...Past, Present, & Future Paper GEN 480 Celena Hadlock Past, Present, & Future Paper The Past Upon starting my education with the University of Phoenix program I was unemployed and actively seeking re-employment. Prior to losing my job I was running an exceptional sports program at one of our organizations premier facilities in a very affluent community. However, I was feeling as though I had hit a plateau in my career and professional development due to not having my degree. The next areas of professional growth for me in my field involve becoming an Executive Director or an Association Youth Sports Director, but both of these positions require me to possess a degree. Not having my degree completely removed these career options from my reach and left me trapped in a dead position without much room for future upward growth or mobility. I felt that finding time to continue my education and secure my degree was not an option. Continuing my education was very important for my personal growth and development. Experiencing the rewards of learning both as a student and as certified CPR and Lifeguard instructor of several years I feel strongly about the role that learning plays in an individual’s development. Learning new things helps to keep individuals connected and engaged in the world around us and adds understanding and value to our lives. Learning impacts every part of who we are as human beings and increases the potential for who we can...
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...Past, Present, and Future Janele Fletcher Interdisciplinary Capstone/480 May 30, 2012 Cheryl Burleigh Title of Paper The purpose of this paper is to reflect on one’s personal and professional lives’ during his or her program study at University of Phoenix. I will reflect on one’s growth while looking at the effects of completing the Human Services degree program of current and future professional goals. In this paper, I will discuss one’s views of learning, influences of personal growth and development including professional competences and career goals. Additionally, this paper evaluates areas of growth of skill orientation of core courses, which includes general education and poses areas of recommendation that can enhance the curriculum at University of Phoenix. Lastly, this paper analyzes the effects completing an undergraduate degree program while giving insight of lifelong learning goals (University of Phoenix, 2012). Assessment of one’s personal and professional growth and development enhances awareness and brings accomplishments to the forefront. Personal and Professional Growth As I reflect on personal and professional growth prior to completion of one’s degree program, I realize that one has been empowered by great deals of faculty and staff at University of Phoenix, which has influenced personal and professional growth. People, places, and things easily deterred me in the past however; since enrollment of one’s degree program, empowerment...
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...Education “Education is a key to success.” It gives us knowledge of the world around us, while opening doors to brilliant career opportunities. Education builds confidence to make decisions, to face life, and to accept successes and failures. The best way to reach career success is to map out a strategy and set goals. Education can be a source that could lead someone for a better future. Having seventeen or eighteen years of waking up early in the morning, doing home works and projects and staying late at night to study for exams is not an easy task to do. But, for you, what is success? For some, success is the accomplishment of the goal aimed by a person. But for me, success means that it is one way of proving to others that I have determination and patience with what I am doing. Also, it is telling to others that I am willing to do everything just to reach my goals. And how come education becomes the key to success? In today’s modern and competitive society, we cannot deny the fact that we must equip ourselves with plenty of knowledge, thoughts or ideas and skills in order for us to enhance God’s given talents for us. Also, through education, we can learn more and improve ourselves in whatever field we do have. Professionals like pharmacists, doctors, engineers and lawyers surely gave importance to their education. With proper training and knowledge, it is possible for them to perform their best in their careers and to be successful in their field of area. The characters and...
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...How the environment affects learning Dennis Skinner American Military University/COLL100 April 30, 2010 Michael Carmichael How the Environment Affects Learning This paper will discuss how our environment affects learning. We will discuss how important the environment is in the early years of one’s life in early childhood development. We will also discuss how one’s interest in learning plays a vital role in learning. We will also discuss how active learning and development plays an integral role in those years between teenager and adult and as well as what influences that has on being successful in life. We will also examine the two learning environments, home and school, and how each are changing and as well as how these two environments will play significant roles as each student discovers what’s real and what’s not real and how each help the learning process. Lastly, we will consider how the learning environment is continuing to change and how the digital age will change the way we learn and as well as the effect it will have on our future students and how it will affect the path they choose to follow their dreams. In the early years of development the environment plays as big a role in how children learn and how they development more than any other time in their life. In environments where children are not only taught that it’s ok to learn, but to also enjoy the process leads to an active learning environment where children are allowed the opportunity...
