If I Did It

I am a quick learner. Almost like a fish to water, most of the time it takes me a few short tries before I can just “get” something. However, group projects take my ease of learning away because now I have to depend on others and their expertise. My successes and theirs are now intertwined, and usually for a substantial amount of points. Normally I abstain from group projects, but one day at school I was introduced to one that I could not put down. The topics fascinated me, as well as all my…

Many people judge people who went to a Catholic school. They believe that all we do is talk about God and pray. I had one kid ask me all of the girls in my 8th grade class were becoming nuns because that’s what all Catholic schoolgirls do. People think of Catholic school and they think of how much more expensive it is. Whey that is true, the education is worth it, at least in my opinion it is. A lot of people believe that Catholic schools students do not get a well-rounded education because many…

I thought the world was a dark chasm which we all drifted towards and could never escape. I thought to live was pointless, an existence we were all damned to. We were all destined to be tainted. I was pessimistic. I took pride in it. I figured it was because I knew too much; I read too often. I believed that the world could not change, or that perhaps it was always changing I just simply did not possess any influence in its doing. Too often I grew frustrated over the repeated errors of humanity…

Honestly, Hell scares me, but I do not think that I am the only one that is scared of it. In the bible hell is talked about negatively because it really is not a pleasant place or supposed to be perceived as one. On the flip side of that, God’s blessings are unbelievably incredible. The only problem is if we only follow Him so good things happen to us, we are still being selfish. God is loving, and blesses us, and cares about us, and most of all, He never wants to see us getting hurt because of…

seven sessions that Jaren and I did I was able to develop my helper skills immensely. From the initial relationship building session we were able to connect on a deep level I suppose since we are alike in multiple ways. During the session, this relationship continued to grow and I was able to use skills from body language to reflect feelings. I was also able to work on some of my limitations, for example, challenging, and questioning. Nevertheless, within the sessions, I was also able to keep to…

controlled emotions and with a mysterious ability to block everything out. The three days changed my life as these professional golfers encourage me to realize a dream, I could become an excellent golfer, maybe a professional. This would require a commitment to practice of twelve to fourteen hours a day. Up at six in the morning so I headed to the golf course at 7 a.m. and stayed to dark, Monday to Saturday for the next six weeks. Sixty boys showed…

When I began this project I knew that it would be quite difficult because of the agency in which I am placed is the Division of Child and Family Services. Many people call it CPS. There is a lot of stigma surrounding CPS so conducting this project seemed difficult. There was a lot of questions on whether it would be ethical to ask clients if they wanted to register to vote. There was actually a joke of “Hey I am taking your kid, but do you want to register to vote.” Because of this uncertainty I…

Culture, Fremont High School written by Jonathan Kozol, did exactly that, linger. For some reason I wish I could say that this story relates to me, because of some personal experience that I had going through high school. In reality, my high school was great, I believe that is why this essay lingered in my head. As I read this the first time it did not trigger any emotion, but the second time around it triggered more than emotion but also memories. I was blessed to go to a school that was…

approaching 50 years old. Therefore, when I made the decision to return to school, I knew it very well might be the hardest decision that I would ever have to make. I dreamed about this place, about campus life, or if it was too late for me to consider the notion. I can picture the campus with its buzz of activities, I can smell the recently popped popcorn, and I can picture myself surrounded by a swarm of students trying to make it to their next class. I also wanted to share these memories with…

agreeable that RJ should spend time with his grandmother. I would start out the next week’s session by inquiring how the past weekend went. I would say, “So, the plan at the end of the end of our session last week was for RJ to spend the weekend with his grandmother. Did that happen and, if so, how was it not to have to care for any children over the weekend?” Then I would start to build on that with some scaffolding questions, such as: “How did you use the time you had over the weekend?”,…