Currently I see myself fitting into society as an intermediate member. I haven’t reached my end goal in terms of career, but I still am a member of the work force. My job may not be my end goal, but it is still a contributing factor in society. I also consider myself a millennial which separates me from older generations. Truthfully where you fit into society is tied to perspective and how you view yourself in comparison to others. As for problems that I wish to solve within society they mainly relate to my future career goals. I feel the education system as it stand currently is ineffective in preparing our youth for a promising future. I wish to be an active participant in creating more effective pedagogy. Not all issues I wish to solve …show more content…
I had been a teacher’s assistant my junior and senior year and was often given the ability to help educate students, but I never felt I was as successful as I could have been. Attending college gives me the ability to enter a program specifically designed to further my ability as a teacher. Another reason for attending college is it offers a chance for me to stretch my comfort zone. I have dealt with general anxiety for almost all my lifetime. Much of this anxiety spurs from school. Although it adds more pressure within my life, I am being given opportunities to learn coping mechanisms.
While researching areas within sociology, two piqued my interest. The first being The sociology of sexuality. This is more of a personal interest than a career related one. Growing up as a homosexual male I often experienced difficult situations. Understanding deeper on the interlacing of sexualities within a society seems interesting. During my youth I received harassment from my peers, and through a sociological standpoint I should analyze this and apply prevention methods within my career field of education. Most of the harassment I received was presented during school hours, and thus any progress I can personally make to ease LGBT+ youth’s progression through the school system is both personally rewarding but also rewarding the student’s lives as well. This ties nicely into my second area that
Growing up, school was not a major factor in my life. I come from a hard-working, middle-class military family. My mother, a Filipino immigrant, was a homemaker. My father was a 21-year United States Marine veteran. They were my first impression of what I thought my future would be. Being the youngest of four children, I was expected to fall in line behind my siblings when it came to education. I was never pushed to excel in my studies, so I did just enough to get by. As I watched friends escape the grasp of a military town and ascend to their respective colleges, I was left wondering what was next for me. I attended my local community college for a brief period of time. I treated college no different than high school. I
One of the benefits of attending college later in life is having the life experience to know myself better than someone just graduating high school. At this point in my life I already know my skill level, strengths and weaknesses when it comes to the learning process for education and career planning.
To begin, one good thing about college is it makes you want your goals more. By this I mean, the hard work that you put into college becomes drive to make you complete your goal. In other words, college is like a videogame and your goal is the princess. The harder you work on the levels to get to the princess the more you want her. So in other words. One example of this is my mother, when I was younger my mom decided to go back to college.
College is an important place that can lead us to a bright and successful future. College success is more than academics; for us it’s learning how to become an adult for the first time in our life. In college we will develop skills to have relationships with professors, counselors, and with our peers. The whole college experience enables us to truly succeed. Meeting new people, becoming acquainted to different ideas and cultures, and mostly, the enjoyment of the four plus years of being in school. A couple of years from now we will look back at college as either one of the best or worst times of our lives. The one thing that motivates people to go to college is “career
To begin with, my first reason regarding why college is worth attending are that college graduates earn more money high school graduates . In a video that our teacher, Mr. Thoma provided us stated that, “College graduates make $22,000 a year more
I decided to go to college because I felt like this could be a way for me to experience new things and help me get to where i wanna be in the future by doing something I love. I wanted a better education other than just having a High School Diploma. I was very fortunate to go to college, so I want to make the best of it. Going to college is way for me to make good life decisions that would be beneficial for me in life. Also, it is a great way for me to acquire a successful good paying job and to teach me how to learn new skills on my own. In college, I hope to figure my strength and weaknesses so i can be aware on different areas that i need to improve on. Establishing an academic goal is another achieve for me because, making good grades and
I decided to go to college because I believe that education is an important part of life and that being educated has many advantages. Like many, one of the biggest reasons for deciding to attend college is to create a better future for myself. Being a first-generation college student my parents have implanted on me the importance of college education, as it is something they wish they would have done themselves. As the first of four children to go to college, I feel that it is my responsibility to be a good example to my younger siblings, and show them that it is important to have goals in life and to better yourself as a person through education. I understand that an university education may not be for everyone, but it felt like the right choice for me. What I hope to get out of college is a life-changing experience, not only to get a better education, but to find something I am truly passionate about. I think it is important when choosing a career or a major to find something your heart truly wants and not just a career that will make you able to afford expensive things. I also hope that somewhere along the path to graduation and adulthood, I find myself as a person and develop ideas, opinions, and to be able to approach the world with an
