 “…Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” This quote, from the conclusion of Robert Frost’s poem, The Road Not Taken, sheds a light on the reality of my experience here at Christiana Homeschool Academy. CHA has assisted in showing me the diverged roads and has helped tutor me in how to choose the road I ought to take. This road of CHA is the one I have walked, and it was the one less traveled by. But the company, my peers, have taught me almost half of what I have learned here. Also, I have been guided to a deeper realization of how the roads we choose make all the difference. Ask me a question and I will help you find the answer. Give me an answer and I will ask you a question. This is the form of education I have received here at Christiana. That is not to say we are a bunch of skeptics, but that we know that the nature of truth is to be found if its searched for with persistence and the correct questions. CHA has not taught me what to look at, but how to search. How? With a question. Why? So that I may walk the road of Truth with those who search for it. Shakespeare wrote the words, “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.” He wrote these words for the mouth of Henry V, yet I speak them today. I speak them because I have walked the road less traveled by and have come to the end of it with the closest friends I have ever had. We have fought and laughed together. We have edified each other through our Great Books program and outside of the classroom in conversation. We have sought the truth together regardless of our differing beliefs and opinions. Because of our differences, each of us had something educational to bring to our conversations. I am leaving them with a smile on my face and gratitude in my heart because I know people will ask me what kind of friends I had in high school. I will be able to tell them I had the best kind of friends, real ones that helped me along the road. At last, I come to the end of this road which has had its own twists and turns, and that has made all the difference. Mrs. Jernigan asked me to choose a few of my choices that I made during my time here at CHA to share with you, but how can I? The road of life is full of choices, and each turn we take determines our destination. All our choices have put us where we are, and all our choices will take us where we will end up. For the journey isn’t the destination, but every step we take to get there. The destination I have reached is graduation, and all I can honestly say is, “…Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” Thank you!
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 If I were to write the story of my life, where would I begin?
Would it start when I was four years old, reading a picture book on my own for the first time, not knowing that in ten years I would read some of the most difficult books ever written? Would I write about my middle school years, when I started to question my faith in God, not knowing that asking questions would soon be the very thing that would help me keep my faith? Would I begin my story when I was five years old, walking into Mrs. Dollard’s Kindergarten and 1st grade class, not knowing that this was the school that I would graduate from? I’ve grown a lot since I first came to CHA twelve years ago. I will always be grateful for the time I spent here. I am especially thankful for all the books I’ve read, no matter how hard they were. Every author had something new to teach me. Aristotle taught me rhetoric and how to argue persuasively and effectively. John Locke explained natural law and why democracy is the best option for government. Einstein described the theory of relativity and the mathematics of the universe. And when I needed a break, Oscar Wilde provided comedy and a chance for my class to show off our acting skills. Classes were only one part of my story. I made some amazing friendships that I will never forget. I participated in many different afterschool activities. I took art classes, acted in plays, and even learned some sign language—the list goes on and on. Every one of these things fits into my story. Every one of these things helped make me the person I am today. Sometimes I wonder if my story would be different had I gone to public school. Would I be prepared for college? Would I have had time to do all of my favorite activities? Would I even still be a Christian? But to quote C. S. Lewis, “No one is ever told what would have happened”. And I can accept that. Now that I am graduating, one question remains: What next? My education at CHA is only the first chapter of my story. Soon I’ll be starting college, but I don’t know where I’ll be twenty or ten or even five years from now. I might have children someday, or I might not even be married. I could still live in Maryland, or I could be halfway around the world. Maybe I’ll design some new piece of technology. Maybe I’ll be the lead singer in a rock band. I am ready for college, partly because I’ve already taken some college classes, but mostly because of all my wonderful tutors. CHA really was the best place for me, which makes it even harder for me to say goodbye. But it’s time for me to take the next step, to continue writing the story of my life. Today, armed with the knowledge I’ve gained through experience and discussions and lots of reading, I prepare to face the real world. A chapter of my life is coming to an end. And it is time to turn the page and begin a new one. |
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