Analysis Of Frank Bruni s Youtube Video - 864 Words

Throughout my years of learning, many of my teachers have personally left an impact on me which also has shaped me into the person I am today. It is also rather ironic that the most transformative educational experience that I had encountered occurred in a classroom, however, was not found in any textbook or assignment given to me by my teachers. In Frank Bruni’s YouTube video, â€Å"Where you go to is not who you’ll be†, he says â€Å"there are many pathways to success.† From my understanding, this means that the deciding factor of one’s success is not determined from the school someone attends IF school is even chosen. To be successful is to have willpower. Towards the end of my junior year of high school my English teacher, Mr. Gomez, said some very important words to me. â€Å"Before you know it, you won’t be seeing me anymore. It’s time to figure out what your next move will be. Are you prepared to grow up?’ He made me realize that the upcoming summer would be my last summer as a child and the next summer would be my first summer as an actual adult. To be quite honest, I agreed and continued on with my day. It didn’t hit me until weeks passed by that everything was happening so fast and as I thought back to what he said, it actually shook me. Throughout my life I have always been reliant on my mother. Without her, I literally would not have a thing and the more I depend on her, the longer I perceive myself as a child; a label I no longer wish to have. After all, adults are