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...“Why college education is important to me?” Education is important to me because it’s the foundation to my life’s future accomplishments. Education is the process of gaining knowledge which provides both power and freedom. Nelson Mandela said in his speech lighting your way to a better future, “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” (Mandela, 2003) The world has so much to offer, that I cannot pick just one specific career. I hope someday that my ambitious path will benefit not only myself, but my community and other countries. My goals are to become an SSI scuba diver instructor, a business owner, an accountant, and much more. I know I have to take one step at a time, but I will take full advantage to any opportunity that comes my way with an open mind and joyous heart. Education brings forth multiple opportunities that can help one learn how to value life experiences and form opinions and views of the world, whilst empowering one’s self personally and socially. Malcolm X said, “Without education, you are not going anywhere in this world.” (Malcolm X Quotes, 2001-2014) The world is made up of different races and cultures; we must be educated in order to understand others’ culture, beliefs, religions, etc. We must be educated to make responsible and reasonable life decisions. Malcolm X also said, “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” (Malcolm X Quotes, 2001-2014) In a less broad...
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...Florida for better living and a good way of life for my new family. For over five and a half years, I was working for a major corporation that got their business from the Federal Government contracts by bidding and performing needed services at different locations around the world. Because of government cuts in Sept 2013, I lost my position due to the company's Workforce Reduction Policy and I became unemployed. Luckily, I had saved up a few month’s pay and the company gave me a severance package. From the time I received my official notice letter, I had been applying for different types of Information Technology jobs in the Miami area, attending job fairs, and attending interviews and it all comes down to... "I see you have a lot of experience in the IT field, but do you have this degree and certain certifications that’s required for this position?" I have to say no, but I am working to obtain the current certifications and attending classes toward my degree. Later, you get an email or a follow up call informing you of their non-selection for the position due to whatever reason or justification to fit their needs. Like any other man without a viable source of income, I have to do a new career paradigm and apply for jobs above my current education level. To get the best paying job in IT, you must have a degree in IT with several certifications to back-up all your experiences. This is why I decided to attend Strayer University to enhance my professional career, to achieve financial...
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... Section One Vision Statement, Mission Statement & Rationale VISION STATEMENT Demonstrating technology supportive curriculum in a multicultural classroom to meet, and encourage global, creativity, critical thinking, communication, curriculum, and innovation skills to enhance, the needs of every student in different core subjects for the 21st. century. MISSION STATEMENT To facilitate 21st. century innovation skills; so all students can prepare themselves to the future by improving his/her creativity, critical thinking skills, communication skills, and collaboration skills, so all students can exhibit technological leadership in a safe environment, while demonstrating his/her accomplishments in a global community. RATIONALE Computer Technology and digital media will enhance and provide our students with all the resources available for the 21st. century. Demonstrating technology supportive curriculum in a multicultural Christian classroom will meet, and encourage global awareness, creativity, critical thinking, communication, and innovation skills to enhance, the needs of every student in different core subjects so he/she can develop the content needed to excel in the 21st. century (Shelly, Gunter, & Gunter 2010). The NETS-S will provide students with educational content that will help him/her excel in six areas, which include: “technology operations and concepts; digital citizenships;...
