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Option #3 Essay.

Through out my middle school and highschool years I have

always thought of myself as an individual that has performed above average

if the subject was in relation to academics. I've always thought of this as a true

fact in my point of view, but as this year came along I was proven wrong by one

of my teachers. From the beginning of my sophomore year up until now Mr Liu;

my precalcus teacher, has shown me that I needed to work much harder if I

wanted to succeed in his class. I was getting As in all of my classes without

putting in alot of effort, but his class was a different story. I eventually had to

mature and start putting in alot of effort in my academics if I still wanted to accel.

Mr Liu was a real inspiration for me, because he has taught me that

things are more deserved if I work really hard for them. This lesson cannot be

effectively taught by words, but rather by action. Mr Liu has literally forced me to

work harder by pushing me to my limits just so I can maintain a decent grade in

his class. Although I despise him alot of the time, I know he does it for my own

good, and I am really thankful that he does that. It took me a while to realise

how much of a great person he was, because at first I saw him as a nuisance,

but I realised how immature I was.

I learned that I was selfish, and I had only despised him because he

didn't give me what I wanted. I was very self centered, and I only wanted things

to go my way, but now I realise the world doesn't revolve around me, it revolves

around the effort I put in. Back then I had never even thought that I would see Mr

Liu as a role model, but now things have changed and I really look up to him as

a person and as a teacher. Getting As in classes were easy for me, and this built

up a mentality in my mind that I wouldn't have to work hard to get a good grade.

My arrogance had blinded me, and I eventually had to pay for it with a B in his

class for the first semester.

At this point I had a very strong feeling of hatred for Mr Liu, but through-

out the year I was maturing slowly. At first, I had still looked down upon him for

giving me a C on my very first test of the 2nd semester. But once I started putting

effort into his class, I realised that I was at fault for that grade, because I was

putting very little effort into succeeding in that class, and I expected a good grade

to come to me. Once the effort came in, the class had became easier for me,

and I am currently maintaining an A in his classroom. Mr Liu has prepared me for

my future classes and taught me that I just need to put in some effort if I want

something to go my way.

Mr Liu had even given me words of encouragement the first semester

of school, but I was just too arrogant to listen to his advice. Even then, he had still

continued to attempt to give me more advice in his classroom. He had tried

everything he could in his power to try to get me to work harder, but being the

self-centered person I was, I just wouldn't listen to him. This is another reason why

I envy my Liu, because even though I was ungrateful that he was putting in effort to

help me, he still continued to do so. I have actually grown more fond of him after

looking back at all the times he had tried to help me.

Even though I see Mr Liu as a big inspiration at my school, alot of people

do not, because they have not matured mentally enough yet. Most of his students

are failing his class, because they don't put in the effort required to even pass the

class. I feel really aggravated, due to students not appreciating him as much as

they should, but I really do sound like a hypocrite, because I had despised him

at a point in my life too. Everyone blames him for being a bad teacher, and accuse

him of not teaching the class like he's supposed to, but I see that as an excuse

students are using just because they are failing his class.

Normally this should not seem like a problem, but this has gotten so out

of hand that Mr Liu has a very bad reputation at Andrew Hill High. People make

excuses so much, that the staff of Andrew Hill even view Mr Liu as a bad teacher

at the school now. I pity Mr Liu to no extents, becuase he is man that does not

deserve this kind of treatment. He helps students out as much as he can, and

students are just too immature to realise that. His class has prepared me for

my upcoming classes, because my mentality will always set my standards for

other classes to his class's standards, which will almost guarantee me a perfect

grade in any class I take.

Mr Liu is a very encouraging and kind teacher, and he has the ability to

connect to his students if he wants to. He has changed my study habits and life

habits so much, which is a huge benefit for me. Words cannot really explain the

gratitude I have for him. I hope that one day most of Andrew Hill's students will

open their eyes and look at Mr Liu from my perspective, because he is a very

inspirational person that I would like to see in my life in the near future. He has

changed me so much mentally, and I feel like I've matured now. That is why

Mr Liu is a great inspiration to me.