Boston Community Leadership Academy
Academically, a great learning environment makes a good school. Elaborating
more, I mean having small classes with a small number of students, where no child is left
behind and they all receive the same amount of attention. Another reason why it is good
to have a small school is because there are more opportunities for the students. A good
school is one where, in every class, everybody is elated to come to school and participate.
Another trait that makes a good school is the teachers. Teachers are important to a
school because they have a great influence and impact on the students and their futures.
Teachers should have great relationships with the students since teachers are also like
mentors. It is superior to have a relationship where the students can talk to their teachers
about almost anything, as if they were best friends. If the teachers and students have a
positive relationship, it will be much easier for the teacher to teach them what they need
to know to succeed in life.
The most important quality that makes a good school is its students. There are
many qualities that make a good student. Some qualities a good student possesses are
strength, confidence and determination. Strength is a good quality a student may have
because if she/he is having trouble with school work, she/he needs the strength to keep
trying until she/he gets it right, which is also being determined. Another reason why
strength is a good quality is because, as a student, you must have strength to keep up with
your schoolwork and keep up with your priorities in an organized order. If you stay
organized, you can manage everything in your life.
Another great quality for a student to contain is knowing your strengths and
weaknesses. This is important because if you know your weaknesses, you know what you
have to work on in order to make them your strengths. The most important reason why I
think having strength, confidence and determination are great qualities for a good student
to possess is so that you can be a leader for your peers to make them better students. I
believe I have this quality because when I want to give up on something, I always
promise myself to continue because I am determined to play my role as a leader.
One reason why I want to attend Boston Community Leadership Academy is
because I believe that this school has all of the qualities that I have mentioned. BCLA’s
mission is to create a socially committed and morally responsible community of leaders,
which values its student as individuals. BCLA’s goal is to encourage academic
excellence and the habits of mind, self-esteem and leadership development among all the
school’s students. One habit of mind I look forward to developing is my commitment to
my social and civic responsibilities. Social and civic responsibilities to me are
participating in community service, volunteering and demonstrating leadership. These
will all help me work toward the common good.
Another reason why BCLA can help me develop and achieve strong habits of
mind is because one of the habits I am currently focusing on developing in myself is
demonstrating leadership, and I believe BCLA’s student council can help me acquire
stronger leadership skills. At the Tobin, I have been on Student Council since the seventh
grade. As secretary, I helped organize small events that we hosted, such as bake sales and
parties. After a little while, the Student Council Vice President and I traded positions
because he believed I would be better in the role of Vice President. Now, as an eighth
grader, I have escalated to the position of President of Student Council. Although I
believe that I am a good leader, BCLA can make me a great leader for my beginning in
the “Real World.”
As a leader, a student should be a fighter and a strong person. I believe that
BCLA’s debate team can also help me gain stronger fighting skills. I believe this because
I love to argue in a positive way. I like to fight for what I believe in just like Martin,
Malcolm and the brave Rosa Parks. Another reason why I believe BCLA will help me
achieve the skill of fighting for what I believe in is because it is a leadership school
where you learn how to stand up for what you believe in a positive manner. I believe if I
attend BCLA, I can accomplish my goals to reach my preferred future.
Another reason why I want to attend Boston Community Leadership Academy is
because I enjoy helping people. I am a very considerate person. As the leader I am, I
know that I have strengths and areas of challenge. I know I can become an even better
leader and I want to be in an exciting environment with people that have the same
qualities, strengths, weaknesses and leadership skills that I have. I look forward to
working with my classmates to develop stronger and more solid leadership skills, and to
collaborating with peers to work on our weaknesses together. As a person, I know I have
weaknesses just as much as I have strengths, and I believe that the faculty and my future
peers at BCLA can help me transform my weaknesses into strengths.