Field

one. The pitcher winds up and “crack!” I’m off to the races. The softball field is the one place I’ve always been comfortable, content. When I step onto the field nothing else exists; I don’t have work, an exam to worry about, or a long list of chores to complete. Ever since I was young I knew I wanted to play college level softball. Making it into the NCAA has always been a dream of mine. My first encounter with the field occurred when I was six. I started out in the instructional league and…

Becoming a teacher has always been my desire and goal. The opportunity to work beside experienced educators has helped prepare me for the future. I was able to observe the teachers whom I did my field experience with, and I learned a lot of excellent ideas of how to deal with children. I learned some valuable motivational techniques to use with my future students. Also, I witnessed the joy and satisfaction that comes from being an educator. For example, when you help a child overcome obstacles…

Currently, my field placement is taking place at Crim Elementary school and I am in a 1st grade classroom. The classroom consists of 20 students, a teacher, a paraprofessional, a Bowling Green State University student who is doing her student teaching, and myself. Although I am only with the students one day a week, I have still learned a lot through the students and also the various teachers. The paraprofessional is in the classroom during all hours of the school day. When I arrive in the…

NFC and RFID Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a wireless use of electromagnetic fields to transfer data, aiming to automatically identifying and tracking tags attached to objects. Near Field Communication (NFC) is one specific type of RFID, and shares many physical properties with it. The differences between NFC and RFID is that many extra properties were developed for NFC to enable secure mobile payments. 1.1. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) RFID was first patented in…

There is a Chinese old folk story that one woman has a magic coat, and a man steals it when she I taking a shower, so that she has to stay on the mortal world being suffered and pressed. The woman, called Zhinu, accounts a representative of female pressed by the male ruler representative by Niulang, losing the security of protect and explored and insulted by the patriarchal society. Since the old time, female has tried to get this magic cloth back to escape from the hell and return to paradise.…

In several ways, this interview confirmed my expectations of the counseling field. I anticipated private practice would involve a variety of tasks outside of my academic preparation, and I would need to develop entrepreneurial skills. I was not surprised to hear working with family members of clients could be extremely frustrating. The amount of continuing education and tailored research also fit what I anticipated. Although much of this interview affirmed my previous beliefs, there were…

All around the county from sunny Spring Hill to rural Brooksville, Gulf Coast Academy (GCA) is the best middle school option for me because it offers a very unique hands on science and technology program. The Field Activity Program (FAP) is amazing because I get to learn through field experience in addition to classroom instructions. I am very interested in science, math and technology. GCA offers a very structured and challenging curriculum that will enhance my learning experience and give me a…

For this Connect to your World Activity I found two different articles about sexism and racism in STEM fields. The first article I found was about sexism in peer reviewing, and suggesting a male co-author would improve the work. The second being about sex and race determining how much you will get paid in the medical field. The first article from The Washington Post was titled, “Sexism In Science: Peer Editor Tells Female Researchers Their Study Needs A Male Author”. This article was about two…

to cry while trying to text my brother. People were screaming in excitement and all I could smell was wet grass. It felt like I shattered my wrist. All I wanted to do was go home. My brother and I were at football game at our old school’s field, Memorial Field. My old school, Heelan, was going against my new school, East. I was walking around with my so called “friend” when they came. I say my so called “friend” because she honestly wasn’t. None of the girls at my old school were my actual…

According to Lewin, who developed the Force Field Analysis, “organizations and individuals operate within a psychological and social environment. The “life space” of this environment is called a “field” and its relationship with various “forces” can halt or encourage change” (as cited by Hustedde & Score, 1995, p. 2). In this section, a Force Field Analysis is conducted regarding the leadership initiative, by identifying any “driving forces” or reasons that can push us towards our goal and any…