Catholic Reflection

The Roman Catholic Church was the largest Christian church, with more than 1.25 billion members worldwide. One of the oldest religious institutions in the world, it has played a prominent role in the history of Western civilization. Headed by the Bishop of Rome, known as the Pope, its doctrines are summarized in the Nicene Creed. One the one hand, the Catholic Church was also distinguished by its celebration of the seven sacraments. They are the Baptism, the First communion, the sacrament of the

undergraduate program identifying as Catholics, I was not surprised that I ended up with a partner who is Catholic. However, I was surprised to hear how into the Catholic faith my partner was and how much it has influenced him as a person. My partner was Max Foreman, and just like myself, he has been a “cradle Catholic” his entire life. “Cradle Catholic” is a term used to basically say that since he was born he has been Catholic because his parents were Catholic and wanted to pass their faith down

1 The USC Caruso Catholic Center is a place of service, spirit, and intellect. Please describe how you have lived out these core values in your high school and parish/community life. I have lived out the core values of service, spirit, and intellect through placing focus on my greater education. Xavier was the first Catholic school I had ever attended and it reinvigorated my faith. I found a role model in my freshman physics teacher, who was also studying to be a Jesuit. He encouraged me to get

encultured part of the Catholic religion. I chose to do my paper over this culture and attend this event because I was curious to see what it entailed, being one of the most popular religions in the world. At first, I was very nervous to go to the funeral because I had never been to anything Catholic related in my life. I was scared that I would feel out of my comfort zone and not know what to do. I have attended a couple Christian funerals in the past but never a Catholic one. At the beginning

I spent time during the last five summers at Catholic Heart Work Camp. It is a mission program that restores homes and hearts in neighborhoods that are poverty stricken, dilapidated and full of people who need our help. We work in and about the homes painting, cleaning, landscaping, or doing light construction work; anything we can do to make it better for the home owners. During the work day, we get to know the families who live there; we develop relationships; we become friends. It was during

Project Title “How to be a Reflective Educator with Children (the Value of Critical Reflection)” Introduction Children have the right to be listened and heard; it is critical that as educators we let the children know that their opinions in matters concerning them, such as what experiences they would like to engage in, is valued. These positive outcomes will extend to the children reciprocating this with other peers, as they begin to interact positively with others. Rationale Throughout this Degree

with behavioural and emotional issues from a broad variety of differing backgrounds and life experiences. As a consequence, I constantly have to be very creative in my professional practice. Employing the three concepts of Brookfield’s critical reflection allows me to challenge any assumptions I may have and offers me the opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of my teaching practice. My area of improvement was in specifically, the delivery of English with learners who were demotivated and disengaged

Throughout this piece of writing I am going to "critically discuss the assertion that teachers themselves, are their own most important resource when it comes to the development of their professional expertise." When evaluating this claim I will address a number of topics including reflective practice, professional expertise and the correlation between them; as well as this I will refer back to the GTCNI framework and what it has to say about teacher effectiveness and the variety of tools that teachers

A. Evaluation Form or Observation Protocol The evaluation form that was used to evaluate a classroom teacher’s performance is a rubric used by the school district (Hillsborough County Public Schools, 2012). A1. Performance Factors The teacher was rated using a rubric with specific criteria in four domains including planning and preparation, the classroom environment, instruction, and professional responsibilities (Hillsborough County Public Schools, 2012). Within each of these domains are components

Atwood's Tricks With Mirrors as a Declaration of Female Independence Relationships are complex things, with ever-changing dynamics. Some traditional roles are always played in the constant search for balance between giving and taking in relationships. Women have historically and stereotypically played the role of "giver" in male-female romantic unions. In recent years the gender laws of relationships have been changing and evolving, but even as recently as the 1970s and 1980s women have been