Micro System Is An Individual (Kirst-Ashman & Karen K.,

This approach believes that all aspects of development of the person should be looked at, as they all interact with one another (7). In this theory you have: microsystems, exosystems, macrosystems, chronosystems, and mesosystems. Microsystems being what we commonly consider to be the “nurture” of a child, family and caregivers. Exosystems are places such as school, macrosystems consist of the economy, politics, and the cultural values placed by parents or by geographic location, and chronosystem is the time or era that the child is being brought up in (7). Then there is the mesosystem which is the combining of all other groups. This belief is similar to that of epigenetics, all aspects interact with one another to create the fully developed human

Sport is incredible in how it can increase confidence, self-esteem, and overall health while teaching children a new ability of working with others as a team, taking direction, and doing things they never thought possible. I want to be able to show what sports is capable of teaching and the rewards that come along with it. The concept of team reveals what is achievable through solidarity that would be impossible in solitary.

First, the microsystem level encompasses roles and relationships in a person’s immediate environment (Rogers, 2013, p. 43). For example, Maria’s relationships and home living situation

Systems theory describes a set of interrelated parts, comprising a functional whole. According to this theory, social systems construct society rather than individuals (Luhmann, Gilgen, & Mitchell, 2012). The theory provides a framework for understanding human existence and recognizes the transactional nature of human life within physical and social environments. This theory could aid in analyzing the interconnected parts that may have stifled an individual’s growth, adaptation, and their pursuit of goals.

Addressing the first reason, character, I believe that there are a number of traits that show good character, and many of these are shown through activities such as sports, band, or anything that encourages working as a team towards a common goal. The activities that I am involved in includes a number of sports, such as soccer, cross country, basketball, and track. However, character is not limited to sports, and is shown in other ways as well. For me, the most significant of these activities is band. Each of these events that I have named I’ve been involved for years, and I feel that each of these teaches character through responsibility, respect, diligence, integrity, and team building skills to name a few traits.

As a member of the PGTEF, we were required to memorize what was called “The PGTEF Pledge.” The pledge speaks about how we are to portray ourselves, and how we must behave in all aspects of life, on and off the court. PGTEF participants were taught many lessons, such as becoming involved in community activities. Participants were given the opportunity to do this through assisting the coaches during the summer. While assisting the coaches, our jobs were to teach younger players the fundamental of tennis, as well as teaching them the lessons that the sport entails, such as self-confidence, courage, respect for one another, and sportsmanship. This value remained with me through the years. As a result these activities, I began to become more involved in my community by volunteering. I became a docent and Teen Ambassador for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, a member of the Teen Advisory Publishing Council, and graduated from the Leadership Prince George’s County Emerging Leaders program. The lessons and values that were taught to me during my time in the Prince George’s Tennis and Education Foundation are priceless, and I believe that they were essential to everything I have accomplished, and will accomplish in my

Last year, I experienced something that changed my life forever. It didn’t make me a different person, it just changed how I viewed things in our daily lives. Last year, I volunteered with a group known as Challenger Baseball. Challenger Baseball is a program, that gives differently-abled kids, a chance to experience all the fun parts of playing baseball. Each player is paired up with an able-bodied buddy. Not only do the buddies help the players play baseball, but they are also there for the player to talk to. Last year, I volunteered to become one of these buddies. At first, I was a bit nervous, not knowing what to expect. However, that fear quickly turned into joy. The smiles on all the players' faces, was more than enough to get rid of any fear. Although

I am involved in many clubs, sports, and volunteering opportunities including tennis, track and field, art service club, ceramics club, arrupe club, W.I.S.H club, and Landow Performance training. All of these activities have taught how to be a leader in and out of Regis. Specifically, club tennis and Regis tennis have taught me how to work as a team with my peers. During the Regis tennis season, freshman year, my partner and I lost many matches, which crushed our confidence. However, through supporting and helping each other, we overcame our loses and improved our game. This applies to NHS, because my perseverance and patience allowed me to not only regain confidence while playing, but it allowed me to grow my character. Additionally, I am now able to see the goodness in everyone I encounter from playing tennis. Outside of Regis, I am involved in a club tennis league at the Pinery where I have taken on some leadership roles including encouraging my friends to join, and showing my peers that perseverance and training to pay off. In addition to tennis, the other activities that I am involved in have allowed me to learn how to quickly solve problems and conflicts. Since childhood, I have had a chance to develop my leadership, organizational skills, and problem solving through all of these

Over the last two years of my High School education, I found the extracurricular activities I fit in the most. I am part of Student Council, National Honor Society and a member of the tennis team. They all have molded me to be the best. However, I feel like tennis has impacted me the most. It’s a sport that has taught me so much, from being physically fit, to mentally prepared for any outcome. I learned that a game it’s not about winning or losing, but about how it’s played, and what it took to get there. Being in a team is about contributing others, and learning from them. It’s about accepting that we all make mistakes, and only practice can reduce the times we make them. So many loses and few victories, but I always preferred to sheer my

The micro level is comprised of the way the individuals view their own values, beliefs, communication styles, and behaviors (Grinnell et al., 2014). The macro level is comprised of levels of organizations, institutions, and communities in which the individual is surrounded by (Grinnell et al., 2014). Because different cultures establish different framework within which people process information, think, communicate, and behave (Grinnell et al., 2014). These organizations, institutions, and communities are displayed through mandates, policies, and practices (Grinnell et al.,

The Microsystem refers to the environment that has a direct influence on an individual; school, home, place of worship, teachers, and peers are included in the Microsystem. A personal example is that my mother, an extremely prominent figure in any person’s Microsystem, noticed that I had a rather good potential for working on creative stories. As a direct influence on me, she gave me praise on the stories that I showed her and gave me encouragement to continue working on my writing. Therefore, she directly influenced my psychological development since her praise heightened my self-esteem and allowed me to have a good self-image of myself thanks to the environment I was raised in.

In ecological theory, these systems are nested with the child at the core, embedded within his/her immediate family environment. The system with the closest proximity to the child is the microsystem; this includes the child and family, peers, neighborhood and school. A critical impact on development occurs within the immediate environment of the child due to proximal

In system theory, behaviors and family members responses influence the family pattern and life. Meanings and values are vital components of the

The microsystem refers to the activities, social roles and interpersonal relationships experienced by the individual in a face-to-face setting in their immediate environment. Examples of a microsystem include a child interacting with school friends and family. The mesosystem makes reference to the connections between the different aspects of the microsystem, for example the links between family and the work environment as the work environment can affect the family environment. The exosystem refers to the links between two or more settings with at least one of the settings not directly influencing the person, for example, the workplace of a parent and the home environment. The macrosystem is the overarching paradigms of the micro-, meso and exosystems. The macrosystem is the

In the microsystem stage, my family, significant other, and school has impacted my development. My family consist of my parents and my 6 brothers. Also my significant other of five years. Growing up, my parents were very traditional asian parents who were always strict on the things I do and enforces a lot of strict rules for me, so hanging out with friends and going out was tough on me, But. they are always supportive to the things I wanted to do like working late at night and continuing my education. I’ve been with my significant other for 5 years and he is a year older than me, he has always been supportive and patient with me whenever I have a breakdown. Times were I was stressed from school, he made sure I ate or order me meals, making