Experience Essay

resources and minimizing our environmental impact. The experience was incredible and provided me the opportunity to make a great living while working in a sector greater than myself, in something that I believed would change the world. In reflecting on my career trajectory, I realize that my greatest career satisfaction comes from working with organizations and causes that work to bring positive change to the world. Along with the Silicon Valley experience, I experienced tremendous growth…

past memories and experiences allows a person to recognize who he or she is and where he or she came from. In the novel, Brain on Fire, by Susannah Cahalan, a disease known as anti-NMDA receptor autoimmune encephalitis inflames Cahalan’s brain, inducing cognitive deficiencies such as hallucinations, paranoia, and slurred speech. Cahalan refers to her hospital stay as her “month of madness” because these symptoms destroy her memory and alter her identity. Cahalan’s entire experience, including…

I find these factors hard to accept, as it is difficult to willingly accept the unknown and question everything we know to be the human experience. However, both of these factors push people to greatness and success. Before I could encourage her to trust in the unknown, I had to fully embrace it. I personally have a difficult time putting faith into the unknown; however I came to equilibrium…

success. My mother immigrated to the United States from Taiwan when she was young, and hadn’t she done so I would not have the same opportunities that I do now. Being asian but having the appearance of someone who is caucasian I have never had to experience discrimination and all that comes from it. I had the privilege of a free public education and the ability to pursue higher education as well. Where I was born was a dangerous area of California and my father’s gang involvement forced our…

certain social and political world that puts us with others. We form certain relationships through our social location and have certain experiences that relate to our social location. Through many personal experiences I realized my social location. I realized my social location through race, through gender, and also through ability/disability. All three of the experiences made me realize not just where my position was in society but it made me understand other people’s social locations. When I…

us who we are? That question has been asked a lot lately, and now it is time for it to be answered. Many things develop who a person is, it could be the person’s name because they’ve been called that their whole life. It could also be their life experiences because a person could have experienced something that changes their perspective on life which determines who they are, or even the people they are around like family for example, family influences other family members, this can affect every…

strength. However, the definition of power in the context of standpoint theory is the power of institutions or groups. All major institutions have control over the world and how we experience it. Those within these institutions/groups have more influence and power over society and their views become dominant. When your experiences, opinions, and or beliefs become dominant you are supported by the majority therefore they are considered more valid, but are not objective or necessarily true. In…

Part A: The two aspects of the effective pedagogy statement from the New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2007) that I will focus on are creating a supportive learning environment and making connections to prior learning and experience. These are two aspects that resonate with me and I consider them to be significant factors in effective teaching practices. Creating a supportive learning environment is important for a teacher to consider because it sets the foundation of the…

observations is the Ounce of Prevention, the classroom is a three to five class, with seventeen students and three teachers. The classroom is divided into fine areas for the children to move around freely. The children were actively engaged in their experiences. As I observed the children in their play, I saw positive relationships and interactions with adults and peers. The children were able to explore all available resources around the room. The children were engaged in conversations with…

Life’s obstacles and challenges have acted as brick walls blocking my own pathway to achieving my full potential and accomplishing my own goals. For the duration of my being, I have strived to overcome these walls whether imposed by society or myself through hard-work and determination. The factors or challenges that have most influenced me are de facto discrimination and incessant movement caused by financial stuggles. Instead of allowing these limitation hinder my growth, I have used it as a…