Personal Narrative: Girl Scouts

When I was in the second grade every girl was in the Girl Scouts- my sisters and my friends. There were girls that would soon be my friends; I would meet them through my involvement in scouting. Over the years of being first a Brownie, then a Junior, Cadette, Senior, and now Ambassador, I have developed essential leadership skills and self-confidence. Through my 10 year-long journey of being a Girl Scout, I have organized and executed various events for other Girl Scouts and the community. I have led meetings, undertook the highest awards in the organization, and written and performed in plays designed to help younger scouts understand serious issues, such as body image, bullying, and environmentalism. From my earliest days as a teeny Brownie, I

Leadership abilities are key in being a part of any organization. I believe that in becoming a part of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC), I will be able to bring some great ideas in helping the young women of today, no matter what race or religion. Girls need mentors in their life that will help build them up in becoming respectable young women. NACWC will help me reach a goal of educating the children, holding seminars for young ladies, and serving the community. I cannot do everything by myself and I realize that I need a community behind me that believes in the same ideas and to support me.

Deb Taft is “Senior VP for Fund Development of Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA). Ms. Taft was appointed in 2011. She is in charge of “building a sustainable and dynamic fundraising operation for the Movement as it celebrates its landmark 100th anniversary and establishes girls as a philanthropic priority for the nation.”” (Who We Are: Leadership). Jan A. Verhage is “Chief Operating Officer of Girl Scouts of the USA, bringing more than 40 years of experience—including 33 years of executive leadership expertise—to the Movement. Under her directions, membership has jumped by huge numbers. Michael Watson, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Diversity, directs the development and implementation of strategies, policies, and programs in the areas of executive compensation, employee engagement and retention, compensation and benefits, diversity, employee relations and executive search for Girl Scouts of the

The article states, “Using technology in team building appeared to hold substantial benefits for students, particularly those who had trouble engaging with their peers. Technology introduced a new dimension of relevance that made a difference in the schooling experience of otherwise disengaged students” (Bishop, Downes 2015). Students were placed in groups when they worked with technology and this allowed peers to seek each other 's help and eventually feel more comfortable working together. Teachers would be encouraged to use technology at least 2 hours a day. Kinder students can be given shorter periods of technology use and their use can be for learning numbers and alphabet. As grades increase the more independent students can be with their use of technology and the time they use it will also increase. What is clear is that technology is a key element in producing an effective school.

In 1912, Juliette Gordon Low had an idea, one that would change the world and help others to change the world. She was friends with the man who created Boy Scouts, and she decided to create something along the same line - but for girls.

Standing in front of a bunch of kids, I found myself with the Boy Scout Handbook, the kids are screaming. They wanted to do literally anything other than sit and listen, but I had to teach them. A few years ago, being an older kid in my troop, from time to time, it was my job to teach a bunch of twelve year olds. In Boy Scouts, it is the job of the older scouts to teach the younger scouts how to be the next generation of Boy Scouts.

I have multiple physical disabilities that make me unable to participate in sports. Because of this, my extracurricular activities may not be impressive. However, since I am unable to do sports, I feel it is important to dedicate my time to volunteering. This has brought me down the path of being a Girl Scout for eleven years. In these eleven years, I have done many minuscule, but yet very important acts of goodness. Also, as a older girl scout in my service unit, I believe that it is vital to be a role model to the younger girl scouts. For the past two years, I have been a camp counselor in charge of crafts at the Lawrence County Girl Scout summer day camp. Last school year, I helped a Girl Scout troop leader of Daisies, which is kindergarten

Because of the current job market and economy, my organization would be my family. We use the

There are a few things I fear came across about me as I reread my essays. In my first essay I may have come across as bitter. Looking back at my experiences, I'm grateful for the Mormon Church and all the relationships I've formed and learning opportunities that arose because of it. And my bishop is a great guy. I just didn't like the expectation of following a predetermined path. I suppose that one sentiment clouded out the positives of the religion.

The use of technology has the ability to allow teachers to teach the student, instead of teaching the grade level. Jon Bower, CEO of Lexia Learning Systems, points this fact out when he states,

Technology has made great strides in the past 20 years. It plays a very important role in our lives today and even plays a critical role in the way students learn all over the world. Unfortunately, students now rely on technology instead of learning key fundamentals. Technology has replaced the need to learn and most answers are just a google search away. Technology has also become expensive and lower socioeconomic school districts have found affording the newest technology difficult because of their lack of funding. Technology is a great learning tool when used appropriately. The lower socioeconomic school falls behind in the expanding frontier of technology in the classroom because they cannot afford it compared to their counterparts and results in a gap in education. The development of technology in the classroom has caused students to fail the learning of fundamentals and has exploited lower socioeconomic school districts.

Today, schools are being pressured more and more to improve the technology they use and teach in the classrooms. Parents are placing this pressure on schools so that their students have the skills needed to compete in the real world job market. Students are placing pressure on the schools to improve technology by having more knowledge of

Education has evolved tremendously over the past centuries. From one room school houses, segregated schools, to public and private schools, forms of education and how we receive it are always changing. In the past decade, technology has become a large part of education and schooling. Views on types of schooling and education are changing rapidly. Videos and articles can be found all over the Internet on basically any subject you can think of. Much of today’s schooling is done through online classes. Due to the increasing popularity of technology in education and the availability of the service, how schools are run will change and the need for teachers and staff will lessen. In the near future all schooling will be done by and through technology.

I can say that the access I have to technology helps the development of my classes. I have a laptop and a mobile phone which is connected to the school network. At school I have a projector, and a pair of speakers. I use the internet at home when I look for information for downloading videos, music, etc. I don 't take school work at home because I only go home at weekends.

The technology available to teachers varies greatly from one school district to another. This is one area where the amount of funding available has an enormous impact. In poorly funded school districts the teachers and students may be lucky to have a personal computer available that is connected to the Internet. On the other hand, private schools or school systems located in affluent areas may have Internet connected personal computers for each teacher and student. Ideally, all teachers and students would have available all of the technological tools that they need to prepare them for the future.