Scholarship

Scholarship is something that I value greatly in my life. Scholarship, to me, is much more than getting the highest GPA that you can. Being a scholar is about of course about learning, but it is about the process of achieving academic success. Scholarships is about attending each class, completing all assignments, and studying as hard as you can for quizzes, tests, and exams. Being a scholar requires great effort and determination. Here at Longwood, scholarship is treasured and encouraged. From all of my experiences, professors are more than willing to help any student and they are the greatest supports of gaining scholarship and becoming a scholar.

In my short time of attending school at Longwood, I have seen the quality of scholarship in many of my peers, professors, and myself. I have seen first hand how important it is to commit to becoming a scholar. Personally, I have always held myself at a high academic standard. Since coming to Longwood, I have learned that college is not easy. There are assignments that you simply cannot figure out and there are quizzes that you may not have time to study for. However, experiencing this and learning from my mistakes has made me into a scholar. I have attached a project that I completed in my Education-245 class. This is called the “Three Ages Project”. Essentially, we interviewed three individuals ranging from the ages of 2-18 and assessed their development through topics we have learned in class. After completing this project, I realized that this exemplified a lot of scholarship qualities. In order to complete this project I had to plan, implement, and think deeply about the material. This project was very worth while and interesting, and will help me with my future career of becoming a teacher.

Gaining scholarship is important for all careers. However, as a future educator, I want to not only practice scholarship, but promote it. I plan to do this to the best of my ability in my future classroom. I want to help students find their inner scholar and be aware of all of their positive abilities.