While learning allows us to gain knowledge on a subject, learning from our mistakes inspires us to make our own understanding and truths about the world around us and in our personal lives. Experience is the key that opens the door to wisdom. In “Solitude and Leadership,” Deresiewicz questions our system of education that trains students to not be able to think for themselves. Similarly, Hesse uses Siddhartha’s journey to enlightenment to illuminate the idea that certain revelations cannot be…
This semester, I have learned plenty of concepts and material that have shaped my teaching methods. Our class has helped to develop a strong curriculum, but also, to understand the needs and reality of every student. Also, the lectures, reading, guest professors and our visits to DCP have helped to understand why I want to be a teacher. I have learned and realized that as a future teacher, I am not going to be able to take care or help every single student, but I will do my best to assist them…
Outside of High school i had one of my most unforgettable experiences that i will always remember ,in my senior year which was recently i was in a class called teacher cadet the class was about students who wanted to be in the profession of teaching about the education field .So during the spring my teacher talked about a project called the field experience after hearing about it after a while it was time to do it it had two parts the first half was being there in the classroom and the second…
students, it is, in my opinion, a bit ridiculous to force those students to look through the book for the information. This is where the outdated cultural knowledge comes in, every up and coming teacher needs to realize the students they will be teaching will be brought up in a world of quick-search and technology. To suggest to a student to look through a book for answers is fruitless, if an assignment is made of it the students will resent it or just flat out not do it. High school students…
Golding’s participation in World War II was the rivalry between Jack and Ralph. They represented the two sides, the Allies and the Axis. Fundamentally, the boys end up mirroring the conflict happening in the ‘outside word’, learning nothing rom their experiences, creating a microcosm of the world from which they have come…
education being used for interaction with a community, from personal experience it is clear that when it comes to jobs, a combination of knowledge (from education) and the ability to communicate are the two most important factors that distinguish…
Critical Reflection #1 What is the most significant challenge I’m facing so far in my teaching role and how am I or might I handle that challenge? I choose this question for my critical reflection because I know it is a question I can revisit quite often. Currently, I feel I am faced with several challenges, all of which I believe I can overcome. The most significant challenge I am facing so far in my teaching role is being able to teach and feel that the words I am saying sound natural and…
What personal qualities and practical experiences will make you a good health care worker? To be a patient is to be vulnerable, to trust, to need, to suffer and to worry. I know from experience. My mother ankylosing spondylitis and has had three joint replacements. I have had four rounds of physical therapy myself. I know what it is like to be the patient, and to have a loved one receive care. These experiences, in part, informed my decision to become a physical therapist. When providing…
EMPLOYMENT, RESEARCH, VOLUNTEER, & EXTRACURRICULAR EXPERIENCES Paid Employment #1 Supervisor, pharmaceutical recruiter As a team leader of scientific recruiters, I was able to utilize my leadership skills and recieved exposure to the job requirements of various clinical professionals. I led a team of recruiters and offered conceptual knowledge of the terminology used in clinical environments. The companies which I staffed for included: Novartis, Biogen, Bayer, Abbott, and Exedra. I learned a…
“Keep the passion alive” -Mani Mina. The purpose of this essay is to interview a faculty member to learn and reflect about he or she. The faculty member that I have chosen is my professor, Mani Mina. I have never talked with him before this assignment nor did I tried to. The reason I chose professor Mani Mina is because of the way he taught the class. Out of all of my professors, I believe he was the most influential to me. They way he taught and his thinking style was complete different…