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Counseling Survey
Benny Zhang
1.I was born in Shantou, Guangdong and I moved to Shanghai when I was just 1 month old.It is a big city.My father is a food busine owner and my mother is a full-time housewife.I have two elder brothers.The eldest brother is 24 years old and the second one is 21.They all just graduated from high schools and they are working in my father’s company right now.2.I attended Fairmont in January, 2012.I knew Fairmont from my father’s friend.The best thing of Fairmont is teachers are very responsible.I would like to change about lunch.Lunch should have more choices.3.My favorite cla is Chemistry because I like Chemistry a lot and Mr.W is a very outstanding, amiable and responsible teacher.4.I chose those schools because they have strong busine programme and fit me.I hope I could have good study environment in those colleges that we can get together and study together.I hope to meet some outgoing people and responsible profeors.5.Hangzhou Special Education School Volunteered to work with over 50 students on art projects.In sophomore year.Community Service(Volunteer)Fairmont Toy Drive Donated and packaged crayons and colored pencils for children living at shelters.In junior year.Community Service(Volunteer)Fairmont “A Time to Share” Program Continue Donated used clothing and shoes to local charities.In junior year.Community Service(Volunteer)Fairmont “Canning Hunger” Program Continue Packaged canned food for needy families so they could have a happy(and delicious)holiday season.In senior year.Work(Paid)Intern at Shanghai Jinchanghe Food Company Continue Served as an intern in the accounting department, entering data, filing, and generating reports.Gained valuable experience and learned how businees.In junior summer break.Art Art ClubForward Played the position of power forward.In junior and senior year.Red Cro Club Continue Educated members on disaster preparedne, CPR, and blood drives.In senior year.Deert Club-Member Continue Explored various types of deerts and prepared recipes chosen by the members.In senior year.6.Everybody has a dream.Unfortunately, my dream was defined by my society.Chinese society’s dream consists of sequential steps to succe: study hard, go to
Beijing University, get a good job, make the family proud, achieve succe.But my
definition of succe is different than most people’s.I do not believe academic
succe is the only way to become a succeful, productive human being.Unfortunately my dream was overruled by the big dream society had aigned me.I remember playing basketball for the first time in 7th
in the desert of my life.It gave me hope and joy.Physical education was the happiest
time of my day.Through basketball I made many new friends, people with whom I
could discu basketball endlely.Because I loved basketball, I improved quickly
and I was invited to join the team.For the first time I felt my own personal version
of succe.The night before my first game I proudly showed my jersey to my father.He threw it into the trash and said “Basketball will not help your academics.” I was
devastated.Out of 1.3 billion Chinese people, only Yao Ming found NBA succe.Obviously my chance of his succe was small.So, my basketball plans were put on
hold and I dejectedly returned to society’s dream.A few months later a friend who was studying at a US high school came to visit.He explained that in US high schools students create their own destiny.I knew
immediately that I should study in the US.In order to convince my father, I
researched US high schools, the education system, international student opportunities,etc.Well-prepared, I approached my father.Since I had done such a thorough job in
grade.It felt like a fresh oasis
my research I was able to convince him to let me go.I entered Fairmont Preparatory Academy in 2012.On the first day I offered my host
parents’ phone number to my English 3 teacher.He asked why.I told him that in
China we provide our parents’ numbers in case we receive a bad grade.That way,our parents can meet with the teacher to decide punishment.The teacher smiled and
said “I don’t like punishment.I like encouragement better.I don’t need their number.”
As time went on I saw the positive effects of encouragement vs.punishment, and I
could feel my dream resurfacing.Inspired, I talked to some of the school’s basketball
players and found out they never needed to worry about presenting their jerseys to
their parents.That opened me up even further.The following semester I became a
power forward on Fairmont’s basketball team.When I went back to China for summer vacation I explained to my father how vibrant
school life was in the US.I showed him some photos, but more importantly presented
him with an award I won – the Fairmont Preparatory Academy Varsity Athletic
Award.This is the first award I ever received in my life and I was proud to present
it to my father.I told him that at Fairmont academics is not the only focus;they
reward the whole student.Remembering my school life in China I realize I had no
inspiration.My US high school life reignited my paion for life.I thanked my father
for allowing me to break away from the academic-centric Chinese system to pursue
my definition of succe.Chinese society still believes that academics is the only way to succeed, and I am
glad I took the initiative to break away from that stifling system.I now spread the
beauty of my US high school experience to my friends in China.Freely pursuing my
own dream, I am now strong enough to stand up to those who force me in a different
direction.I would not change a thing.7.Friend: friendly, honest, thoughtle
Teacher:
8.Speak to native students.9.I did as little artwork as poible until 10th grade in China, when my parents signed
me up for a drawing cla.In the beginning I did not like it because it took me away
from the two things I enjoy most: the outdoors and sports.I love the challenge of
sports, and the freedom of being outside.The idea of being in one place for two hours,drawing, seemed like torture.Our teacher, Mr.Chen, was a very friendly person who created a welcoming and
relaxing claroom atmosphere.He was extremely patient, helping each of us
improve at our own pace.He did not just lecture from the podium, he walked slowly
throughout the room giving gentle direction and encouragement.Much to my
surprise, I started enjoying his cla.One day the claroom aignment was to draw 3-D versions of a triangle, square,and circle.I tried every tactic I ever learned, but after an hour of work I still did not
capture the 3-D effect.Frustrated, I dropped my pencil and sat still.Mr.Chen came
over, took my pencil, and added a few touches to my work and… voila!My work
was suddenly transformed into beautiful 3-D shapes.“How could something so hard
be so easy for him?” I thought.He saw my shocked face and said “Don’t give up so
easily.When you are frustrated your vision becomes blurry, which leads to further
frustration.All you need to do is stand up, get yourself away from your paper, and
look at the detail of the world around you.Then draw the 3-D reality you see.” His
magic words inspired my interest in drawing.I started paying more attention in his
cla, and soon realized I was absorbing knowledge and my skill was improving.This
made me enjoy drawing even more.Mr.Chen’s cla changed me in ways I never would have imagined.I no longer throw
my pencil on the floor in frustration and my focus has improved;I can now sit quietly
and draw for 2 hours with no difficulty.Additionally, I started becoming calmer under
preure in my everyday life.My new way of looking clearly in 3 dimensions, without
blurrine, actually changed my personality for the better.
