Issue 41 | January 18, 2013 | Featuring a Jaimey Kelly
The classes listed on the home school transcript of this 10th grader from Marysville, Washington, were out of the ordinary:
A filed picture showed a special Olympic participant being handed an award by a slender girl, about 16 with long brown hair and smiling eyes, hardly the burley soldier-type that the transcript implied. My curiosity led to an interview which finally led me to the conclusion that this brown-haired, smiling girl has taken the first step toward greatness. Read about Jaimey Kelly in our featured student section. |
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One of the beauties of home schooling is the freedom of choice for many matters concerning the student's education. But if college enrollment in the future is a possibility, there are some limitations that would be helpful to observe. In order for the student's transcript to have an appearance conforming to what college enrollment officers usually see come across their desks, keep these suggestions in mind:
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FEATURED THIS WEEK: Jaimey Kelly |
"She has always been a little spit fire, holding her own with the two older brothers. From the start she has always been focused once she set her mind to something." The "start" for Jaimey in the Kelly family came at age five months when she was adopted out of an abusive situation. Could that have been what instilled an extra measure of gumption in her? Jaimey wonders if there is an imbedded desire to fulfill a debt to society that her birth-parent owed. Regardless, what emerged from that early chaos is now expressing itself in Jaimey's life as focus on the future, mental toughness and tremendous poise. After spending an hour on the phone with her Monday, it is hard to believe that she is only 16. Out of that hour came fascinating snapshots of Jaimey's life, one of which is her ROTC training. Jaimey is home schooled except for 3 hours a day that she spends at the high school involved in the Navy ROTC program. The first hour she enjoys a class where she learns the basics of military life, the lingo, training, the equipment, rescue work and ships. For those who are more serious about military life, there is a 3-day boot camp after which students "know how to say 'yes sir' and 'yes ma'm'. " ROTC students take field trips to manufacturing & military training sites, become familiar with the chain of command, ranks, parts of rifle, the correct presentation of arms, and learn how to meet grooming standards. After her daily class, Jaimey moves on to drill team regimen, armed drill at that. The daily workout with 8-pound rifles prepares for fully-dressed competitions where teams display practiced routines of precision. It was through ROTC that Jaimey also became acquainted with orienteering events in which the participants are dropped off in the woods with a compass and a map showing checkpoints and landmarks to locate. Competitors may be timed as they navigate the two-mile long orienteering route. Many regard this a sport, but Jaimey considers it an easy way to get frustrated when lost.
Having read through this short snapshot of Jaimey's educational choices, you can probably see where the focus, toughness and poise are exhibited. This leads to why it was stated earlier that Jaimey just may have taken her first step toward greatness. The thirty-third United States president can explain:
"In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first. " Harry S Truman |