Field Education Goals

For three years, I have been a leader in Route 56, a preteen program of fifth and sixth graders for my church. Every month we meet on a Friday night to play games, worship, and do a Bible study. This program allows me to show them love, hear about their personal life, and have fun in a caring place. I wanted to join this group, because I wanted to know what each of the preteens are going through.Whether if they were in a bad place or good at the moment. It was important to me to demonstrate love around them to demonstrate through my actions that they are loved, because I did not have someone to be there for me throughout my preteen years. My parents fought constantly, I was bullied at school, and betrayed by people I trusted.However, when I joined the church’s youth ministry they showed me an amazing amount of brotherly love. The pastor, leaders, and students care for one another, so it is a support group for all us. This ministry taught me how to love others. When I was informed that Route 56 needed help I did not think twice and signed up. Throughout the three years I have had the privilege to allow the children to feel comfortable to express themselves. Some of them were closed off or simply hung out by themselves when they were new to the program, but I have seen them grow out of their shells interacting with

Seeing the way these young people were acting, dressing, and speaking made me realize, to an even greater degree, how important youth ministry is. These young people broke my heart that night as I realized how lost they must be. Many of them probably didn’t grow up in loving homes. Many of them may not even have homes to go to when they left the mall that night. What is truly heartbreaking is that many of them may have never had anyone share the Gospel with them. Their actions that night are only a result of the environment they’ve grown up in.

I found this chance to help people a way to get to know the people in my youth group, but I learned so much more than I thought I would. What amazed me the most out of everything on this trip was the willingness of kids my age to help those around them. During that week in Denver, I also had the chance to meet some of the other youth from other cities in Missouri. A lot of them whom had remarkable stories. Their reasons for helping out during this mission trip were much greater than my own, I was astounded. They had told me about their past, the struggles and valleys that they had gone through that lead them to help those who are going through the same situations or worse. One story struck me the most. One about a boy and a past fight with drug abuse. He said that one day he felt this indescribable jolt and he just lost it. He broke down and asked himself what he was doing with his life. After asking around and seeking help, he went to the local church one Sunday. That was when he met the youth leader that helped him through his

1. As an individual I have always been appreciative of front line responders and their willingness to step in and assist individuals in a time of need. Witnessing this has inspired me to pursue a career in law enforcement and criminal justice. My ultimate goal after completing the Correctional Services Program is to apply to police agencies, and correctional institutions.

It gave me a glimpse of what it will be like when I am a teacher someday, and I was able to share with a younger generation one of my passions. The week of the camp I worked for approximately thirty-five hours. The actual camp was twelve hours, and the rest was planning the activities for our classes. I was in charge of teaching voice and directing the play for the end of the week. It was a lot of hard work, and a lot of the kids were hesitant to participate at first, but in the end it was rewarding because when I see these kids in the community they see me and usually give me a hug or tell me how much they loved the

This year I got to participate in a youth outing with the youth at my church. Corp Cadets Academy, is a young people’s trip with The Salvation Army for the weekend. On October23-25,2015where the whole division of Florida gets together. It is a time where youth are able to be themselves, have fun, get away from home and worship the Lord and are able have a time alone with God surrounded by people who are trying to do the same thing. At the event, I got to see different types of talents on each day and see how the youth would praise dance in different songs and, put on plays and skits for us.

When these children come to school, they will follow a good leader. They will thrive in a loving environment. For some of these children, we are the only God that they will ever see. By this I mean, we must show the love of God in everything we do, he must be ever present in our daily lives. Some of the children may have never experienced a Christian environment, and they need it more than ever, and it’s our job to provide it for them.

Witnessing the youth give their time and effort to make sure that they finish each and every task they were assigned really showed their dedication and drive to helping people in need.

What Mr. Matthew has done has shocked the pants off of me. You and I both knew he had it in him, but others who we will not name wanted him broken. I am very proud of him and so very happy that he was taught by you. You saw it, and I am glad you did and talked to him as a man should to any child who is in such a prestigious school and recognizing

I agreed with some things that were said throughout and understand the concerned factor of where he is coming from, but I do not know if I would implement what he suggests into my future ministry. I will take the fact that the ministry needs to be tuned into what the students are dealing with and what the culture is saying. This plays a major role when dealing with the generational gap and can be seen to hinder or grow a ministry depending on what stance the youth leader has with the students. I also believe and agree that their faith is a work in progress, but not the extent of where he takes it. The way I will implement this into my future ministry is understanding that a teenager’s faith may be shaped and shifted due to the circumstances they are in and what life throws their way.

Philadelphia, PA 19104 www.msche.org. I plan on joining after my 11 weeks of my first semester is complete (American Counseling Association. (2012). Continuing education opportunities you can engage in after graduation are: research, certifications, professional development courses, Instructor-led courses and administration (Walden University. (2015).

“That was good for me personally to get to see some spiritual roots and form deeper relationships and really see the joy that young people have in their faith.”

You will not learn everything you need to know prior to the practicum; however, through this medium of training, I was able to better grasp the concept and learn additional skills not taught in the classroom. The classroom experience is the foundation of where social work begins but the practicum field of experience is what help you to acquire the skills necessary to become effective in your career choice.

As a Special Education Inclusion teacher, I serve my students in the role of a mentor. Special needs children struggle with additional social and emotional challenges when compared to students in the general education classroom because of different defining disabilities. With honesty, sincerity, and compassion, I guide students and encourage them to look deeper than the surface when making decisions. My primary goal is to equip students with academic and social support by teaching skills and strategies to succeed in life by developing dispositions such as resilience, perseverance, and determination. As an educator, I believe it is essential to be able to problem solve, work through problems, and take ownership of decisions and accept the

The point of this assignment is to discuss the passage chosen, as well as information regarding the historical/cultural background of the passage and applying it to my life as a human being. It is also important that I apply this information on the passage to the Christian life or church ministry. The passage I have chosen for this assignment is from Matthew chapters 5-7 and is labeled “The Sermon on the Mount”. The Sermon on the Mount is the longest and most prominent of the five discourses of Jesus in Matthew. The whole point of the Sermon on the Mount was to show people who converted to Christianity how to live. It is to show how Christians should live in their actions, words, thoughts, and others ways of life. With that being said, this way of life was preached by Jesus Christ as he “went up on the mountain” to deliver his powerful message. The information for this passage is in, of course, the bible and our textbook “Encountering the New Testament”, as well as many other resources on the web that are related to the bible and passage.