Seven dirty words

When I first made it onto Beamer rd. that was when I notice half way down that there was a stall car with their bights sitting on beamer. First thought that came to mind was, “that’s a cop”. So I started to monitor my speed as I approach the parked car. I noticed that it was a cop that I passed. At that second that was then the cop turns around to follow me to the end of beamer. Instantly I thought the cop was running my license plate because they continue to follow without signaling me. Once…

Being able to go out and observe in a classroom is something that makes me so excited to be a teacher in the future. I was able to observe a classroom and learn many techniques to encourage learning. On October 11 I went to Discovery Elementary School to observe in Mrs. Hibma’s classroom. This was a 3rd grade classroom, and this interested me because I would love to teach 3rd grade. There were 27 students in the classroom, which I found to be a large classroom. However, the classroom atmosphere…

She told me at age seven it was her mother’s mother who left this world. At age eleven, it was her grandmother and best friend who passed in her arms. When she was twelve, her grandfather died and her mother broke. At fourteen, she gave up and said “fuck it.” “I thought, and still sometimes think, that death follows me around,” explained Stephanie Rachel Guttenplan. Guttenplan is a surrealist photographer, based out of New York, who continues to experiment with different uses of a variety of…

were meeting with, what company they work for, what skills/certifications they hold, etc. Also, LinkedIn’s recent acquisition of Lynda.com (a network of training videos) would be extremely beneficial if for example, a user could be using Microsoft Word or Excel, and easily…

I. To begin my observation, I chose to observe Erika. I arrived after she already cleaned her unit, but I was there to see her prep her unit. She got out her instrument cassettes from the sterilizing room and her tray. Then she went to go get her patient. She was very friendly with him and asked about how his day was going so far. Erika had everything ready to go to start her patient process which looked very professional. I was also impressed with how smoothly she transitioned from asking small…

From Facebook profiles to your decision to buy a Starbucks coffee in the morning, everything that you do on a daily basis forms a part of your personal brand. On a small scale, branding works the same way for individuals as it does for corporations. As the leader of a corporation or a small business, your brand is what makes you money. Whether you want to reach out to potential patients or gain new customers, you have a chance to stand out with your brand. Big Companies Already Know What to Do…

To test children 's ability to see other people’s intentions and use perspective taking a story is told to the child and then a series of questions asked. This test is to see what stage of development children are in according to Piaget’s theories of cognitive development. This test was completed on a five year old, kindergarten girl at Tye River Elementary School. The first task completed was telling a story about girl named Holly and her dilemma of either disobeying her father to help…

introduced the words “lady” to David so that he was exposed to the new word and new contexts during this daily conversation. With mother’s introduction, David’s literacy was enhanced as he could…

For this project, I took the time to interview my Nana. I chose her because she is my role model. My Nana is like my best friend. She is always here for me which means I can count on her for anything. It is a privilege to be able to sit and talk with her. I asked her ten questions and the interview lasted about eight minutes. What questions were I most excited to ask? I was eager to ask questions about her husband and life advice. Over the years I have heard little stories here and there about…

How did the peer leader (PL) encourage or demonstrate that he/she values active participation of students in the session? For example, at the beginning of the question session, peer leader would say “hi” to students, which reveals a sense of welcoming questions, so students would willing to ask questions. I found this way would help increase the chance of receiving questions from students. What were specific actions/question performed/asked by the PL that increased student involvement,…