Napavine Jr. Sr. High School, just like every other educational institution, has multiple stakeholders with whom we must deal. The challenges we face are the close proximity of our small school to the majority of community members and parents, and the intimacy and long-term shared experiences between staff, parents and students. While this creates a large familial bond, like any family, issues arise when people on all sides find themselves in a situation that requires a decision that might negatively affect the perceived familial relationship. At Napavine, we have teachers, parents, community members and students who have been in the community for all of their lives; and, we have those same stakeholders who have not. Division between stakeholder…
It is the spring semester of 2016 at National Park Community College. The day begins with Joan Henry’s English Composition 11 class where Mrs. Henry divides the class into groups of four. She gives the class our first assignment which includes exchanging contact information and an informal interview. The topics chosen for the interview include my classmate’s hobbies, accomplishments and goals. The three English Composition 11 students I interviewed are Kevin Uribes, Jennifer Conrad and Shandi Trent.…
Getting back to school after a couple years off is so exciting. Dallas is much hotter this summer. That makes the idea going to school even hotter than ever. I love my school now, Collin College, where the students are friendly and the instructors are caring and helpful. Choosing the right school makes four years in college seem easier.…
Mr. Yaussi, Hello, As a senior project for my LA IV class, I have decided to express my leadership by entering the middle school and teaching a band class for a single day. I will be accompanied by another senior student, Alexis Hiner, to speak with Mrs. Judi Ring's eighth grade band students. Alexis and I will speak about different experiences learning and playing instruments as well as speaking about actual class time and the music we play. We are also bringing a number of instruments to play for the students and demonstrate that there is no end to the possibilities within music.…
As Irene Martinez from Sam Houston High school As a senior at Sam Houston High School has created a reflection or as you can say a huge impact for me and my perspective on my life of education. After graduation, my personal goal is to attend sac college, with a major in nursing for little kids as well as having my cosmetology license for any backup plan. After getting my associate degree, that will help me accomplish landing a job in a good hospital, eventually building up my career for what I have been studying. putting me at a higher level in the work field I would already be positioned at the time. More schooling, accomplished the more opportunity's I have.…
While completing this activity, I learned about how a board member feels about if standardized testing improves motivation, if the media portrays test data accurately and thoroughly, how results from standardized testing are used to improve instruction and curriculum, and if she thought standardized testing would increase or decrease over the next decade. More importantly, I learned that the Smithville Board of Education is made up of people from a variety of backgrounds, with vast knowledge, and who truly can about teachers, students, and administrators in the district. The person I interviewed is not only a school board member, but she is also a retired teacher from a neighboring school district. She continues to work for that district as a long term substitute. She hold a life-time certification in K-8 Elementary education,…
As I came to college, my family and I anticipated I would be following a simple mold of a conscientious student. One that is highly focused in some limited number of long term goals. Don 't get me wrong, this only meant that I had high expectations out of my college education. For some people, this path leads them to great success. But, I slowly realized my vision of success needed to have stories from different roads and bridges, than just one simple path.…
As a quiet middle school student, I never imagined that I would grow to be who I am today, but with my drive, I have learned that anything is possible. Throughout my experiences in high school, I have learned the importance of communication, leadership, and service. Today, I embody all the qualities of a well-rounded individual with my involvement in varsity athletics, academics, social skills, and community involvement. As a strong athlete going into high school athletics, I had high expectations to fulfill in my four years, and lived up to the expectations made by the community and myself.…
I always strive for straight As. In addition, I am always yearning to make my family proud and fear of letting them down. Therefore, I am always working to be a better person each and every day. On the field, I always work to get better every time I step onto the field. Last but not least, I relate to being restless in my relationship with God.…
I personally have noticed many changes throughout this course. I mostly noticed how now I analyze my jobs more with my coworkers, bosses and myself. I have one job that I absolutely love and another one that I do not care for very much, I did not really understand why because I get along well with my coworkers and higher ups. As our course went on and I started to understand business some more I then realized why there were certain things that were shaping my views about my jobs. One big thing that I noticed was the team work at my jobs.…
No matter where you go or went to school, you always have some type of English class that forces you to write papers. These papers usually has to be a certain way or over a certain topic. To me that was a pretty big problem for me because I could do free writing easy, but when you tell me to write about something that I don 't have any interest in and I have to follow your “rules”, then I will just try to blow it off. I have always hated the way Professors and the world had this “image” of their version of a “perfect” essay. I always messed up on the rules like where to put my commas or semicolons, that to me is the hardest part to not have a run- on sentence.…
Written language is a trait known to be only possessed by mankind. Although other species may have audible forms of communication, man is able to record and document his thoughts, feelings, or events that have unfolded in a way that can be viewed multiple times without him having to use his voice over and over. Literacy is a skill that adults in the United States are expected to have; but the level of your literacy says a lot about you and can have a tremendous impact on what career you end up in. For this reason, this college English class is a requirement for all those seeking a degree. Not only did I learn how to think of subjects and topics more objectively, but I learned a multitude of different modes and strategies I can employ in my writing.…
In high school I was exposed to a lot of writing and reading from grades nine all the way through twelve. I learned how to write through literature for the most part but I also learned by building from the ground up. Through high school from freshman year through senior year we wrote 2-3 papers a semester. In my high school English class we did a lot of learning and writing through textbooks, and novels, and what was going on in the world around us.…
Component one – Critical Reflection Within the teaching domain it is the teacher that controls the learning space, that is, the teacher manages the interactions within the class ensuring that the learning outcomes for the students are met. The students are affected by the teacher and the enacted curriculum. The curriculum is created and designed by organisations such as the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) or the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. This component discusses how knowing the students, affects their learning as well as looking at the interactions of the Teacher, Students and their learning. Data was collected from this class across several areas, previous results, subject pre-test and in class observations.…
Reflection on Book Title “The Leader, The Teacher & You” I share the same sentiment with the author that “Walk the ground!” is essential for a leader to earn respect from the ground. Walking the ground also requires social competency skills such as being able to “communicate to influence” and having “interpersonal effectiveness”. In future, I will apply this principle of “Walk the ground!” by constantly engaging my superiors, peers and subordinates for their guidance and opinions through cohesion and feedback sessions on how various tasks can be done more effectively and efficiently. Through these sessions, I will seek to understand their concerns and challenges in their area of work.…