I have never been one to spring at opportunities that involved working with kids simply because I was disinterested. In the summer of 2015, my disinterest was turned into a passion when I met the children from Broadlawn. Broadlawn is a public housing community in my city and my church wanted to intercede and help their community. Our church decided that every Tuesday throughout the summer we would go out to Broadlawn to eat, talk, and play with the kids from the neighborhood. After some nagging from friends and family, I decided to tag along one Tuesday to help.…
My life is not perfect. Over the past 17 years, I have been traumatized by family problems such as my dad’s affair, my parent’s addiction to gambling, my brother’s death, and my illness. However, I am glad that I persevered through those difficult times. During my freshmen year, I started a peer tutoring group because my friends were struggling while I was doing very well.…
That helped me look at life in a simpler way, and taught me to put aside anything I was going through to make this young student’s day. I’ve also had the chance to see the unfairness of the world impacting those in my community when I volunteered at two Center for Human Development (CHD) programs. I have helped out at the Grace House, a program for mothers who are in recovery from addiction, and their children. I’ve also helped at a farm share held for homeless families in CHD shelters, which provides them with free…
When I was first introduced to the project I spoke to many of my friends about their own personal experiences with the sociology program and where they recommended to volunteer. After much consideration I decided that Equestrian Connection was the place I wanted to volunteer. I only called once and signed myself up for their volunteer brochure. They contacted me back Immediately and sent me specific training dates at which I could come to Equestrian Connection to get verified as a sidewalker. I hadn’t thought about signing up elsewhere because the overall aspect of their organization interested me so much.…
Every Saturday morning since my group and I started going to the Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research, I wake up and think to myself, ‘It’s nine o’clock in the morning on a Saturday. I should be sleeping.’ But then I arrive at the Burkhart Center, walk in the door, set up my speaker and start playing music while everyone starts to trickle in before we start at ten. As soon as the music starts and the kids start to arrive, I feel my energy level increase by a thousand. That’s when I remember why I love going to the Burkhart Center every Saturday morning.…
Charlie did not realize previously the amount of effort it took to care for someone with autism. Raymond’s disorder teaches Charlie to be more patient, and unselfish.…
Levi Levi is a 22 year old male. Levi has been diagnosed with autism since he was two years old. Levi has high functioning autism. Levi is my inspiration to wanting to work with individuals with autism. I have never sat down and listened to Levi’s side of autism until now.…
When I was in fourth grade I participated in an autistic awareness group. I was one of five leaders in our organization. We went from class to class talking about how autistic children are people too and how they only want to be accepted. We talked to all grades ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. We would enter the classroom and talk to the kids for about an hour each time.…
5L: develops a variety of clear, accurate presentations and representations of concepts, using alternative explanations to assist students’ understanding and presenting diverse perspectives to encourage critical and creative thinking. 9I: models professional behavior that reflects honesty, integrity, personal responsibility, confidentiality, altruism and respect. Performance Activity 53: Interact with students by teaching a full lesson with your university supervisor present. Immediately after the lesson is taught, reflect upon the lesson to write a self-assessment, add cooperating teacher comments, a goal and send the approved/reviewed/ revised lesson plan to the university supervisor for evaluation. Based on your reflections and self-assessment,…
With my internship placement, I have been associated with working with autistic students and participating in weekly peer to peer groups. Over the past year, I began to realize that I am passionate working with this population. Within the school district, there is an Autism team that works with testing, eligibility and treatment plans for autistic students. The team consists of a variety of multidisciplinary professions, including social work.…
Autism spectrum disorder is a disability that develops in young children around the first three years of early life. As of today, autism is become a greater risk since in the last century autism has grown a lot from 10 to 12%. In addition, autism spectrum disorder is a disability that has many different kinds of ability, symptoms, cognitions skills, and in some way it can be a struggle to survival. The individual person who has autism will develop problems such as interactions among society for example language barrier, and behavioral problems for example hyperactivity, impulsivity, aggressiveness, and self-injurious behaviors. As a result, as the individual grows up, they will phase a greater challenge based on their age, gender, and ethnicity.…
Even though children tend to be products of their environment, it is possible to break the cycle. Being in a position of leadership, I find it imperative to embrace the potential to make a difference in the life of others. Positively influencing one person can leave a lifelong lasting impression. By focusing on one’s abilities rather than their disabilities, and with the right combination of encouragement, support, and guidance, is a motivator for growth. It is my belief that a person can become and accomplish anything he or she dreams with the proper supports and self-intrinsic qualities to be determined and resilient.…
Why do you want to be a camp counselor? I would like to be a camp counselor because I would be able to meet potential D.A girls and express reasons why I love attending D.A, empower the young ladies in my group by showing them women are equally worth and as strong as men, and also enjoy the summer activities planned for the girls with them. What past experiences or personal qualities can you bring to the position of counselor? Last summer, I worked with Children’s Aid Society establishing work skills and expanding my knowledge on how to work with others as well as manage time and money efficiently.…
Becoming a teacher is a career path I came across while working for the Realizing Amazing Potential (R.A.P.) before and after school program. In my undergraduate program I always knew I wanted to working with children, but it was a challenge for me to choose one career path I felt my work would make a difference. The defining moment for my career was the passion I found working with special need students, and the hard work to help them succeed academically. Being part of the education growth for students with special needs helped me find the career path I fell in love with, and knew I wanted to continue to advance my education in the field. The passion of helping students with special needs is a career I love and allows me to want to continue…
My project began as a way for me to give back to the community in a way in which I could use my strengths to inspire and teach. Some of the reasons why I began my journey here at J. K. Lee were to become more assertive, responsible, disciplined, and self-confident. These were qualities that held me back from reaching my full potential. I wanted to incorporate these skills into my project and challenge myself in new and different directions.…