Undergraduate education

Philip Freeman, Ph.d graduated from University of Texas with a degree in Classics concluding his undergraduate years(pg1, freeman). During his final undergraduate years Freeman wanted to teach in college, although, he did not have any prior teaching experience. Freeman applied to multiple Ph.D programs including Harvard, and was accepted into Harvard that spring(pg1, freeman). While at Harvard he received his Ph.D in classics and Celtic studies, “and has been a visiting scholar at the Harvard…

rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.” –Maria Montessori Although she may have had some radical ideas for her time, I feel that Maria Montessori touches upon a necessity of success in education, interest. In my own educational career, and now in my career as an educator, I have seen how interest can make all the difference in the effort and attention a child puts into their coursework. My purpose in applying to graduate school…

The information from National Center for Education could bring concern to the reader. Another use of pathos in Cullington’s essay was a quote from Jacquie Ream, a former teacher and author of Keep It Short and Simple who stated, “[W]e have a whole generation being raised without communication skills…

After completing and going over the personality profile from “ID Me” Quick Start program, I read some things that I already knew were true and discovered a few new things about myself. I got a few tips on how to improve myself and my study habits in order to perform better in college and in life. My mother and I had previously been interested in the Myers-Briggs personality test just for fun, and we both agreed that my personality type was INFP, the Introverted Intuitive Feeling Perceiving. Ever…

on the knowledge base of his or her students and challenges them to do more advanced pieces of music. The band director follows state guidelines for the music program and works to ensure his students meet educational objectives. Education requirement A professional band director must have a 4-year bachelor degree and a valid teacher’s license to serve as a high school director of bands. As a music major, the band director should demonstrate knowledge of music and musical…

First education is a key to nursing. Researched based evidence practices hopefully govern all that we as nurses do for our patients. Students are the future nurses of tomorrow, and I hope to encourage each of them to be the best nurse possible for their patients…

factors. Achievement Motivation is a person’s orientation to strive for task success, persist in the face of failure and experience the pride in accomplishment (Gill, 2000). Why is achievement motivation needed among undergraduate students? Achievement motivation is needed among undergraduate students to achieve their goals set before…

In regards to graduate school I only have a few schools in mind, one of them being Pitt. The same interest that drives me to pursue an education in biochemistry also drives me to go into psychology. For graduate school I will study psychology with great intensity in order to become a professional in the field of Neuropsychology. I have studied on my own time the relationship between personality…

‘Crisis,’” Becky Supiano (2016), presents a new perspective about the potential negative impact of the media’s description of the current student debt crisis. According to Sandy Baum, the author of Student Debt: Rhetoric and Realities of Higher Education Financing, the main issue is not students graduating with debt, but students preemptively dropping out of college to avoid high debt (Supiano, 2016). Ms. Baum claims that college dropouts might have less debt, but they are more likely to default…

Truthfully, working in academia just recently became a passion of mine. Originally, I went into my undergraduate career intending to work as a video game developer; however, as I spent more time in the field of computer science, I began questioning this career choice. Particularly, during my sophomore year, one course exposed me to the lifestyle of a video game developer. Ultimately, I realized I did not enjoy this lifestyle or work environment. As a result, I began questioning what I wanted to…