CHAPTER 1: ACTIVITY 1.2

ACTIVITY 1.2
QUES. Describe how your commitment to various roles (e.g., parent, caregiver to elderly parents, single father, self supporting student) and other life goals might influence the upcoming career and educational decisions you are facing . Identify the support and constraints that you must take into account.

ANS. As a self supporting student and caregiver to elderly parents I feel proud of myself .I am living by myself since Aug 2005 and started going to school since March 2009 and I am going to graduate Dec 2010. If there were no serious issues, I have attended every single class during the last two years in La Guardia Community College. I have listened to my professor’s lectures attentively and have good grades. I have respect for all of my professors and they also love and support me as a polite and good student. I am trying to transfer into a senior college to earn my bachelor degree and two of my professors are helping me with their support and advice.

Other than my career goals, I have some personal goals like everyone which may influence my upcoming career and educational goals. My career goals and personal goal s are not conflicting to each other but supportive. Because in order to be successful person in personal life and in the society, I need to educate myself with proper educations and develop some skills which are necessary to provide services to the society. In order to live a decent and standard life in the society I will need to have money which can be earn by doing a job. Specific knowledge and skills are required to get a specific job which can be achieved through proper education.

I have met some people who have struggled a lot in their earlier life or while they went o school but later on they have become successful. These are the people who have inspired me and these is the great support for me. I receive full financial aid , tap and one federal scholarship which cover my tuition fees and expenses for buying books, this is also a big support. Instead the word constrains I want to use responsibilities because I don’t believe that if the determinations are strong anything can be constraints. I am a self supported student and I also take care of my mother. I also support some of my relatives when they ask for. Sometimes I feel loaded and bored with the activities I am engaged but when I look at my accomplishments I feel better.