Jeane Becker's Interview Report

Because I am not certain what career path I intend to pursue, it was difficult to determine an appropriate person for my informational interview. However, following the advice at Quintessential Careers, I focused on my possible career choices (Quintessential Careers, Unk.). What I found was that I was likely to be involved in some type of work involving domestic violence, though I am still uncertain of the nature of that work. As a result, I decide to interview Sarah Buel. Sarah Buel is a noted attorney in the field of domestic violence. Currently a Clinical Professor and Founding Director of the Diane Halle Center for Family Justice at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, Buel was one of the names that came up most frequently as I was looking into the field of domestic violence (Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, 2012).

On April 26, 2017 I was made eighth grade secretary. Last year Mrs. Trimble, our advisor, just had us in her advisory. Thirty minutes a week to organize immense school functions for a little over one-thousand students wasn’t enough time, imagine that. This year we have student council as an elective class, so we are allowed more time to do what we need to. This is extremely nice because we have a lot to do as a board. Student council positions in high school can open up opportunities to apply for scholarships and prepare you for future jobs. Soon enough, I’ll start thinking about those possibilities, but all the worry is worth

Stephanie Thompson is the Executive Principal of Farragut High School. When she first started at Farragut High School, she the parents and community stated that they never knew what was going on in the school. Mrs. Thompson’s first priority was to establish ways to connect with the school community. She started by welcoming staff, students and parents every morning not only at the doorway but in the parking lot as well by directing traffic. Some days Stephanie would ask the students about their family or have short conversations about their interests. Her goal was to know her community at a deeper level than what was expected of her.

On September of 2016, I did an oral interview with Vanna Moore about her military past and Vanna’s ties to Texas. Over the whole interview, I asked her questions about her experience in Afghanistan and how it shaped her views of her state of Texas. Through her interview, Vanna touched on her feelings about Texas, the military, American culture, and life after military. At times, she seemed comfortable and at ease sharing her thoughts, and other moments seemed more difficult to get through. This interview helped me to understand that military service can really shape a person’s world view, both abroad and at home. Additionally, after this oral interview experience I feel like I know how to effectively use oral histories in my future classrooms.

This interview has taught me that I don’t know a lot about what really went on throughout history. There are things such as textbooks but, they don’t tell how an individual felt or what it was like for each person to experience certain things during the same time period. For example, it is easier to generalize about how people felt during a major historical event or just living during a certain time period, such as the Great Depression, but it is another to actually get to know how it actually affected people. Everyone reacts to things differently and by generalizing it, it does not allow us to fully understand things that went on throughout and how the people were possibly changed by an experience.

In this essay, I read a story called “Tiffany Stephenson-- An Apology” by Bjorn Skogquist. The story talks about Bjorn Skogquist experience in school. When he was in fourth grade, he moved schools. Started off at a small Lutheran school of 100 compared to a larger public elementary school, Lincoln Elementary. This was his first year at a new school and he was the new kid.

On September 6th, 2017th, I had the opportunity to interview Lexi Freund. We were able to meet up outside of room 2157 in Pearson Hall. Lexi was born to her parents Matt and Dawn in Omaha, Nebraska on October 14th, 1998. She is the oldest sibling out of three. Her younger sister who is seventeen years old is named Heather and her twelve years old brother is named Dan. As a family, they live in Louis, Iowa which is near Atlantic, where she attended high school.

Katie is an asset to both the students and her fellow teachers. Katie has a way of forging relationships with the students that compel them to rise up and meet that expectation of being good students. As department chair, Katie creates an environment where all the 7th grade teachers feel like they're respected and valued for their role in making the 7th grade run smooth.

During my interview with Donna Portnoy, she provided a concrete description as a Mental Health Counselor working in the field of Intellectual Developmental Disabilities. She informed me that she feels it’s easier to find a job as a Social Worker in New York City. From the experience of her classmates with whom she remains in contact and herself, she acknowledged that when it comes to counseling a Mental Health Counselor knows how to counsel, provide treatment strategies and coping intervention. In contrary to a Social worker who provides linkage to services and resources for people to aid into their needs. Donna’s thoughts on the current labor market for counseling are abominable. She feels that a university should establish a linkage to students actually getting a job in their career straight after graduation. She mentioned that every university is different. But adequately if you aren’t license immediately after graduation, it’s hard to find a job to complete your required hours for your license, unless you know somebody in your field of study. She elaborated on the lack of jobs is immense around our nation. License Social Workers aren’t trained on the level of a Mental Health Counselor’s knowledge of theories and psychological perceptions treatment outcomes. Hiring is limited for MHC who graduates who want to work/receive hours under a limited liability license.

Graciana is more than just an excellent academic student; she is also a leader in the St. Lucy’s Community. She serves as student council Vice President. Graciana’s leadership skills extend past student council. In the classroom, Graciana is always willing to step up and take leadership roles in small groups. She also leads by example in the classroom by consistently participating and helping to lead class discussions. Graciana also shows her leadership skills by being a group leader for St. Lucy’s Family Group Program. She is responsible for coming up and leading small group reflective activities. Graciana is also passionate about community service and has volunteered for Sacred Heart Community Center and Casa De Clara. Since, Graciana applies

After working at Peace for nearly five years, the part she enjoys most about this school is having personal relationships with everyone in the William Peace community. Many students and even staff find comfort in talking to Mrs. Goode about any issues that they are facing whether it be at home or at school and it doesn’t matter if she is

For my research, I did a phone interview with Rachel Janway on November 4, 2015. By conducting a phone interview with her, I was able to obtain accurate information on the attendance rate of the art festival. Ms. Janway informed me that the weather played a key factor in the attendance rate, especially the rain. Therefore, I researched the weather in Stillwater Oklahoma over a 5-year period, for the third week of April. In addition, the days I focused on were Saturday and Sunday because the event is held on those days. I visited The Old Farmer’s Almanac website, to obtain information about the weather in Stillwater over the

In the poem "A Conversation with Jeanne" the setting is Guadalupe which is a tropical place. The auther of "A Conversation with Jeanne" describes the setting with line such as "Skies of the tropics" and "Line of the surf" along with other lines to help desribe the tropical place. I feel that the setting in a poem is not a very important thing because for a poem its not really trying to get you to visualize something with in the poem it is more or less trying to just exspress the authers thoughts though the poem or explain something that might have happend in the authers life or happens to someone elses life that they want to share with others in a way that just isn't a

Interviewing Rolff Zwiep was not only entertaining, but very informational. He has taught me that in order to be an exceptional manager, one needs to be an experienced leader and an example for workers to follow. You have to lead with passion and understanding, while challenging your employees to improve their work. Rolff went on to inform how it is crucial for a manager to hire people that have the same passion and level of experience as the company. This, in turn, ensures the business is run smoothly and with the same vision in mind.

ASPIRE has given me the chance to reflect on future career opportunities and given me the opportunity to work with one of Birdville ISD’s youngest site coordinators. Adagui Aguilera has been an inspiring role model and mentor. Ms. Aguilera has proved that age has nothing to do with your work ethics and a woman at a young age can accomplish anything. While shadowing Ms. Aguilera, I had to chance to expand my knowledge and wisdom. I got to watch how Ms. Aguilera handled over two hundred students and twenty staff members. Even though she is young, she is ambitious. Teachers might not fully respect her or acknowledge her, but she continues to push that aside and treat everyone with respect and does her job to her best ability.