...various challenges and circumstances of life. The challenges I face in my life are work, school and my personal life. Without personal responsibility I would not be able to balance between them. While not everyone believe you need to have personal responsibility to succeed, I believe that having personal responsibility is the key to success in college and in life because it is our capability to handle all of life’s challenges and accepting responsibility for our actions. Life brings each one of us so many challenges and it is hard to balance all of them together without getting stressed. Personal responsibility is needed in order to balance all of these challenges. I never thought I would be capable of working fulltime and going to school but I took action by putting my personal responsibility to use. It was hard for me to accept responsibility at first because I have never been a responsible person but I realized without it college success would be impossible. Failure to accept responsibility for the things in my life that made me unhappy would have led to me making excuses with no progress toward the goals in my life. I decided that I was in charge of my life and I was going to accept the added challenge of going to college into my life. In order to succeed in college I will need to accomplish goals and gain time management skills. My first goal accomplishment is to make a plan that helps me balance both school and work. The plan involves setting priorities, taking care of myself...
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...“You do not need to come to school tomorrow, unless you buy a new broom.” My first grade teacher said. When I heard that, my body is shaking. When I was 6 years old, I become a very independent child. My parent did not spend any time for me, because they need to take care of their business. They sent me to the school that is very close to my house. So, I can go to school by myself. They didn’t ask any about my school or grade, they even don’t go to any of my back to school night, just because they don’t have time. One day, I was running around at the school with my friend. Then the teacher came up and asked ours to stop it. She said the one of our school rule is cannot run around at the school, need to use walk. Also, she asked me and my friend to buy a...
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...Returning to School Alicia M. McGee ENG121: English Composition I (ABC1201G) Instructor: Allorah Wyman January 24, 2012 Returning to School There are so many reasons on why I returned to school that I don’t even know where to being. Or could it be the fact that I had a hard time when it came to graduating from high school and maybe I’m here to prove my family wrong. Maybe it my kids and wanting a better life for them then I had for myself. Or it could be the fact that I just want to be here. There are many reasons why I should be here. Returning to school was something that took a while for me to decide to do. Mainly because I said that after all I went through to leave high school that I wasn’t going back to school. I had to do night school, summer school, American school that’s where they mail you the work and you mail it back. And even went back to do a half semester the following year. So once I went through all that I said I was done with school. I was happy I did it, but it was all just a little much to be going through for a simple piece of paper. But after years of doing nothing and having a child I knew that I wanted to be something if not for me for her. Growing up I was looking for a role model and for some reason I just couldn’t find it. And then it felt like no time ever seem to be the right time and there was always a reason to put it off until the next time. Then having another child just made me come up with every other reason why I should do it...
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... Charter School is intended to help at-danger learners who are not succeeding in the customary setting. Customary instruction is Traditional training, is known as government funded schools conventional/traditional (Hoxby, 2004) Does the school framework needs to change? Which is better, Alternative or Traditional Education? Is sanction school the better formula for what's to come for our youngsters or is traditional/conventional training the better course for our kids. Research have demonstrated that scholars who went to contract schools for a long time have indicated a change scholastically superior to state funded school understudy in math and proficiency (Fryer, 2012). Research takes a gander at sanction schools vs. state funded schools in a cluster of states, including Florida, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. Charter school scholars overshadow their standard state funded school associates. Students in New Jersey enlisted in urban sanction schools take in altogether all the more in both math and perusing contrasted with their conventional state funded school associates. More and more the weight is shifting more towards charter schools. The data is showing that it seems that students are really getting a better education in charter school system. Should parents consider taking their children to charter schools? This is a question that I hope will be answered during the essay? April Browne is a 3rd grade charter school teacher in a Newark charter school; this is from...
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...aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Monday, March 12, 2012 My Cousin Vinny: a story about legal education The Abnormal Use blog is celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the release of the movie My Cousin Vinny by publishing a series of comments and interviews and also by sponsoring a multi-blog discussion on the movie. Go here to get more information. When my students ask me to recommend movies, I give them a list I have prepared over the years in which I have organized the titles under certain main “themes.” No one is surprised to see My Cousin Vinny on the list, but some are surprised I have listed it under the theme of “legal education.” So, I thought I’d use my contribution to the Abnormal Use blog’s celebration to explain why. One reason I place My Cousin Vinny under the theme of legal education is that it provides so much material you can use in the classroom. For example, you can use the movie to discuss criminal procedure, courtroom decorum, professional responsibility, unethical behavior, the role of the judge in a trial, efficient cross-examination, the role of expert witnesses and effective trial advocacy. Go here, here and here for more on this. But the reference to legal education goes deeper. I think you can use the movie to discuss the most common topic of debate within legal education itself. Interestingly, however, in My Cousin Vinny, the issue is turned on its head. After Vinny’s girlfriend Mona Lisa bails him out for a second time after having been...
