...the article Helping Adult Learner Succeed: Tools for Two-Year College, it breaks down how Adult learners can Succeed and become successful. Jobs now are expecting more than ever some kind of college degree. Therefore Adult have no choice but to go to school to further there education. Many adult attend community college work related or training or just to obtain a degree. Need to say there can be many challenges and obstacles on how to help adult learners become their better selves. Often students needs maps to guide them with there courses. You have to understand adult learns transitions. In reading this article that has been a development of a non- credit program targeting adults to assist them in transitioning to college. This program...
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...Bibliography assignment of this week’s task. I hope you guys can help me improve my writing skill by your comments and suggestion. Thank you so much for all of your opinions. Summary Rachel, E. (2014, November). Helping College Kids With Depression. Retrieved from http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/2013-11-11-helping-college-kids-depression. In Helping college kids with depression, Rachel gave a general view about one of many crucial issues in college life that most of young person have to face with nowadays – college depression. To begin with, the author indicated the warning situation of this mental illness to college students and some of the causes that lead to this problems. After that, she also pointed out the symptoms of the mental disorder as well as to remind adults who have the responsibility to take care of their children. Last but not least, some of suggestion and treatments are given to help kids who are in their depression can get out of this struggles soon. Diana, R. (2010, March) College Suicide — Know the Warning Signs, Retrieved from http://www.everydayhealth.com/college-health/college-suicide-know-the-warning-signs.aspx In the first part of the article, writer shows us alarming statistics of depression situation in college students. The next part mainly focuses on the signs and symptoms of the illness people such as self-destructive behavior, serious substance abuse, etc. The author also emphasized the importance of recognizing depressed...
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... Abstract In this research paper, my topic question is “what is the benefits of volunteer for college students?” By pointing out the questions, I had come up with three main points for the paper. The first benefit of volunteer is helping people to have healthier lives. For example, doing volunteer work outside in fresh environment could help people to be more positive and more physically active. Not only that, volunteer helps people to reduce stress and enhance their happiness. The second benefit of volunteer is helping college students to get involved with the community, thus, helping them to get a successful job. Volunteer in a specific field helps a student to get used to what he/she is studying. Also, while volunteering, a student can meet many others people, which helps him/her to improve his/her communication skill, his/her confidence, and his/her networking with others. Last but not least, volunteer helps the world a better place. There are many non-profit organization opening, which bring many students together to help those less fortunate people. The Benefits of Volunteer There exists one question that has been discussed among high school and college students: “What do students usually do during their free time?” The answers vary from doing exercises, joining organizations, taking part-time job to sleeping, reading, going for...
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...graduating senior this year. I am currently taking high school classes related to the medical field. I will be going to college right after high school graduation. I am a respectful and hardworking girl at school that also has an excellent attendance record. I have a positive attitude and also like helping others. I stay in involved in school clubs and also attend to a program Madera Youth Leaders doing community service like helping the community. I am the first one in family to attend college and graduating from high school. I am looking forward in attending to college to have a career in the future, education, and supporting my family with anything they may need in life. My parents are always there to support me with anything I may need in life....
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...field; he’s a star in the community. Peyton Manning was a big time quarterback in the National Football League and in college. He played for the Indianapolis Colts as well as the Denver Broncos. Peyton Manning is a person whose life should be emulated because he is a caring and generous person to the community. Manning was also a popular and successful quarterback in high school, college, and the National Football League. Peyton led his high school team to a 34-5 record in his 3 seasons as a starter (Peyback Foundation). Manning was always a gifted quarterback. Peyton’s foundation has a grant program that donates to high school students in Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, and Tennessee (Peyback...
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...Adult College Students Who Work Adult College Students Who Work Rose Savage Comm 215/ Essential of College Writing October 10, 2011 Instructor: Rachel Delgado Adult College Students Who Work Rose Savage Comm 215Essential of College Writing October 10, 2011 Instructor: Rachel Delgado Adult College Students Who Work There are more adult college students who are working while they attend school, but this may not be a healthy one because the adult learners are distracted from their studies and are unable to participate in normal activities and are jeopardizing their home, school, work and health. It is not healthy for an adult student to work and attend to other aspects of their life without thinking about leaving the college environment and just tend to the everyday need of their families. Adult learners are returning to college by the thousands to learn that they may not be able to handle such a heavy workload when they start out, but some adult learners says that they can handle the pressure of family, school and work. Is this healthy for the adult learners or are they headed for more than they bargain for. Coupled with financial strain, work and family commitments accounts for more than 50 percent of adult college students dropouts according to a study conducted by the Inside Track, a national student coaching company. (Dewey Square Group) According to the company...
