Tim Snyder

Exhibit: Drivers License

Benchmark: Personal Management
Skills: P1! " Demonstrate sa#ety and sel#$control re%&iring minim&m direction and s&'ervision
There are a lot o# things to (atch o&t #or (hen in control o# a car) *nimals co&ld try crossing
the road+ the s'eed limit might dro' s&ddenly+ or another driver may c&t yo& o##) To receive a driver,s
license+ one has to 'rove that they,re ca'able o# kee'ing track o# variables like those) *n oblivio&s or
careless driver is a danger to themselves and everybody aro&nd them) - received my driver,s license the
s&mmer be#ore my senior year+ as &ntil then - (asn,t s&re i# - (as alert eno&gh to 'ass the test)
Being allo(ed to drive on my o(n comes (ith a lot o# res'onsibility) My 'arents aren,t there to
hel' i# something goes (rong) *s s&ch+ - have to be s&re that -,m as ca&tio&s as 'ossible) - al(ays
ad.&st my s'eed according to the conditions) -t,s #ine to go // on a dry+ s&nny day+ b&t as soon as the
(eather starts bothering me - make s&re to slo( do(n) 0hether it,s rain or #og or 'lain old darkness+ -
make s&re -,m (ell &nder the s'eed limit to maximi1e my reaction time and sa#ety) - never allo( mysel#
to get distracted+ either) Des'ite being s&rro&nded by the bea&ty o# nat&re+ - kee' my eyes on the
battered stretch o# concrete in #ront o# me) 2o& never kno( (hen some o# that nat&re might come
(andering o&t into the road) -,ve also learned to remain calm (hen another driver does something
st&'id) 0hile their actions annoy me greatly+ it,s better to let them go get themselves into tro&ble rather
than to '&t mysel# at risk in an attem't to get revenge)
Programmers don,t o'erate &nder a lot o# s&'ervision) They,re told (hich 'art o# a 'ro.ect
they,re s&''osed to (ork on+ then are le#t to their o(n devices) They don,t have a boss leaning over
their sho&lder every moment o# the day to make s&re they,re (orking) 0ith that in mind+ it,s easy to see
that -,m going to need more than a bit o# sel#$control) The entire -nternet (ill be at my #ingerti's+ .&st
(aiting to be bro(sed) -t,s vital that - s%&ash any tem'tations and kee' (orking+ other(ise the 'ro.ect
and my team (ill s&##er)
Sa#ety and sel#$control are t(o vital traits to have in ad&lt li#e) 0hen -,m living on my o(n+
there (on,t al(ays be somebody nearby to hel' me i# - h&rt mysel# by doing something idiotic) -,ll have
to be extra care#&l to make s&re - don,t '&t mysel# in a dangero&s sit&ation) Like(ise+ -,ll have to kee'
mysel# #oc&sed (hen -,m on my o(n) 3ideo games and the -nternet are so m&ch more #&n than (ashing
dishes+ b&t my sink (ill 'ile &' (ith #ilth i# - kee' neglecting my ho&se(ork) The only (ay -,ll s&rvive
is i# - kee' my tem'tations &nder control)