I believe education has the responsibility to provide as many opportunities in various fields of learning as possible so that students could build on their characters, their individuality, and their talents, beliefs, and interests. This way, their future would be filled with an abundance of possibilities made from themselves when resources become rare, especially at an older age. This is speak from my own personal educational experience. I grew up with one older sibling and a single low-income mother who was an immigrant to Canada. As a kid, poverty wasn’t something you paid any attention to and wasn’t a huge factor in establishing happiness. It was the company you had along with the adventures. As I got older, keeping busy continued to be my outlet, and thank goodness for the opportunities in my elementary that allowed me to avoid the realities at home. I joined everything possible, and with sponsors, we never had to worry about costs. It was here that I went to my first and only NBA game. It was here that I received my very own soccer cleats and shin pads. It was here that I slept beside Belugas at the aquarium. It was here that I led my peers and felt important. It was here that I was accepted into an after school non-profit performing arts centre that taught me martial arts, dance, music, drama, and circus. Then in high school, I had the confidence to win talent shows, perform in school plays, start my own club, volunteer with various committees, learn to snowboard, and receive my first job in the school office. I kept wanting to be part of something because at home I felt like nothing; and the ample list of chances enabled me to find my own way through University, establish a career, and work on my Masters. Without a community that watched over its children, and supplied Christmas presents to families that didn’t have any, I wouldn’t have been able to fight off the empty pit in my heart. That is why today I need to give back whenever I can, to give another student those opportunities to make something for themselves.