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...English IV, Period 2 17 Oct. 2012 Career Path “If you want to touch the past, touch a rock. If you want to touch the present, touch a flower. If you want to touch the future, touch a life.” ~Author Unknown. I want to be part of something in my life, to feel like I helped plan a big role in peoples' life. Helping the ill and wounded is the best feeling in the world to me. My path way to my career will start with a CNA program and work my way up to an RN. In a nut shell a CNA helps the elderly people and the RN helps anyone in a hospital, local or private, physician's office, and nursing care facilities. I enjoy helping people and being there for the needy; therefore, a CNA and RN will greatly be in my career path. Looking forward to my future career as a CNA to start out with at North Idaho College, then going to Lewis and Clark State College be become an RN. I am going to go to school to become a Certified Nurse Assistant at North Idaho College. I am interested in the health and wellness of people. I would love to help people get better and stay healthy. Our elders need our help, and I am willing to help them to the best of my abilities. The three main skills needed are assistance, procedural and safety skills. Assistance skills help with patients that have memory loss, confusion and trouble understanding aspects of care. Procedural skills are about the body, foods and charting. Safety skills help with the handling, washing, cleaning, and disasters (“CNA Certification”)...
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...The career that I want to pursue is all about helping people and having interacting with one another. This career is involves working in a hospital. This job makes a big difference because you can help lots of people every day that are in need. I want to become a radiologist because I want to change peoples lives. Instead of doing surgery to see a problem within your body, you are often used advanced medical imaging to find the issue. A radiologist is a medical doctor who used technology such as x-rays and MRI’s to treat and diagnose patients. They use machines that scan parts of your body in certain ways. Radiologist then read images to figure out problem going on inside your body. After reading the images, they recommend a course of treatment...
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...Brittany Coleman PSY-311-601 December 13, 2015 Social Psychology to the Rescue, College Student Dropout Rates I. Literature Review One growing concern for colleges and universities across the United States is college student dropout rates. According to College Atlas, 70% of Americans will study at a 4-year college, but less than two-thirds will graduate. About 40% of full-time students attending a 4-year institution in the United States complete a bachelor’s degree within 4 years, while around 58.6 % of students earn theirs within 6 years. Among research and findings pertaining to college student dropout rates, social, psychological, and economic factors tend to be the main causes of such a high percentage of college student dropouts. In the article titled, College Student Retention: An Exploration of the Relationship between Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Purpose in Life among College Students, DeWitz, Woosley, and Walsh believed that high school GPA, support, motivation, and coping strategies were all predictors of college student persistence. When a college student does not master these areas, then this could lead to them possibly dropping out. The article goes on to explain that student with low high school GPA’s tend to have a more difficult time meeting the academic requirements compared to a college student who had a relatively higher high school GPA. This could possibly require the student to put more time into their academics and therefore put a hold on developing...
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...Motivations and decisions on returning to school I never thought at the age of thirty five I would be going to school, doing home work, and writing college papers. I graduated High School in June, 1995. I went to college for about a month and decided I wanted to wait a year so I could hang out with my friends. However, like a lot of others, I kept putting it off with one excuse after another. I have had many jobs in my life; the way I was looking at it back then was as long as the bills were paid that is all that mattered. In the following pages, I will discuss my motivation and decision for returning to school. I will also talk about the benefits that will follow once I get my degree. I remember when I graduated high school I had a lot of time to go to college. But I decided I would get a job and hang out with my friends, I was still living with my mom so I did not have many bills. When I was twenty-one I had my son, and at twenty- three I had my daughter. I got my own place and was a single mom of two kids for 9 years. Mentally, it was too late to even think about going back to school. It was hard enough working a full time job and taking care of my two kids; there is no way I could handle going to school. My main focus in life was my kids. I had to make sure they were taken care of. In March, 2009 I got married to a great guy. We moved in together and we both have pretty good jobs. One night we went to my mom’s house to spend some time. She...
