e never done before, to learn things we never knew before. They give us the chance to surprise ourselves.Just the word “problem” can send some of us into a panic. But problems can be good things, too. Problems are situations that make us think and force us to be creative and resourceful. They can also teach us things we didn’t know before. For example, I had a problem in school a few years ago when I couldn’t understand my math class. I started failing my quizzes and homework assignments. I wasn’t sure what to so, so finally I went to the teacher and asked for help. She said she would arrange for me to be tutored by another student who was her best student. In return, though, I’d have to help that student around school. I wasn’t sure what she meant by that until I met my tutor. She was handicapped.My job was to help her carry her books from class to class. I’d never even spoken to someone in a wheelchair before and I was a little scared. But she turned out to be the nicest person I’ve ever spent time with. She helped me understand everything I need to know for math class and she taught me a lot about what it’s like to be handicapped. I learned to appreciate everything that I have, and I also know that people with disabilities are special not because of what they can’t do, but because of who they are.So you see that wonderful things can come out of problems. You just have to ember to look for the positive things and not focus on the negative.Question:Bob Maynard has said that “Problems are opportunities in disguise.”Write an essay describing a time in your life when a problem became an opportunity. How did you transform the situation? Explain what you did to turn the problem into an opportunity and how others can benefit from your experience....
