Assignment 8- Hayden Caldwell- My Writing Territories and Middle School Group Projects

Fears- getting bad grades, not being liked, humiliating myself in public

Annoyances- people who don’t give 100% effort, people who don’t heed to your request to stop doing something, inconsiderate people

Accomplishments- Leadership Lexington Youth Program, AP Honor Scholar with Distinction, KHSAA 11th region soccer champion, Henry Clay 3G mentor, straight A’s 2 years of high school

Confusions- judging people because of something they can’t control (race, gender, parental income), lack of effort to reverse climate change

Sorrows- jealousy, my lack of faith in God sometimes
Idiosyncrasies- my light blond hair, the signature Hayden head flick to say hello

Dreams- start a family, good job, keep relationships with friends, travel the world

Risks- I challenge myself with coursework in school every year that could hurt my gpa but would look great on a college resume if I can sustain good grades

Beloved possessions- I’m probably a little obsessive over clothes, I used to obsess over sports cards.

Problems- organization, some forgetfulness

I’m honestly not sure why I chose annoyances because I would like to think I’m rather patient most of the time. But middle school tested that in every way possible. My 8th grade year, I had a science teacher who in the politest way I can put it was not my favorite teacher. Even worse, she loved to use group projects for everything. Group projects in middle school were terrible for everyone but this teacher would give the same grade to all group members whether they contributed or not. I always got placed in groups with three other students who would never work and my teacher would just tell me I needed to do all the work if I wanted an A. I just think group work is so much easier if everyone does their job to the best of their abilities and I kept getting groups that would fail to do that. I always give my best effort and really don’t understand those that do not and this caused me to suffer through these projects all year.