Mentioned, Were The Most Important, But Many Of My Teachers Were Also A Big Help To Me.

I Think That What My Parents Taught Me About Hard Work, Optimism And Education Still Holds True.

My Parents Grew Up In Poor Families Where Little English Was Spoken, They Both Went To College And Became Teachers. They Believed That Anything Was Possible With Hard Work, And They Particularly Stressed The Importance Of Education. They Instilled That Same Belief In My Sister And Me.

My Mother Worked For More Than A Decade Before Marrying. She Went To New York City To Get A Master's Degree. And She Continued To Work As A Teacher And A Principal Until She Was Forced To Retire.both She And My Father Instilled In My Sister And Me A Deep Love Of Learning.