Comments by Derek Aponte Most recent public comments by Derek Aponte https://nowcomment.com/users/31274 One time that i proved people wrong was me continuing school i was always told that i was going to quit and not finish and that just gave me more motivation to prove them wrong https://nowcomment.com/documents/75883?scroll_to=763869 https://nowcomment.com/documents/75883?scroll_to=763869 Tue, 06 Jun 2017 16:09:16 -0400 my dream is to be able to provide for my self working as a Forex broker .With this i would like to help provide for my family and eventually move in with some one https://nowcomment.com/documents/75883?scroll_to=763868 https://nowcomment.com/documents/75883?scroll_to=763868 Tue, 06 Jun 2017 16:02:52 -0400 i cant help but notice how the students were mostly offered the opportunity of schools near low income areas https://nowcomment.com/documents/77223?scroll_to=763637 https://nowcomment.com/documents/77223?scroll_to=763637 this connects to me because i applied to many lower Manhattan school and did not get accepted into one Mon, 05 Jun 2017 17:07:51 -0400 i noticed that the good school's are the ones with the highest amount of graduation rate and how they are mostly located near high income areas https://nowcomment.com/documents/77223?scroll_to=763636 https://nowcomment.com/documents/77223?scroll_to=763636 this connects to me because i live in a low income area and never was offered the opportunity to assist a good school Mon, 05 Jun 2017 17:01:50 -0400 i disagree i feel that if the students are in an environment they are comfortable with it would help them concentrate and stay on track https://nowcomment.com/documents/77223?scroll_to=763635 https://nowcomment.com/documents/77223?scroll_to=763635 Mon, 05 Jun 2017 16:42:45 -0400 I can agree with this because I too would be discouraged to show up to school because all I was told was I had no chance even though I had one https://nowcomment.com/documents/77223?scroll_to=763634 https://nowcomment.com/documents/77223?scroll_to=763634 Mon, 05 Jun 2017 16:37:00 -0400 I see that they city promised these kids a chance in a good school but the city has not provided them with it https://nowcomment.com/documents/77223?scroll_to=763633 https://nowcomment.com/documents/77223?scroll_to=763633 this connects to me because i feel like if i would have been provided with a good school where teachers had controlled amounts of students and good training i would have been more satisfied with going to school Mon, 05 Jun 2017 16:32:15 -0400 I feel like this comment is true because i went through the same feeling as the kids in the video because the kids in alternative high schools all have the same goals one of which is to graduate https://nowcomment.com/documents/75879?scroll_to=763631 https://nowcomment.com/documents/75879?scroll_to=763631 Mon, 05 Jun 2017 16:01:08 -0400 I agree with what you said because most of these people were dissatisfied with their high schools because their teachers were not capable of teaching such big classes giving them the feeling of being distant with their teachers https://nowcomment.com/documents/75879?scroll_to=763630 https://nowcomment.com/documents/75879?scroll_to=763630 Mon, 05 Jun 2017 15:55:52 -0400 i noticed him saying how because of the second chance he was provided with he is achieving something he thought was previously unreachable https://nowcomment.com/documents/75879?scroll_to=763629 https://nowcomment.com/documents/75879?scroll_to=763629 I feel that generally alternative high schools are great because they allow for students to have a second chance even though all they are told is that they will fail in this system. Alternative high schools provide people with a second chance which give people the confidence and help they need.This connects to me because in high school I was extremely close to dropping out but found out about alternative high schools which motivated me again and got me determined to put in the extra amount of work necessary for my diploma Mon, 05 Jun 2017 15:48:27 -0400