Ryan Williams
English 103
A.1

My Learning Development through My Mom’s Eyes

I was quite excited when I found out that I had to do a paper based on an interview. I was excited because I haven’t done a project like this is quite some time. I was assigned to interview a close relative or close friend about my learning development, and if it changed from the beginning until high school. I was very interested in what kind of answers I would receive from the questions I made up.
Since my mom was the one mostly involved with my school activities, I decided to interview her. I began the interview by asking her about the age that I first started to learn, or when I first showed an interest in learning. Her response didn’t surprise me very much, but it made me feel good about myself. She told me that being the youngest of three children helped me tremendously. She said that since they were older and already in school that I drew my attention towards their studies, and wanted to start school early. My wish was granted when I began attending school at the age of four.
The next question I asked was, “What different career choices did I have throughout my school years?” She began to laugh and said, “Oh Lord, where do I start?” Then, she began naming them starting with elementary school. She said I always wanted to work on a farm in my early years of elementary, but as I began to play sports, I would just settle as becoming an NFL quarterback. Not just any quarterback, but the next Brett Favre. As I entered middle school, I started taking baseball very seriously, and then changed my career choice to becoming a professional baseball player. She said, “You just wouldn’t settle for anything less than becoming a pro at whatever sport you were playing.” In high school, I had two different career choices. These two were becoming a game warden, or a physical therapist. Mom said, “I thought you would surely take the path of sports medicine, since you were a patient in physical therapy for three sessions!” Growing up with an older brother, sports, four wheelers, and a dirt bike, it was hard to go a few weeks without an injury, but I’m not complaining because they all made me who I am today.
“Overall, you were a well-rounded student, and very ambitious. You were never a problem child, and your teachers enjoyed having you as a student. Of the three children you were the only one that was consistently on time. Sports were always a big part of your life, but they never took away from your studies, they made you a stronger student if anything, and helped you learn time management.” It seems as if my mom thinks I was a great student, but there are many things that she doesn’t know about! My study habits have carried me a long way, and I have lived my dream of becoming a Clemson Tiger!