Blog #6

With choosing the third discussion question asking, “what do you think Maria means when she teaches migrants children that “they can stand on their own two feet” and what do you think all the children must learn in order to “stand on their own two feet?”  

 Maria teaches her students that they can do anything they want if they put their minds to it. No matter what it may be, that they can achieve their dreams all on their own if they work hard and believe in themselves. With her kids living the same life she had as a child, she wants her students to grow up and become more confident in themselves and any dreams they may want to pursue in the future. The thing I feel that could help her children learn to stand on their own two feet could be for them to become more comfortable and prouder of where they came from and learn that no matter what their background is, they can become anything that they desire to be. They also should not let anything, or anyone stand in the way of their goals in life. 

 “when have you made yourself do something difficult, even though it would’ve been easier not to?” Choosing to go to college or not, was something I would always think about but never really put forth the effort into seeing where I truly wanted to go. I would just let myself go with the flow, and it came to haunt me in the end. Making it so difficult to go to a college I truly wanted to attend. At the end of my senior year, I found out my grades didn’t meet the criteria to attend Tarleton State University and it killed me inside knowing that I didn’t get accepted. All of me wanted to just give up and just work, instead of furthering my education. Having multiple conversations with my parents knowing that I wouldn’t be attending my initial college of choice, still had me with no motivation. But I knew if I made the decision to go, it would be something worth doing. Being here now, I know that every bit of me would have regretted staying back home starting my adult life early working for the rest of my life. Choosing to move through obstacles in your life to seek greater opportunities creates a better vision for yourself, rather than taking the easy way out.