My First Day at George Brown College

Growing up I was known to be a very shy child. I was too scared to talk to anyone and I was very reserved. I always have cared about what people thought about me. I didn’t want to wear “boy” clothes because I worried kids would make fun of me. I didn’t even make close friends until fifth grade. When I did finally feel comfortable at school and found amazing friends, I decided to switch schools shortly after for a chance at new opportunities. It lead me to standing alone in a crowded high school while I waited for that first bell to ring, so I could head to my first period class.

During my first semester at Touro College, I took a course on the History and Philosophy of Education and Special Education. Throughout this course, I was introduced to many philosophers and their theories, which helped me to develop a personal educational philosophy that I will implement into my own future classrooms. In our very first class session, we examined the word ‘education’. Education derives from two Latin roots, educare: to bring up, to train, to teach, and educere: to lead forth, to draw forth, to guide. In the world of education today, a child’s success in school is primarily dependant on his or her ability to pass standardized tests; this embodies the concept of educare. Knowledge is passed down from the teacher to the

This is a reflective essay concerning my READ 3423.01 with Dr. Reid in the fall of 2016. As I wrap up my first semester at Texas Women’s University I am awed and thankful. I am the first person in my family to attend University. Some find this surprising because I do come from a family that has done well professionally, but that was due to grit and personalities. The fact is, I was never even spoken to about attending college while I was growing up. I believe this is because no one before me had this experience to share or encourage. The truth is I tried my hardest to not be at school from middle school on, I just wasn’t engaged in the process. Of course, there were a few teachers I connected with, like the business and history teachers, but I hated the rules and structure of the environment. I amazedly graduated with my high school class, as my friends went away to Universities I took some classes at the community college. What I found was that when I got to pick my classes I flourished. Even the classes that others said were too hard to take during summer quarter, I excelled in those as well. As life unfolded I got married, moved out of state and had two daughters. When it was time for my daughters to attend school I was pretty apprehensive about the idea of it. I opened a preschool in a mother-in-law apartment we had on our property and decided they could learn there in a small community. That preschool led to homeschooling, and large educational co-ops. I lived in a

The counselor should have good listening skills, seek understanding by asking open-ended questions and being attentive to what the person is trying to convey. The counselor should be aware of his or her own body language and to use encouragers, such as nodding their head during the conversation. In many cases, if the counselor takes this extra step to have a positive working alliance successful job placement will be achieved. The working alliance can be developed through the counselor expressing warmth, respect, and show interest in the client (McCarthy, 2014, p.

This is my last semester at Governors State University. There were only two classes that were part of my study plan that I needed for this semester, and I created a schedule with four weekend classes so that I could be full time. Instead of taking classes that would just look good on my resume, I decided to take classes that would help to benefit me the most and ensure my future success as a holistic human being. Other students had spoken about the Lab in Personal Growth briefly, and every person shared the same sentiment. They each stated that this was an emotional and eye opening experience that involved a great deal of emotional insight. Outside of that, I was unaware of what I was in for, but I was excited for whatever challenge was ahead.

With any course, especially one with a focus as broad as leadership, the material covered may include a range from useful to impractical. It is impossible to learn the skills necessary of an effective leader completely out of a book, it takes the application of them to understand. The development of leadership is vital to successfully moving forward in any career, so it would be beneficial to cultivate these skills academically.

This is my first semester at Mesa College. I am currently a Political Science major. The term that would best describe my current situation would be “non-traditional” student. I graduated from high school in 2006. Since then I have gotten married, travelled the world, and had two children. While in high school I excelled and took part in many academic extra-curricular activities. In the past ten years I have accumulated work and life experience. Most recently I was able to work as a legal assistant for an immigration firm. Being bilingual was beneficial, as was my interest in law in general. I plan on attending law school in the future which made the job appealing. Although I deferred college for this long it has always been my

I feel that a professional counselor should have several ideal personal attributes. They should be astounding listeners. Counselors should also hold themselves to a very high ethical standard, even in their own personal lives. Additional counselor attributes, skills and techniques that have been identified as important to the counseling process include, congruence, concreteness, immediacy, paraphrasing, reflection, problem solving, challenge, confrontation, and positive nonverbal communication (Pope-Davis, 2002, p 356). A counselor should also explore and practice getting started, contracting, gathering information, eliciting the client’s story, and being sensitive to the timing of interventions. (Pope-Davis, 2002, p 356).

When I woke up this morning, I was extremely nervous. Among my close friends and family, I

I want to help my clients to become all that they can be and accomplish all that they desire to accomplish. The experiences I have had in the counselor program have guided me to be more confident in myself by giving me tools that I can use for myself as well as the client. The skills class helped me to become a good listener. I know before that class I was not a good listener. I generally had something on my mind that I would respond to instead of responding to what the client was saying.

Everybody has a turning point in their life. For me, my turning point was on an April 23 2015, Is the day, which I Can't forget during my life.that day I stepped into America the dream place of people. I have lots of experience here . One of my best experiences, separate itself from all the rest.was the first day In Dulles high school.

At the beginning of my First Year here at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, I decided to focus my studies in the field of computer science. This is a field where I had little to no knowledge of, but I really just liked computers. I decided that during the summer before my first year here, I would challenge myself and try to teach myself how to write and read programs. I learned the very basics during the summer and advanced in my classes at school, learning more and more while enjoying it, until my second semester here, when I realized computer science wasn’t for me. I had this realization in a strange dream sequence; I was sitting at a desk in some random, plain, dull building some 40 levels up typing away at my computer. I remember looking outside the window across the room; I was looking out over a huge city scape, with a dense fog in the sky. I felt trapped and helpless in that dream and at that moment I knew I wanted something more. I didn’t want to spend the rest of my life in some building typing away at my computer; I didn’t want to take a desk job for that matter. A few weeks after my dream, I began a conversation with my advisor and asked him what my options were. He replied explaining to me how I still had plenty of time to figure things out. I then asked him about a rumor I had heard regarding a new major that was in the process of being made: Environmental Studies. He told me the program was awaiting approval, but if everything goes as planned, there

Those skills include communication, organizational, multi tasking, presentation, mathematical, writing, session and workshop planning, interpersonal, and most importantly listening skills. Listening skills are an essential factor to becoming a successful career counselor. We need compassion and care to work with our clients who may be facing stressful situations like losing a job or not being able to locate a job. We have to be understanding, patient, and diligent. We have to use our interpersonal skills as well to form effective working relationships with our clients and the whole professional team to deliver the best results to our

Understanding the various factors involved in the counseling process is imperative. The counselor’s connection with the client is an influential tool in the therapeutic relationship. My goal is to become an effective counselor who will help clients achieve their goals. As I progressed through this course, I became aware of my skills, strengths, weaknesses, and how I will continue to facilitate my growth as a counselor.

Hearing so many good things and bad things about college I didn’t know what to expect and look forward to. That change my junior year knowing different college come every year I didn’t really pay it any mind what college I wanted to go to until ODU, Virginia State University and Virginia Teach came. It was Virginia State first year of visiting out school and I knew I wanted to go there I start getting e excited for college that were talking about their experience at college and what to look for when we graduated if we decided to go to college. Eager to start a new chapter college sound like it could be a little nerve wrecking but I thought I could handle it.