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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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...Ravi P Eng091 Clarence Nero 10/12/14 Important to attend a community college According to the American association of community colleges, 44 percent of all undergraduate college students are enrolled at a community college. The importance of community college is likely to rise even father as the economy continues to evolve and industries demand works with new skills. Usually community college refers to a group of people living in a common geographical location. This group of people obeys some social norms and some common value among themselves. As such, there are so many communities the world over, separated by languages, cultures, or geographical locations. However, they are related to each other in some way or other, thus making entire world a one, single community. A sense of community is important to establish peace and harmony among the society. The sense of a community is also important in fostering a feeling of intra-national as well as international brotherhood. The community college is helping student to get their togetherness, basic requirement, and save money finishing associated degree to getting to better job. First, student can feel a sense of togetherness a community college. For example, a sense of togetherness lies in the soul of every individual. This comes from our care and dependency on our fellow beings. From our childhood days to our adulthood, we care for our family members, our relatives, our neighbors and friends. This leads to a need of...
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...school work. It is a double edged sword thought because I am not computer smart and I do not have experience in writing papers either. I have been out of school for over fifteen years and my big fear is that I won’t make the grades. I have setup a support systems from fellow nurses who have already succeeded taking online classes to my husband who is in charge of keeping my computer working smoothly. I am the first person in my family to pursue a college degree. My biggest fear was if I was smart enough for college. When I first started I took classes to meet my humanities requirements. I took a class called Good Books not knowing the instructor had recently discovered his Native American roots. Thus all five books he chose for us to read that semester were related to the struggles and accomplishments of the Native American people. Now I was very upset thinking what on earth could reading these books do for me personally or professionally, I felt I was wasting my time and money. I thought if college was about taking classes that did not mean anything to me then maybe college was not where I needed to be. Now twenty six years later I remember that class as the turning point in my college career. That instructor brought so much insight into his lectures I was glued to my seat every class to see if I was able to pick out the same message in the reading as he did. I learned in his class about empathy, hope, respect, relationships, patients, love, kindness and much...
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...Will receiving a college degree improve your career opportunities? Yes, receiving a college degree will improve career opportunities because most workplaces require a minimum of a just a college degree. However, if you’re looking to major in something, say psychology, you will need a minimum of an Associate’s Degree. However, it does depend on how far you want to go into the field. You can go all the way to the Doctorate Degree, which is the highest one can go in this particular field. That is why people need a college degree to improve their career opportunities. If in fact they wanted to go into a field like this without any college education, well I am afraid that may not be at all possible. There are not a lot of decent jobs someone can get without a college degree. If someone wants a decent job then yes receiving a college degree absolutely without a doubt will improve career opportunities. A college degree can also help someone go into a career they are passionate about like helping abused children. I know college can be expensive and unnerving for some people but it is worth it. Career opportunities don’t just fall out of the sky. You have to work really hard for them. How does the process of critical thinking you used relate to or differ from the process you used to find content for your answer? Well the process I used relates to the process I used to find the answer because they do both have passion in common. Most things I tend to think critically about is something...
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...Since becoming a student at Arizona College, I have received a reasonable amount of help from my peers and teachers, which has brought me to make the decision to become a peer mentor. In the short amount of time that I have been attending Arizona College, I have seen many faces come and go and how most of the students here at Arizona College are always willing to help each other out. A meaningful experience to me that I would like to share is that when I first started my journey here as a new student I was a little bit skeptical and afraid since it had been quite some time since I had been a student, but little by little I started getting familiarized with my other classmates and teachers, especially one of my current teachers Ms. Maria Romero who was the one that truly encouraged me sign up and become a peer mentor, her disposition to always help and willingness to even stay after class to tutor has made me realize that I can also help others and make their college experience a bit easier. One of my biggest qualities that I believe will help me achieve the goal as a peer mentor will definitely be the passion I have towards helping others, there is not a single thing that I can think off that will prevent me from helping, and while I may not be the smartest student here I do have the desire and dedication to help out when it is needed, even if I do not have the answer because I know together we will find it. As a peer mentor there is also a lot to be done aside from...
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