During my years of service, I’ve received extensive training but it lacked opportunity and unfortunately not instantly adaptable to the civilian world. College was put on the back burner during my military career because I enjoyed being a Soldier and I wanted to be the best at what I did. Now that I have kids of my own in college and my own life experiences, I have come to understand the value of a higher education that my younger, less experienced self never understood. While pursuing my associate’s degree, I had always been the older and more experienced student than my peers, which has helped me keep things in perspective. I’ve encountered students who would complain about their school workload or teacher and it sadden me that young people today had no idea how fortunate they really are. As a Soldier, I have been in situations significantly more stressful than sitting in on a lecture, or passing exams and my deployments have helped me to fully appreciate the opportunities bestowed upon me and to welcome all challenges that come with it. My passion is to one day be a motivating teacher who can share the history I’ve lived, the lessons I’ve learned and the value of a great education if you work
Noted authors, Brandon Chambers, is quoted saying, “If you are going to fear anything fear success. Think about what you are doing and when you succeed what life you will have.” There are several different reasons why I could stay home, work and not go to college; I could go to work every day and make more money for the house, it’s easier, and I would be less stressed. Now, on the other hand there are many reasons why I should go to school; such as further my education, make my family proud, and make myself proud. I am attending college for several different reasons. One reason is to further my education. I hate feeling like I don’t know something, I like being the person everyone comes to for information. Also, because I want to
Combative and ferocious dogs run vivaciously trying to chase one of the most important comrade and leader, Snowball. It’s the day of the election where the animals could vote for or against the windmill. Snowball was for, but due to Napoleon's strong will against the windmill, he ordered the dogs to chase Snowball out of the farm. Not accompanying with The Seven Commandments, the second one clearly started that “whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.” After this incident, the “four legged friend” was never seen again.
College is a beneficial, life changing event for most people who choose to attend. College is like a life coach breathing intelligence into its students making it easier to navigate through life. College not only provides students with an education, but college also helps foster life skills. A college degree not only provides stable career opportunities which come with: benefits, promotion opportunities and higher wages, but a degree also allows graduates to choose their own career paths and passions. The college experience provides students with plenty of fun social opportunities to form long lasting relationships, make lifelong friends, and long time memories which help enhance social skills. College helps enrich the lives of many.
Many students decide to go to college to obtain a higher education with the expectation that it will prepare them for the work force in a field that interests now. However, most career opportunities do not expect the newly college graduate to know much of anything. The true purpose of a college education revolves around creating a well-rounded person and figuring out your purpose in life. According to Michelle Singletary of The Washington Post, “My daughter, a junior in high school, wants to be an early elementary school teacher. She gets outstanding grades in math and science, but she doesn’t have a passion for those fields. But we talked about her career choice and had her think it through and consider other options before we all agreed she’s got a gift for teaching.” (Singletary). While Singletary’s daughter may not end up becoming a teacher, this is the point of going to college.
Savagery, attack, cruelty, brutishness, assault. All these concepts play a role in violence. According to the dictionary, violence is defined as the behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, but I believe that it goes much deeper than that. In my opinion, violence can be emotional and verbal as well as physical. It is a universal concept that happens all around the globe, from fighting in Syria to shoving in P.E. class, but can be surprisingly difficult to pinpoint the exact cause. Violence is controllable yet causes tens of thousands of people to experience pain, so why does it happen? How has it affected me? And what can I do about it?
College is a chance to be free and is a bridge between the real world and school. I’m an adult and expected to behave as such; I make my own choices where I have to decide what is important to me. I have an opportunity to learn how the world works, to explore the limitless possibilities and a chance to admire how vast knowledge can be. College will change my life in the way that I can develop life skills outside academics, to be fully
Language is one of the most significant developments of humans. It is one of the few means of communications which enclose a large number of beliefs, values, and methods to see the world in different perspectives. Peoples native languages are thought to be in danger when they do not speak their mother tongue in foreign countries. A mother tongue refers to a child’s first language and can be learned since birth. This mother language cannot be used often in foreign countries. As a result, significant numbers of languages are ceasing to pass from one generation to another. Cultural diversity and languages are essential assets of any nation, representing their identity across the world. The mother tongue is the language of the heart, of the emotions, of the warmth of the home, of the first important relationships. A "first" language that does not hinder subsequent learning but, on the contrary, opens to new languages. Thus, it is very important to conserve languages especially in foreign countries. This paper will explore how non-native languages in foreign countries are being threatened, why this is problematic, and why it’s crucially important to preserve such languages.