AR. Torres
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25 years old. Writing about the world through my perspective.
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I contracted Covid-19 while bartending
I'd like to preface this and say I am NOT a doctor, or a scientist by any means. I listen to the CDC and my Dr. for advice as anyone should. If I say anything in this article that's dumb or medically inaccurate I AM dumb. *shrugs*, so there is that. This is just a story of my personal run in with the infamous Rona.
By AR. Torres5 years ago in Proof
My Breakup With Academia
Back in High School I was considered a "gifted" student. My parents, both immigrants, expected me to go to college and become a doctor. I grew up believing if you work hard enough anything is attainable but then, I took the ACT. I scored a modest 22, so I took it again. Another 22, another disappointment. My grades where still good enough to be accepted into my top choice and even earn a scholarship but my first semester I struggled. I took remedial math courses and often cried from frustration at not understanding basic chem equations that all my other classmates seemed to master so easily. I had taken chemistry in High School, but my teacher that year was so often sick that over half the year was taught by substitute teachers that rarely taught us chemistry. Even in english, my previous strong point I didn't know how to properly cite my sources and had never been taught anything aside from MLA. I never learned how to properly study in High School because everything came so easy to me even though I was in mostly advanced placement classes. So, what had changed? Had I suddenly become dumber? Of course not. Like many other public school students in the US the High School I attended was underfunded, overcrowded and being governed by a board that is largely unqualified. Schools so under resourced still have quotas to meet and often times curriculums are watered down to increase graduation rates.
By AR. Torres5 years ago in Education
