Gap year

History has always been a big part of my life. I remember in first grade pouring all of my affections onto the historical fiction American girl doll books in the elementary school library and imagining myself as a Swedish immigrant in 1854, or as a young patriot in 1774. During second and third grade I devoted my free time to reading about the Civil War and the Spanish explorers that conquested through my native Florida. In fourth grade I remember leaping through a native american pottery…

Carnaval takes place around the Catholics’ time of lent. During carnaval, people dress up and crowd the streets in costumes. This is a time for people to feel freer than they would the rest of the year. Carnaval is celebrated before lent officially starts because the eating and drinking gets out of hand during the parties and festivities. The basis of the celebration can be traced back to Roman celebration and to Europe in the middle ages. Carnaval is largely celebrated in Spain, during…

When I try to recall my earliest science experiences, the furthest I can go back is to the second grade. I feel as though I can only recall back to the second grade is because the majority of my early childhood was spent reading children’s books. I learned how to read at a very young age, so instead of focusing my energy on science topics, I poured all of my energy into reading the children’s books and chapter books that were laying around my house. What I remember from the second grade is the…

Obstacles in My Education Critical Self-Reflection I make an effort work hard all the time but, when there are obstacles in my way that seem too great to conquer it is easy to slack off and not work hard at the task at hand. Still in the midst of an obstacle I must find the courage, resilience, and strength to overcome the problem. My view of personal identity is significantly formed because of many factors in my life, the beigest obstacles in my life is my education, because I lacked basic…

gone and I had moved up to varsity, with the best time of anyone on the team. Up until that race I had stayed in the middle of the pack at practice, so a freshman moving into the top varsity spot took everyone by surprise. For the rest of my freshman year I consistently placed at meets and finished first for the West Delaware team. This led me to enter track with great confidence, which would soon be taken…

Mississippi Literacy-Based Promotion Act The Mississippi Literacy-Based Promotion Act was passed during the 2013 legislative session. The Office of Elementary Education and Reading, a faction of the Mississippi Department of Education, is responsible for training K-3rd grade educators with research-based instructional strategies to help implement the Literacy-Based Promotion Act. The Mississippi Department of Education provides the purpose of the act: “The purpose of the Literacy-Based…

I observed the Jr. High math teacher Mr. Rix. This is Mr. Rix’s first year at St. Lucy but he been teaching for about 15 years. I observed an 8th grade block class period. How is the room organized? This teacher is in a unique situation. He does not have a homeroom instead he travels around from room to room. This means that he has to be extra organized because all his resource materials are at his desk in the art room. I asked him about how he keeps himself organized and he had a few…

Aman reveals that whether you are an experience principal or first year assistant principal ones decision making skills are vital to their career success. It is relatively easy to make decisions that are a clear choice between right and wrong. However, there are times when certain decision that require a more in-depth process. One of the most complex decisions that Ms. Aman made this year was to decide what grade level to place Justin Miller on. Mr. Miller interviews at West…

Five Years Eighth Grade Moving has always been difficult for me, and being a navy brat didn’t help any. Eighth grade year I told my parents that I wanted to stay in Virginia and finish high school in one school system. I decided this after I realized I had spent all but kindergarten in a different school and in middle schools case, a different state for all three years. That same year they had all the eighth graders packed into a hot and stuffy auditorium to sit and…

Family Influence: My family consists of my mother, my father, and my two sisters. My entire family is from Cali, Colombia. When I was six years old my parents decided to move to the U.S. At the time, I didn’t understand why we were leaving our house, family and friends. It wasn’t until I became a teenager that I began to understand the reasons behind their decision. One of the reasons why my parents decided to come to the U.S. was for a chance of having a better life. When I compare my homeland…