Assignment 19- Emma Tucker

In fifth grade I had one of the best teachers of all time. She was kind but strict, funny and smart, and above all she taught my class about more than just Native Americans and basic geometry. She was full of advice. Her best advice came around the end of the year as she prepared to send us off to middle school. She told us that in life there is probably always going to be someone who is smarter than you, or prettier than you, or funnier than you, and that you can't let the people around you define who you are. And while at first glance that might not seem like the nicest piece of advice, it is truly what everyone needs to hear because it is true. When you can accept that there are people out there that are better than you, is when you can become who you are. Though this advice, my teacher taught us that we couldn't spend our lives comparing ourselves to others. It taught me that life isn't a competition. I have spent six years reflecting on this advice, and I always think about it when i start to compare my life to someone else.