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...knowing the choices we make today may influence our future. Determining your goals in life, time management and prioritizing your wants dictates your day by day personal actions. Taking accountability of your own actions and accepting the consequences that come from your actions is a personal responsibility. For instance, some of the goals in my life include: maintaining physical fitness, working towards a college degree, and using my education to further my career with the Department of the Navy. It is my personal responsibility to asses my realistic goals, prioritize them in order of importance, and enforce actions to make these goals come about. Personal responsibility not only involves taking action, but also realizing the consequences of those actions if your goal is not obtained. Time-management and prioritizing goals will help to clarify how personal responsibility plays a role in everyday decisions. The relationship between my personal responsibility and college success go hand and hand. It is my personal aspiration to further my education by earning a college degree and advance in my current occupation. Working with the Department of the Navy as a Senior Electronics Technician forces me to work more than forty hours a week, this can disrupt my college studies. As an individual, it is my personal goal to advance in my current occupation realizing that without an education I may not obtain this goal. The two goals relate to one another, but in my...
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...determine the outcome of the future and the degree of success. Personal responsibility skills are lacking these days with the high rise of crime, especially with teenagers. Often enough, I hear my children’s friends blaming problems or trouble on other friends or on their parents. This is a direct connection of not taking person responsibility. An article clearly stated this as “Parental responsibility is being embraced as an important method for preventing future juvenile delinquency’ (White, Augosustino & Taplin, 2007). I’ve always made a conscious effort to teach my children the difference between right and wrong. This includes making good choices and when they haven’t, they need to face the consequences. Personal responsibility is showing respect to oneself and peers. This is an ongoing life lesson that will need to be continually developed when encountering different types of who will challenge it. Using these skills in college and life correctly will lead to a successful outcome. Starting college and identifying the correct career path is the first start. Achieving the goals set will come if it’s visualized first. According to Cheema and Bagchi (2011) “This research demonstrates that as people approach a goal, external representations, which increase the ease of visualizing the goal, enhance goal pursuit” (p. 109). Writing down short and long term goals will help to stay focused on these dreams. Even breaking these down into shorter goals, such as monthly, daily...
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...TASK. 1. Discuss five challenges facing ESD in Kenya. 2. Highlight any five key factors of ESD in Kenya and discuss the teaching approaches used by them. Introduction Education for sustainable development aims at preservation of environmental integrity economic viability and a just society for present and future generations.ESD addresses these objectives through the establishment of broad teaching and learning process that emphasizes and interdisciplinary and holistic approach that promotes critical and creative thinking in education. In order to ensure that everyone gets this knowledge several actors play very vital roles in promoting education for sustainable development. Actors of ESD 1. Government agencies like NEMA, TARDA etc. It defines what type of information is needed and how this information will be used. The government provides information of ESD through workshops, seminars and trainings where policy makers will share issues pertaining to education for sustainability development. For instance, NEMA Provides technical resources and the know how in managing pollution. This is done through seminars and workshops organized to educate people on the essence of a clean and healthy environment. For example, conservation of wetland seminar held February 2016 in Kericho County. The government has also provided resources used in promoting ESD such as adopting of information technology. This facilitates efficient and effective communication between...
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...changing ourselves according to situation and by organizing or improving life of our environment by learning and self improvement. Here by using my personal traits in this report I am going to describe the benefits and all aspect of personal and professional development impact on our life. Nowadays the need of personal and professional development is universal whether they have different profession. Professionals mainly increase their knowledge and their experience in professionalism over the aspects of their work based on current research based practice. According to my point of view higher education study is not about increasing the book knowledge and gaining critical and analytical knowledge of respective subject but it is more important the applicability of the knowledge which is mainly gain by practical knowledge. In present scenario job are not longer for life . at this time knowledge and skill are increasing at very fast rate where we have to adaptable and flexible according to the needs. And we have to prepare for taking responsibility for lifelong skill. It is very important for both personal and professional development. Lifelong Development As I experienced lifelong learning mainly develop the skill to know how to learn or implement the knowledge from your work experience. Whether its constant changes in academic and practical life . By this I personally aware about my own strengths and weakness and personally...
