I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder when I was a child and required special services to help accommodate my education. My hometown school district disagreed and we fought a very stressful legal battle where I was sued and my mother spent most of her money paying for a lawyer, including losing her job because she was working in the district. The experience was very difficult for me because I was kicked out of the community and spent an entire year of my life isolated in my house because I couldn’t attend school due to the litigation. I felt alone, that there was something wrong with me and I now I am very critical of myself when I try new challenges.
Thankfully, I was finally able to attend the Wolf School where I was given the chance to feel safe and express myself. The Wolf School made learning fun by adding physical and social activities to my education. We also had a great community of teachers and students that wanted to work together and help each other grow. I returned to my personal passions of reading and writing. In addition, I finally felt as if I was part of a community and made lifelong friends along with finding happiness in learning again.
My experience fighting for an education taught me a lifelong lesson on how important education is for everyone. I believe everyone has the potential to accomplish great things if they are given the proper knowledge to solve problems. I took this belief with me I began my Bachelors education at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. I am studying American politics and law to learn how address problems affecting our nation while also learning how to make legal representation affordable to more Americans.
