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I acted out on the pretense that I was making a statement. Why was I sitting in a classroom when I felt like I could learn so much more on my own?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was expelled and when I thought that was the end of my education career, I ended up attending a continuation school where the teachers believed in me. They told me that, if I really wanted to make a difference, I needed to do something productive. Skipping school and giving up on education was only hurting myself and not helping anyone. I buckled up, worked really hard, went to night school, and got accepted to college. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fast forward to today, I am working as an Associate Teacher at Alpha: Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez where I get to work with 5th to 8th graders, who are going through a transition phase in their life. They are navigating the rough waters of entering teenage-hood and I see a lot of myself in these scholars\u2019 faces. 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