Mrs. Sharon Gordon My role model is Mrs. Sharon Gordon. Sharon Gordon is an English teacher at Georgetown High school located in Georgetown, South Carolina. She has been teaching at Georgetown High school since its opening in 1985. Mrs. Gordon has taught at three other high schools and has been teaching for nearly forty years.…
Multitasking as a College Student A first semester in college is a challenging experience for new students. It can be overwhelming sometimes, as students soon realize that this next step in their education is nothing like their experience in high school. The way students studied before and how they approached their courses is significantly different than what college has for them. After getting familiar with the campus and classes, the real challenge is being able to balance life and schoolwork, the student must be able to complete assignments in several classes, often being of different subjects and theory. Setting a social life aside, multitasking your college classes and personal life can be challenging.…
Having in mind the target group for my project I tried to keep the objectives realistic to achieve. Because I wasn’t able to discuss the plan of the event with the participants, I thought how not to put them off or make them hesitant to engage once grab their attention on what I’m trying to get across. By presenting salient information about home budgeting, credit union, pay-day loans and money saving tips, I think I managed to raise their awareness and increase their confidence in that matters.…
On December 3rd, Mrs. Neth allowed an observation of her second grade class. Mrs. Neth teaches at Heber Hunt elementary in Sedalia. At the beginning of the observation, Mrs. Neth’s second grade class gathered at the carpet to talk about what the students read on the previous day. The students were required to read a two page passage and a story out of their textbook; both were about jellyfish. Mrs. Neth began a picture walk while the students were still sitting at the carpet.…
The strongest person in the world might be able to tackle any physical obstacle, but mental stress can be much more difficult. The nuance with mental stress is that different environments affect people in different ways, and in different magnitudes. Cathy Davidson’s “Project Classroom Makeover”, Susan Faludi’s “The Naked Citadel”, and Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Power of Context”, all describe scenarios with environments that are either stressful and negative, or relaxed and positive. An individual’s identity is minimally impacted in positive environments and drastically affected in negative environments.…
You need support and understanding to become an effective learner. You can motivate yourself to study hard constantly by writing down your goals; motivation is emerging from many external factors such as external relationships. Also, you have to receive support from other people to grow up as an effective learner and to reinforce learning. For example, if you are trying to solve problems without any support; it will take a lot of time to solve on your own or ends up with guessing. Guessing is not precise information; that is not really helpful in learning.…
1. Becoming a Learner offers a framework and philosophy for the purpose of higher education. Write a 500 word response to the book. To help you get started, you may consider the following questions: What did you find useful? What experience have you had that relate to the book?…
Understanding that the way students learned in high school will not cut it in college because there is a higher expectation. The advice I would give to a prospective student starting in college is the information given to us in the beginning of chapter zero (0). First, determine which study methods works best for the individual (verbal, visual, auditory, and/or action). Secondly, time management by balancing school, work and play, and avoid procrastination at all cost. Thirdly, you need to be prepared for class, meaning read the textbook and take notes that you are able to understand.…
College Matters Enrolling in college is a big step for many high school students. Last October, only 65.9 percent of people who graduated from high school enrolled in a college (Norris par. 1). Going to college opens the doors for financial enhancement, self-improvement and the ability to make connections.…
Reading Becoming a Learner should be a requirement for all students upon entering high school. These skills are essential for entering the real world and college life. In the book it says, “In other words the kind of person you become is much more important than what you learn how to do.” (Sanders, 2). This quote explains that the skills one develop through learning is much more important than actually obtaining a degree.…
Learning is putting forth an effort to absorb information and creating an appropriate response. There are many ways to learn. You can learn in many situations throughout life, work, social gatherings instead of just a classroom environment. Throughout this course, my views on learning has not change, however, I have learn the learning is not as easy for other as it is for me. Some people have to work harder.…
So far my most experience in PCC has been positive. I have known many new people and learned lots of knowledges during these months. The classes I have taken are College one, English 100, 901, Math 15, Japanese one, and Classical guitar one. However, things are not always go through smoothly as I expected.…
A Learning theory is a framework describing how information is processed and absorbed by our minds. Behavioural, personal and environmental factors, as well as previous experiences, all play a part in our understanding. They explain how different factors can help learners process and recall information, suggesting that as we learn we also change the way we perceive our surroundings and the way we interact with others. A definition by Kimble (1961) is that “Learning refers to a more or less permanent change in behaviour which occurs as a result of practice”, suggesting learning will almost always be permanent.…
There are many ways to become successful in college you just have to use some of these helpful steps like choosing the right college, picking classes that best suitable for your needs, learning how to study, and learning how to manage your time wisely. The most important thing about succeeding in college is first choosing the right one for you. You also have to select how close or far you would like to be at home. Depending on the college you want to attend you have the choice of choosing a dorm or an apartment. However, you also have to decide if you want to stay in a dorm and which one you want to live in but if you stay in an apartment you have to check if the scene is right and ok with you.…
I need to learn how to adapt on the spot to further the idea that I am teaching. I tend to just follow my lesson plan exactly and when I reach the end I conclude my lesson. I need to learn how to expand on the ideas I have taught based on the needs of my…