“Steve Jobs’ Commencement Speech” Steve Jobs is an entrepreneur who has paved the path for his own success. He has revolutionized technology and the way people currently use, or even view it through a modern lens. Steve Jobs comes from humble beginnings where money was never the focus of his life, yet it was foretold that he would have college paid for in order to achieve greater pay. When a student reads his commencement speech, he appears to have the well-being of the students’ in mind.…
At my field placement I am able to observe many behaviors of my students. There is one child in particular whom I observed last Tuesday. I will keep the students name confidential and referrer to him as L. L often displays disruptive behavior during instruction and transitions. When all of the students are sitting on the rug quietly, he often talked to other students around him. He called out several times and made funny noises. To manage his behavior my teacher moved him closer to her rocking…
MTSU has Starbucks right in the library where students go to study this is an addiction waiting to happen. According to Hershner and Chervin, “caffeine also may act on gamma-aminobutyric acid neurons of the posterior hypothalamus to suppress sleep promoting pathways.23 The net effect is that caffeine increases vigilance, alertness, and decreases sleepiness” (Hershner and Chervin 2014). This explains that caffeine interrupts your brain in ways to suppress your sleep allowing you not to get sleepy…
convocation speech entitled “Claiming an Education” to the students of Douglass college, an all women’s school. The ideas of “clear thinking” and “active discussion” were prioritized throughout the essay. Rich was born and lived during a time where it was uncommon and nearly shunned for women to work for themselves (608). Throughout Rich’s life, people viewed women as mothers before any other career they pursued. As a feminist, Rich encouraged the students of Douglass college claim their…
Is College for Everyone? In 2013 nearly twenty million students were enrolled in one of the 6,900 colleges in the United States. This number has increased dramatically since 1949, when just 2.7 million students were seeking a college education. Every decade since the end of World War II has seen an obvious increase in the number of college graduates produced (“Is a College Education Worth It?”). What has caused this peaking interest toward a higher education? What has this growth led to?…
Students come to college to have a career. This can be a result of previous work experience, parental pressure, etc. Some of these students are the first generation to attend college. College can be very challenge and some of these students might drop out. We must realize as future student affairs professionals that college is not a one size fits all. In order to help students effectively, student affairs professionals must cultivate programming that helps students with develop their vocational…
College Students Need to Toughen Up Essay College Students Need to Toughen Up, Quit Their Grade Whining, is an essay written by Robert Schlesinger that critiques the grading system many college students expect. Robert states that when he was in college, “Do an adequate job, get a c,” was the standard. Schlesinger shows frustration to current college students that expect high grade for doing mediocre jobs. He disagrees with students that believe that their grades should show the amount of effort…
Students enjoy the long break they get during the summer. Would anyone enjoy going to school all year round having multiple breaks? Having a long break during the summer is more enjoyable because, there is more time to spend with family, students can find a summer job, and one has a full summer to enjoy without stress from school. Having all this time during the summer when it's a great time for going outside and having fun, would be great to spend with family and friends. One could take the…
class student learning because I am able to more efficiently use my time. Instead of taking time out of my day to get the Absent Folder, find all of the work that belongs in the folder, and place it on the student’s desk, I can spend time teaching students. Since all of the absent student’s work is in one place, when the student returns, he is able to look through the work and ask questions when I am free, thus freeing up my time to spend teaching the whole class. The responsible student’s job…
freeway toward a successful life. Most students have found their methods to have high motivation and efficiency to study better. Family or teachers often praise their students for their good works, or simply just want to manipulate students for a certain goal. Is praise needed for a student in his school life? Many scholars now question our method to use praise, since praise has profound impact on students. In my perspective, praise is not dearly needed in students` lives compared to the usage…