My First Day Of The Class Essay

One day, I was walking home from the bus stop. It was the last day of school, but the first day of summer break. My mind was bursting of happiness since the first day of summer was starting and school was over until September. But I wasn’t fully happy because one of my good friends was moving. I WAS going to run home to play on my Playstation 4, NBA 2K17, but I decided to say goodbye to him. My last days of school are usually terrible but this year, something was different. I think that I was a little smarter than I was all the other years. Either I got hurt or I just had bad luck. Let me tell you the worst thing that has ever happen to me, which I’m currently laughing back at it as me being the dumbest kid that day. Let me start from

Prior to attending this class, I thought that it was going to be a very boring one with long frustrating lectures. I was surprised at how much I was enjoying this class because it had to do with an area I have interest, which is, working in the community. Some of the challenges I encountered in this class was conducting a needs assessment, identifying advocacy article, and the elevator pitch. I can say honestly say that I learned how to conduct an actual needs assessment, although when I was doing my paper I did not quite grasp it at the time. It was not until the presentations I understood how it is done based on the information presented and the comments and explanation given by the professor. It was very important that I learned how to conduct the needs assessment, because my interest is working with low income individuals in different communities. Now that learned how to conduct a needs assessment I am excited to go out and gain some practical knowledge with a team. The lecture and the advocacy piece assignment helped me to understand what advocacy is all about; I now able to write, research and recognize and any advocacy document. The elevator pitch was novel to me and I had a hard time understanding how someone can give all that information in a minute. After the different scenarios that were role played during the presentations I got knowledge on how it is done. I also

In Crystal Eastman’s Now We Can Begin, Eastman was successfully able to orchestrate the issues facing women by conveying the significance of social, political, and economical change after women gained the right to vote. Her work was so well written in the 1920’s that it is still applicable today, long after women have gained the right to vote. Additionally, Eastman used ethos, pathos, and logos to motivate and persuade the reader. By the tone and communication of her words, Eastman was able to paint an intricate picture of the issues that women faced in the 1920’s and made the reader feel involved and called to action.

I was sitting in the back of the taxi in Ukraine. The car moved and I began to see the one I love fade into the gray night fog. I will never forget the feeling I had during that moment. Like something was being ripped from my heart - a moment of great despair as I leave both my family and my country.

This summer, I worked at a television production company in the development department. I applied to the internship very last minute and was hired just a couple of days after applying. Before going into my first day of work, I memorized the company’s website, trying to gather as much information as I could from it. I was excited to learn that the development department was female lead and, according to the website, composed of mostly women. In fact, the majority of the leadership positions at the company were occupied by women. Both my family and I were happy and pleasantly surprised that I would be getting the opportunity to work in such a rare entertainment environment where it seemed that appeared be equally men and women.

While getting ready to observe my first class at Upper Moreland High School I was excited to see a new classroom climate through objective eyes that I may not have used before. I would be observing a teacher with fifteen years of teaching experience and is looked at as a prominent member of the music department. Although we have worked together for four years I have never been able to see him teach and was excited about this opportunity. When I approached this teacher he was hesitant, much like the teacher from Reflexive Teaching: Toward Critical Autoethnographic Practices of/in/on Pedagogy , and expressed that he had been teaching the “same way” without any new “fancy techniques” for many years(Warren,139) Before the initial observation I interviewed the teacher. While interviewing him I not only asked about his teaching experiences but about other life ventures and was given some very surprising answers, such as the fact that he was a business owner for ten years previous to teaching. I was curious to see if his business side, as well as, other aspects of his life would show through in his teaching. After three days of observations and shadowing, I have learned a great deal about how life experiences, personal demeanor, among a mountain of other things molds one 's teaching and classroom climate.

Originally, my first attempt at this class did not work out the way that I had hoped. I underestimated the amount of time I would need to devote to my lessons. Therefore, I am choosing my first attempt at this class as my event that will influence my academic work and goals at Colorado Christian University. I know now that even though having every minute of the day scheduled doesn't always mean that the schedule can be followed. I have learned that my priorities needed to be rearranged and most importantly that it is okay to ask for help.

Urie Brofenbrenner is an American developmental psychologist who is best known for his Ecological Systems Theory of child development. This theory “focuses on broad, interconnected influences on human development. It proposes that we can best explain development in terms of the interactions between individuals and the environments in which they live (Mossler, 2013, Chapter 2, Section 2.6, Urie Bronfenbrenner and the Ecological Systems Theory,” para 1). While reviewing the Looking into the Past assignment I decided on the two events listed in the following pages to explain how these events and the Brofenbrenner theory affected me.

I thought this class was a very good class. In fact I wish that all classes were this simple. I felt like I was able to actually understand the course work. I feel as though this class as

How important was Lenin in enabling the communist government to survive war and rebellion in the years 1918-1922.

I’ll be honest, this is not a class that I would have chosen to take on my own accord. It is a required course in order to earn an associate’s degree, so I was mostly just taking the course to get my credits. I originally didn’t think it would offer me anything educational or useful that I would be able to use in my future. I figured that I am practically an adult, and have been communicating with others my whole life now, I don’t think they’ll be able to teach me anything I don’t already know. Now that I have reached the end of the course, I am enthralled to admit that I was completely wrong to think those things.

In chapter 12, Your First Classroom, I learned many things that affect me as an educator. In this chapter I learned many ways to prepare me to be the best teacher I can in my first classroom. It is important to be mature while being a teacher. As part of having a teaching role you must help adolescents gain a picture of what it is like to operate in a mature fashion. To perform this function the teacher needs to be a person who is in control of his/hers emotions, must be able to accept and live with difference, must see oneself in a “relating to” rather than a controlling role, must focus attention on how to help the other person grow rather than on how to win an advantage, must judge the immediate situation in terms of long-range goals, must make actions controlled by the values to which one gives allegiance and must seek constantly to increase maturity. This affects me as an educator because it shows me that maturity places a huge role in a teacher.

While this class might not have been what I expected, I was able to complete the objectives of this course which included teaching fundamentals of being a college student and learning about myself through my uniqueness and my value and how I can apply that to be a successful student. According to the syllabus, “This class requires students to remain to true to themselves engaging in dialogue and debate about matters that are contemporary and important.” (Crowell 1) I was able to learn about different resources and techniques that will help me while I am a student at Auburn University and in my future career such as learning how to write a proper email, managing my time, interacting with those around me and how to think about things a step further.

The first day of school is nerve-wracking for most people, for me, the first day was especially terrifying. The first day of a college class is probably more crazy than all others. My mom and younger sister, Michaela, were busy taking pictures as I attempted to run out of the door. After being homeschooled for the last six years, I knew it would be a much different experience. I had been in my room alone doing school; I was content with where I was. The morning of the first day of class, I was so busy that I didn’t have time to be nervous. However, as I ran out the door, my heart rate elevated to a pace of 138 bpm. I felt older, nervous, excited, and anxious as I left for Pellissippi. Although it had been six years since I had been in a classroom, I realized that all of my worry was for nothing once I walked into Ms. Brown’s class.

My name is Lydia. My parents gave me this name and hoped that I could be friendly and always in good manners. I was born in a sweet and great family. English is like my mother language, mainly because my parents do export business and it requires them to use English frequently. I am very close to my parents and my older sisters. I share my concern with them and do girl talks very often just like best friends do. Family to me is a safe harbor and place where I grow and learn.