Know thyself

for a student to have an instructor who is a good leader and example because the student needs to acquire knowledge that only the instructor can provide through their actions. Gee then states that “we are better at what we acquire, but we consciously know more about what we have learned” (540). Gee is stating that students will prosper in the subjects they acquire: students will succeed from good examples of what to do. Plummer claims that an effective teacher will “refuse to be a Polonius, they…

ago. More than half a century ago before this place was even thought of, before I was even thought of, or you. My parents used to amble around it, gawking at exotic snakes and monkeys of all sorts. You know what their favorite animal was, out of all that were preserved here all those years ago—I know it seems like eons for you...hmm?” President McGinty stared at Peyton, his eyes bloodshot and the dark bags under his them hanging. Peyton shrugged. “They liked the butterflies, always entering…

order to conduct my second family assessment. In order to prepare for this meeting I utilized Wright and Leahey (2013) Nurses and Families: A guide to Family Assessment and Interventions textbook in order to guide me in discussion to continue to get to know the Galager family, who continue to be guarded and reluctant to answer questions. My question guide, Family Sense of Coherence (FSOC) Scale and Questionnaire, as well as the Ecomap can be found in the Appendix section of this Field Notes…

opening lesson figuring out what he can do as new CIO at the Bar. Furthermore taught him how to know when he does not know something. Likewise the Kid told him first in order to be successful leader you will need to know your strengths and weaknesses. In which Jim Barton knew the management stuff to the business but not the Information…

children will learn to rely on praise, it seems that she feels parents need to rarely give recognition to their children, but before kids develop their skills, they need the encouragement to want to do so. Children need to know that they are doing well while developing their skills to know that they are going in the right…

Anyone who has had a social media account over the last couple of years has probably seen a video of some parent trying to explain the tedious steps involved in their child’s math homework. What caused this slew of videos? Common Core standards. The frustration among parents is very clear, and it all seems to be for a program that is not proving itself to be anything more than a headache. Common Core has shown itself to be a huge letdown to students, teachers, and parents around the country.…

We all have different notions about what defines success and happiness, one of these notions is the American Dream. The American Dream is the idea that every person has an equal opportunity to achieve success in life but also achieve prosperity with their hard work, determination, and initiative. In America this dream is an idea or goal a person aspires to achieve, it describes the type of life we wish for as well as the type of life we want to live. For example, a friend’s American Dream is to…

not what you know, it is who you know. One cannot be successful without contacts. As Chris explained it is very hard to continue the pathway of success without relationships and contacts with…

The man fell to his knees in front of me and begged, “Your majesty, please, my village is starving. We’ve had little food since the drought started, but I’m sure you know about that, it’s just that because it is so dry, a fire started and charred most of the crops. We don’t have any food now, and it will take too long for the remaining plants and soil to break apart and be ready for crops agian. It’s time we just don’t have, your majesty, please help us. The children,” he shivered, “the children…

see how much they learned. He knows that he’ll ace the test, no question about it. Now, this kid is classmates with the smartest girl in school. She might’ve 250 IQ or something crazy like that. But this girl hated the essay tests because this crummy, wannabe writer kid always beat her grades. One time, the girl…