My name is Adam Joseph Guck, hence AJG. This nickname is significant for me because my uncle and I share the same initials, his name being Anthony John Guck. The fact that we share our initials is symbolic of how close we are, and he is like my second dad, especially because he has no kids of his own.
I was born on September 1st, 1994, and I was born and raised on the West Side of Cincinnati. I made my decision to go to UC due in large part to this, so I wouldn't have to leave the West Side. After graduation, I hope to find a job in the West Side so that I can start a family and raise my kids in the same town I grew yup in.
When I was 7 years old, I was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a tissue cancer, in my left cheek. I underwent several surgeries, six months of radiation, and a year and a half of treatments to fight the disease. Five years after my diagnosis, I was declared "cured", and I have been cancer free for over six years. This experience has truly made me the person I am today.
Other than my family and the doctors and nurses that treated me during my battle with cancer, one other group of people have had a significant impact on my life. This group of people would be the teachers I've had while in school, all the way from grade school to my professors of the present. My teachers, especially those in high school, always pushed me and encouraged me to enjoy learning and allowed me to do the best that I could. Not only did my teachers at Elder High School help me to exceed in the classroom, helping me to graduate top ten in my class, but they also taught me valuable life lessons and provided me with memories I will carry for a lifetime. It is this impact that my teachers in the past had on me that has led me to majoring in secondary education with a focus in life sciences. I can only hope to have that same impact on my students that my teachers had on me. I am now entering into my second year of the professional cohort of the secondary education program, and am looking forward to starting my full year student teaching placement this fall.
I was born on September 1st, 1994, and I was born and raised on the West Side of Cincinnati. I made my decision to go to UC due in large part to this, so I wouldn't have to leave the West Side. After graduation, I hope to find a job in the West Side so that I can start a family and raise my kids in the same town I grew yup in.
When I was 7 years old, I was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a tissue cancer, in my left cheek. I underwent several surgeries, six months of radiation, and a year and a half of treatments to fight the disease. Five years after my diagnosis, I was declared "cured", and I have been cancer free for over six years. This experience has truly made me the person I am today.
Other than my family and the doctors and nurses that treated me during my battle with cancer, one other group of people have had a significant impact on my life. This group of people would be the teachers I've had while in school, all the way from grade school to my professors of the present. My teachers, especially those in high school, always pushed me and encouraged me to enjoy learning and allowed me to do the best that I could. Not only did my teachers at Elder High School help me to exceed in the classroom, helping me to graduate top ten in my class, but they also taught me valuable life lessons and provided me with memories I will carry for a lifetime. It is this impact that my teachers in the past had on me that has led me to majoring in secondary education with a focus in life sciences. I can only hope to have that same impact on my students that my teachers had on me. I am now entering into my second year of the professional cohort of the secondary education program, and am looking forward to starting my full year student teaching placement this fall.