If I had weak sight, I would want every reading resource to be transferred to a clear and big font, or converted into braille or audio recordings. Emotionally, support from family would mean more. They would cheer me up and give me encouragement when I finish each assignment. Practically, a text-to-speech tool and a key pad with braille would make assignments easier to complete. Physically, my husband would support me and make sure everything goes OK for school and for our family in general. He would read out instructions for assignments, arrange what I need for my assignments, proofread and finally turn my homework in for me. This kind of supports would make an impossible thing possible. If these supports were not available, I probably would not be in the program and even if I was, I would fail. My life would be a life where I gave up on something I have really wanted for a long time.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
My Supports
I thought about supports related to my going to school. I get emotional support from my family. My husband shows understanding about how hard it is for me to do this because English is not my first language and we have two young children who need extra efforts from me because they are learning two languages and two cultures. My elder daughter cheers me up and waits for me when I am doing my assignments. For practical support, I get school loans and my husband works two jobs so that I can stay home while doing my school work and raising our children. For physical support, my husband proofreads all of my assignments. All of these support systems make it possible for me to go to school, stay motivated and keep my grades up. If I didn’t have this support, my studying would have become a torture. I would have forgotten why I wanted to start this program, and I would have lost my passion for early education. It means my life would have been a life without a career goal.
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The support of family has a unique role in all of our lives and it creates such an important foundation for the reasons why we all do what we do. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYou have a great support system. I would like very much to stay home but I am a single parent after my divorce 3 years ago and I have to work. I tell you, there is not a day passed that the blessing did not come. My daughter is great when it comes to my studying and she offers support. There is nothing like your children being a part of you dreams. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you have such support especially from your children. My children have been a great help to me also. If it was not for my teenagers I do not think I would have gotten through the core classes (math and science). It had been so many years and things are so different than when I was in high school. My oldest son who is in college, I often email him my papers and have him edit them. Lately I have been on my own since he has also taken on a job. I am grateful to what support he does offer though, we have a GPA challenge going on. It is more for his benefit than mine, anything to help him focus on school and do his best! A mother's work is never done.
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