English Essay on Student Professionalism

Brandon Navalta Navalta 1

English MO1A, Noreen Lace

9/7/14

Student Professionalism

Professionalism is a very important quality to have as a student. Although it requires copious amounts of work and a strong desire to succeed. Being professional in a classroom helps earn both better prestige and accolades. It will also bring status among their peers and professors. If a person were to start in a classroom, it will remain with them through to their job. Being a professional means being as respectful as possible as well as being able to adapt your work ethic within any situation with ideal effectiveness.

The first thing a person will need in most positions is respect. Whether it is in the classroom or workplace, it is imperative that one has respect for the environment as well as the people around them. One of the first rules a person will learn is respect. This rule has been taught from the first days of their school life. The purpose of respect is to have people understand that working for or with others is how their entire lives will be like. This keeps them out of any unnecessary conflicts that might hamper their future. The choices one makes for their lives is always something that is right in front of them and always requires an open and strong mind.

The advantage of being professional is the experience you will take with you to your future work place and beyond. When you practice professionalism you get used to it up to the point where it is now natural. Now when you start working you will be able to work without any hindrances that would normally bother other people. It also has the added benefit of rising through the ranks quickly and efficiently. Beyond all the working, in everyday life being professional is a great perk. For example, a situation in which being a professional occurred was during an encounter with a lost child in a shopping mall. This person with a smile walked up and asked the child what was wrong. With the child’s...