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...College, Engineering/Technological College, Technical School, Military School and Business School. I am now aware of how to utilize programs like Naviance to help college bound students explore their best fit options for higher education. This course also opened my eyes to numerous things I wasn’t aware of. For...
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... Introduction In my opinion, personal responsibility is the main key in becoming successful. To achieve this you must hold yourself accountable for your own actions as well as decisions. John G. Rowland said, “I’m ashamed to be here today, and I accept full responsibility for my actions.” Mahony, Lender & Altimari. 2005). You need to take charge by practicing discipline as well as using time management skills. If you can incorporate these two things in daily life then you can easily incorporate them in becoming a successful college student. Personal Responsibility Finances play a major part in one’s life; I know it does for me. When I think about finances I think of bills and budgeting those bills. To budget my bills I use a calendar to help me keep track of which bill is due when. This has helped me so many times because I tend to stick my bills in a drawer and forget about them. If I write on my calendar all my bills then I can visually see what is needed to be paid next. Budgeting can be hard and I am still in the process of learning how to budget. It will take time and practice and I know that I will get the hang of it sooner or later. My family is also another major benefactor in my life. With going back to school I now have to manage my time between school and family. I have a three and a half year old son and he requires most of my time. He is not used to me being busy during the day and now that I am busy with school, he is not happy. A part...
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...Running Head: ISLLC Standards CARLA JONES EDA 534 ISLLC Standards Reflection ISLLC 2008 Standard 2: An education leader promotes the success of every student by advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth. Knowledge | Skills | Enduring Understandings | Essential Questions | Administrators will know… | Administrators will be able to… | Administrators will understand that… | | School culture | Advocate for a school culture that will produce successful school learning and staff professional growth.(ISLLC 2008:2.A; ELCC 2.1) | A positive school culture in which every individual feels valued is necessary to achieve success. | What is the culture of the school, and how can it be affected in a positive direction? | Instructional programs | Create and nurture effective instructional programs that will promote personalized learning throughout the educational environment.(ISLLC 2008: 2.B, 2.C; ELCC 2.2) | To build capacity the instructional and leadership capacity of the staff has to be continuously developed. | What professional development is relevant to strengthening instructional programs? | Student learning | Sustain an environment of student learning that maximizes instructional time.(ISLLC 2008: 2.D, 2.G; ELCC 2.3) | Differentiation of instruction is vital to creating strong instructional programs that lead to student achievement. | How can we organize an environment...
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...big decision! My reasons for enrolling at the University of Phoenix are I want to further my education. I have three kids and husband and I wanted to influence them to do something with their life just like I did. Several people have told me that the older you get, that’s it best to not go back to school. But they are wrong it’s never too late to go back to go and continue your education. So that is why I have continued my education. I have recently started out to get my bachelor’s degree, but now I feel that I want to finish and get my associates degree. I want my kids to be proud of what I have done and I’m going to be successful especially because I have a wonderful family to back me up on it. There are many resources available to students at the University of Phoenix, and I intend to use them! The first one I would like to discuss is the center for Writing Excellence. It’s a very helpful resource and I feel that I will be using this one a lot during my classes, especially when I have to write a lot of paper. I feel that the review for paper plagiarism with help out and correct errors and it will help me from staying away from plagiarism my paper that way I don’t get a failing paper. If you’re needing a lot of help you can get live support when it comes to write paper. They also provide live support for step to step process. It will help with grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Last the Power point helps with all the grammar help that you might need. I feel that there...
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...Precious Parker Orientation to Education Professor Lewis Philosophy Statement As I was growing up, I always wanted to pursue a profession in something that I could use my creative mind and hands for, such as art. It was my senior year of high school when I decided I wanted to pursue a career in education, specifically early childhood. Most of my family works in the field of education, so I believe that is why I have always had a passion for children and why I work well with them. I always knew how important educators were in our society, but it wasn’t until I started Jumpstart that I actually experienced this importance. With the combination of experience and this philosophy statement, I have begun to think about why I want teach, whom I want to teach, how and what I want to teach, and where I want to teach? These questions are important to answer for anyone who wants to be an educator because you have to passion and understanding why you want to be in the field of education. Children are the future leaders of this country; therefore, it is our job to supply them with the foundation and fundamentals to succeed in life. Education is very important in today’s society, and it all starts at a young age. Without the proper foundation and fundamentals, children will fall behind in school, which makes it is very hard for children to catch up as they move on to the next level and pursue their education. That is why it is important to have influential role models that instill the...
