Problem of universals

that mean to an artist, an actor, a writer? Nothing. Schools beat it into our heads nonetheless. Schools kill creativity. Schools kill creativity in a multitude of ways. One of the most prominent ways of doing that is problem solving. Imagine you’re in a classroom, doing a math problem. You don’t understand the way to solve it, so you mess around a little bit and find a different way to solve it. An example of this is how…

How To Be The Best You Can Be In College There are two different types of mindsets in this world. You can have a creator or a victim mindset. A creator mindset is where you find solutions to your problems, they have what you call personal responsibility. Victim mindset people are the ones who make excuses for themselves to make it feel like they are not at fault for their actions. These two kinds of people are usually in a different time period in their life, either they are not mature enough…

If I were asked to explain learning to someone who has never taken this course I imagine my response would be far more insightful now than ever before. Prior to my enrollment in this course I would have probably alluded to the idea that learning can only be successful if you are a self-motivated person or if you reach out for help from as many people as you can to make it through a course that may seem difficult for you. I was also of the mindset that being a good learner or studier was either…

When I entered college as a broadcasting major at Montclair State University in NJ I wandered into my school’s college radio station as a freshman with one goal in mind: To have my own radio show and do whatever it takes in order to get it. Fast forward 4 and a half years and I am 6 months into my first full time job as an Associate Producer in my dream career field of broadcasting and I can 't help but reflect back on how much my college radio experience has helped me in my first taste of the…

At Perspectives’, students in Algebra face both the banking concept and problem-posing education in the classroom. During the first semester of the school year, students are to sit at their desks for an hour and watched as their teacher instructed them on how to complete challenging math problems. In the second hour, students would be given double-sided worksheets and packets from the teacher to show their comprehension of the lesson from the previous hour. This is considered the banking concept…

business and create and design multimedia projects. It gave me a chance to display my talent in creating and designing flyers using different computer software such as Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. These skills ranged from communication, problem solving, cognitive engagement such as, coming up with ideas and mental calculations. In addition, engaged listening, analyzing data, creativity, hosting, and the usage of design software, and marketing techniques are also necessary skills I…

have become a more Intentional Learner. There have been some challenges using my combination of Learning Patterns, in which I have applied the concept of FITing. I have forged my Technical Reasoning to articulate my responses and to accomplish problem solving quickly, when becoming stalled on an assignment. Additionally, Confluence was intensified to be effective by brainstorming and coming up with different approaches. Better FITing my patterns to become more of an Intentional Learner will…

is facing many obstacles in education. He has been kicked out of countless schools, and really has no interest in his education. He would most likely drop out if his parents were to let him. There a problems with the education system that Holden faces, that continue to be a problem today. One problem is that students are allowed to drop out at the age of sixteen. No one is considered an adult until eighteen. If a student drops out they are making a choice that is going to impact the rest of…

shoulders back. Also, it is nice to add in a customer’s name when speaking to them to show them they are remembered and appreciated. Another career development McDonald’s has taught me is problem solving. When a customer comes to me with a problem I must be fast and efficient about fixing the issue. This is where problem solving comes in. I must think on the ball. Moreover, I have gained the best career development skill, teamwork. Teamwork has taught me how to be a team player. It’s about being…

Reading the article “The Eternal Umbilicus” by Hara Estroff Marano, I have to say that I agree with most of the topics that were stated in the article such as, cellphones making us more dependent on our parents and preventing us from solving our own problems. However, there were some points in the article which I found somewhat irrelevant and exaggerated. Therefore I had to disagree on those points. One of the topics that I found irrelevant and exaggerated is, that cellphones are one of the main…