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...but more of a muddled path with multiple turns, bumps, and progress along the way. Pursuing higher education and continuously developing new skill sets have always been personal objectives for me. I have learned through my life lessons the basic value of self-improvement. An MBA would enhance my capability to independently assess multiple situations, develop a rational plan and execute the plan. Obtaining an MBA will present new opportunities for me to figure out where I want to work and study. My success in life will be enhanced when I complete an MBA and pursue a new professional career path. As an undergraduate student, I majored in biochemistry. I believed having a scientific background would give me the skill set to lead me wherever I wanted to go in life. However, by the time I entered my junior year I was in serious doubt regarding my degree decision and my passion for biochemistry. After discussing my options with my parents, we came to an agreement that I would finish my degree because it would give me a solid foundation with a technical education. The biochemistry curriculum exposes participants to high levels of proficiency in math, logic, and problem solving. Additionally, the curriculum promotes the development to work independently and think creatively about potential solutions. I finished my degree but continued to feel very sceptical about pursuing higher education because I wanted to make sure I chose a field of study where I would enjoy and be self-motivated...
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...TASK. 1. Discuss five challenges facing ESD in Kenya. 2. Highlight any five key factors of ESD in Kenya and discuss the teaching approaches used by them. Introduction Education for sustainable development aims at preservation of environmental integrity economic viability and a just society for present and future generations.ESD addresses these objectives through the establishment of broad teaching and learning process that emphasizes and interdisciplinary and holistic approach that promotes critical and creative thinking in education. In order to ensure that everyone gets this knowledge several actors play very vital roles in promoting education for sustainable development. Actors of ESD 1. Government agencies like NEMA, TARDA etc. It defines what type of information is needed and how this information will be used. The government provides information of ESD through workshops, seminars and trainings where policy makers will share issues pertaining to education for sustainability development. For instance, NEMA Provides technical resources and the know how in managing pollution. This is done through seminars and workshops organized to educate people on the essence of a clean and healthy environment. For example, conservation of wetland seminar held February 2016 in Kericho County. The government has also provided resources used in promoting ESD such as adopting of information technology. This facilitates efficient and effective communication between...
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...The Van Meter class of 2015 has many accomplished and intelligent students. We have achieved many goals throughout our years at Van Meter and will continue to accomplish more while in college. With this scholarship, I will be able to enhance my education at Iowa State University studying engineering. There are many intelligent students throughout our class. As a student with a GPA of 3.694 and ranked 15th in my class, it shows how dedicated our class is. One characteristic that makes me stand out from my classmates is my hard work. Throughout my life I have been taught to do what seems impossible. Even though I am not the smartest in my class, I know I still am able to do as much as my other classmates. I have taken on a full schedule this year including calculus, physics, and DMACC classes. Taking these difficult classes made senior year very difficult, but all the hard work paid off. I am very proud to say I will be graduating with honors. This has been a large goal of mine. This has taught me how all your hard work will pay off in the end. Accomplishing this goal has made me set high standards for myself in college and I am excited to see where my hard work gets...
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...achieve these goals, but others have obstacles that come along the way in where their dreams can either change or diminish. Even though some goals/dreams do not come true I believe that we should never give up because who knows what can come along. My personal and professional goals at this time are to accomplish my Master’s degree and advance into the DNP program. Another personal goal is to get into one of the good hospitals in the city and work as a nurse with babies or Pediatrics. The third personal goal is to get married and have a family. These three goals are some of my main goals at this point in my life, especially to have a family, as I am at a point in my life that family becomes important. I know there will be some obstacles that will come through my life of pursing my goals, but with God, the support of my family, and my persistence I know that I can accomplish these goals. Reasons to Pursue Graduate Study Education is an important aspect in our lives. It gives us knowledge, skills, and personal growth so that we can be successful. My reasons for pursing a graduate study is for personal growth, to gain more knowledge in regard to my nursing career, and to advance in my career either as a leader, educator, or specialist. Education is a reason to purse a graduate study for my personal growth in order to improve myself. I believe that I am a good nurse, but I can become a better nurse and show my patients my knowledge enhancement with a higher level of education. With a...
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