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...I have not taken many risks in my life, but coming back to school is going to be the risk that redesigns my whole life. I always knew that I was going to college right out of high school, graduate in four years, and have a great job once I graduated. Nothing has gone according to plan. I have changed majors, had hard times in life and in school, and had to take time away from school because of failures. This past year has really opened my eyes to what was holding me back and what I need to do to accomplish my goals. I say that coming back to school is going to be my biggest risk because I am pushing for whats next in life by setting my sights on a growing career, and I know that I can not move forward without this degree. This past year I was suspended from school. Though I was thankful to have a job to go to, I knew that this was not what I wanted out of life; living paycheck to paycheck. So coming back to school is what is going to launch me into a new dimension, but I do have to make some changes. The risk of me coming back to school and doing it wrong again is always in the back of my head. Wasting my time and my money is beating on my conscience. But you do not get anywhere in life with taking a risk. I have to know that my old way are not going to get me A’s. I know I have to do things differently now that I am back in school I need to reread chapters, go to the library, meet with my professors when I need help, and talk to my advisor and make sure I am taking the right...
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...actions have consequences and an individual needs to be comfortable with every decision that they make. A proper understanding of responsibility is a valuable tool when trying to achieve goals as a student. Each student needs to be personally responsible for their own success in a college setting. A student needs to show determination even though it may become easy to look for ways to not be accountable. The first step in understanding personal responsibility is knowing what you want to achieve and how you are going to get there. Many students view higher education as a necessary step in becoming successful in life. Student personal responsibility involves certain prescribed behaviors that lead to academic success and also influences self-evaluation (Singg 2001). Most new students see college as a way to better their lives yet lack the knowledge of what it takes to achieve academic success. This lack of understanding can often lead to failure. My inability to understand and adapt to these qualities led to me dropping out of school. My better understanding of personal responsibility was crucial when deciding to go back to school. The first step is to stop thinking about going back to school and start acting on those thoughts. Obtaining my degree will give me an opportunity to better my life. A plan needed to be made on what was required in order to earn my degree. Completing a bachelor’s degree in the next three years is my main focus. A sacrifice of time and...
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...Relationship with College Success Beginning a relationship with college success and personal responsibility is essential (University of Phoenix, 2013, Goal-setting & Time Management). Having success throughout your college also reflects the responsibility you have to yourself. The academic skills and positive, mental attitude developed in school will equip you with the experience as well as provide tools for successful living. The relationship between these two attributes are one in the same. You can’t have one without the other. Personal Perspective My personal responsibilities are family, school and future. I have four beautiful boys that I have to take care of everyday. Making sure that they are clothed, fed and in good health is my responsibility as their mother. Children are not asked to be born, they are a blessing. I need to be able to provide them with what they need to help them grow. Because I am the sole provider for my children, I must take care of myself with proper nutrition and rest. If I can’t get what I need then I can’t give my kids with what they need. Now sometimes, they will ask for things that they want and it is my responsibility to get them. They will just have to work hard and...
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...elementary school age kids, Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) board member, and actively involved in my children’s education. I have often asked why there is so much emphasis on standardized tests. Growing up, we took standardized tests but there was no real preparation work or stress over the test. We didn’t even know until the week prior that we had testing coming up. Back then teachers taught and engaged their students in learning all subjects because they loved teaching. We learned not only what was minimally acceptable to pass a standardized test, but much more beyond the testing requirements. I am very interested about high stake standardized testing in our public school system because it seems my children’s curriculum is solely based on concepts they need to learn to pass their standardized test. Rather than teaching to our children who are eager to learn how to be higher-level thinkers, we seem to be teaching them to accept a minimal standard and simply learn how to pass a test. Today, I see our children being given pretests and benchmark tests to see how well they will do on the standardized test. I witness teachers under pressure to make sure they get the curriculum in prior to the test and students being drilled repeatedly for the standardized tests. Our children come home stressed and concerned because in some states, these tests can determine if you are from moving to the next grade level, even if you are a straight A student on your report card. Many of my friends...
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...respect my client’s integrity. I shall not disclose the information to a third party. But in this case, I have to justify on what to tell and what not to tell. I learned that revealing information that the student disclosed to me can ruin the counselling relationship. The student, John Doe is my client and I would have my responsibility to keep the conversation between John and I confidential. Firstly, I would make my decision based on my understanding about the four teachers, their history, relationship with students, and whether they are trustworthy. Next, I would consult others by asking suggestion from a professional psychologist or have a talk with school principal and a senior school counsellor. Then, I would tell them I will have to seek for John’s permission for disclosing some information about him. If I would have make a decision whether to tell or not to tell the teachers on the spot, I would keep most of the information about the John, and answer only a general question asked by them. When required to disclose confidential information without a client’s permission, school counsellors are to reveal only “essential” information (ACA, 1995). According to Phillips (2007), this ethical dilemma is “nearly a constant struggle for school counsellors and can create a dynamic tension within the educational environment, where the students’ right to confidentiality needs to be weighed against others’ needs to know”. As a school counsellor, students will always be my priority...
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