Through out my life, I have made many mistakes. I generally tend to think through what I am planning to do, so that I will not regret my actions later. I was recently reflecting about my past, trying to remember mistakes that I regretted and vowed to never repeat again. I came to the conclusion that my biggest mistake was not trying hard enough in school. My biggest regret was the fact that I wasted so much time when I was in high school, and never put forth an effort to succeed.
I attended High School for four years, and for much of that time, I never tried to do well in any of my classes. I would just go to school because I had to, not because I wanted to. My parents would tell me to try harder in class. They would say that I needed a good education in order to be successful in life.
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Mathematics homeworkMy dad would set himself as an example for me. Since he did not finish school, he does not have much of a choice in what he wants to do. He would tell me that my only responsibility at that point in my life was school. I did not have to work because going to school and getting good grades was my job.
This mistake did not start at high school. I started to get lazy since fifth grade. I did not really study. Whenever I had book reports to do, I would ask my older sister to see if she had read the book already. If she had, I would ask her all the questions and I would not read the book. If I had to choose a book, I would look for one with big writing, pictures and the shortest...