Personal Narrative: My Children At Oasis

Along with being a diligent student who has been enrolled in 11 Advanced Placement classes, I have also dedicated my time to other causes. For example, I have volunteered at public libraries, Special Olympics events, orphanages for intellectually disabled children, and food pantries. While maintaining a rigorous course load and volunteering, I also work at Kumon. I tutor children to boost their confidences and understanding of concepts vital to their future success. Moreover, I have received membership to The National Honor Society and have been awarded an AP Scholar with Merit Award. My dedication to becoming more culturally aware and five years of enrollment in Spanish classes has allowed me to be inducted into Spanish Honor Society. Within

Upon review of your website, I was delighted to see the success you have had in preparing students to attend college. I was also impressed with the progress you’ve made in closing the achievement gap. I wish to help you to continue to achieve amazing results and see no better way to do so than through employment with you. My commitment to urban education is evident though my educational decisions (pursued a B.A. in Mathematics and M.S.Ed in secondary education) and experience working as a math teacher at La Granja School, a math tutor at Roberts Wesleyan College and as a student teacher at La Salle School.

It was that Time of year again. The time of the year where I get dropped off at Hadleys for a week and we do whatever the heck we want, well I mean sometimes. It was last year around new years. It was when all three of my caregivers were out of town. So I really didn't have a place to stay besides Hadleys house. The first few days at Hadley’s were a breeze. We always had a ride to go somewhere, we didn't fight over stupid things and things we wanted to do were manageable. We were never really too bored of being at Hadleys house every day until new years eve day came around. During the day of new year's eve we weren't bored we had fun jumping on her snow filled trampoline, sledding down the big hill in her backyard, and making crappy cookies that when you bite into them it tasted as if you were biting into a stone. It wasn't until about mid evening when Hadley and I started to get bored out of our minds. Sherri and Denny weren't

Mrs. Smith was sitting in the office talking to her co-worker. The colleague was the young new Dr. Drake who replaced Dr. Hope who retired last week. Dr. Drake asked Mrs. Smith what her biggest fear was. She replied “Losing one of my children.” “What do you mean when you say losing one of your children?” Drake asks. “Are you talking about misplacing one of them or someone taking them?” She sits there for just the briefest of moments before saying, “Either one. I can't really see myself misplacing them. However, that would be bad. I guess I worry more about someone taking them. Dr. Drake, I am glad you started working here with us. However, it is time for me to go home now. I want to beat that Friday night traffic

Visitors are surprised to find what is, without doubt, the largest and only comprehensive collection of fine nursery clothes in the country, hidden in the heart of rural Norfolk. The Angela Lynne Collection of Childhood is extremely specialised as it covers a very specific time period and type of childhood. It dates from 1920 to 1970 and encapsulates the beautiful classic garments worn in nanny-maintained British nurseries of this fifty-year span. I think of it as a Christopher Robin (1920s) to Prince Charles (1950s) era.

From as far as I can remember I kept to myself as a child and most of my interactions with other children my age were negative. Growing up, I had a speech impairment and most of the kids my age didn’t have the patience to attempt to understand me. My family was very supportive of my issues and didn’t seem to mind it, but once in a while advice of words of wisdom from my family weren’t always pleasant. My scale from one to ten on verbal abuse from family members go from one being my grandmother who was kind and accepting to ten being my sister who made me feel horrible.

Within this paper, I want to take you on a journey of what the students, but most importantly myself, learned throughout this field experience. I will discuss the actual organization of Oasis, my experience being a student teacher, and what’s to come from me from this involvement. I will further write about how the transition from my first day of volunteering to the last day has affected me in a positive way to which it brings joy upon my face when I speak about it to others. By having a wide range of students with different personalities, but incredible intellectual abilities this program has provided me great insight into what’s to come when I begin to teach. Further, the overall experience from this program has taught me

It’s interesting to me that I’m learning how to teach. The course material I learned in EDUC 2130 gave me a brighter perspective when I observed and mentored children during my field experience. The educational psychology theories and practices opened my eyes to concepts I could identify with at my field experience site. The 20 hours of field experience impacted me in a positive way - intensifying my desire to become a teacher. Mentoring and observing students altered my perception and gave me a better understanding of a teacher’s role in the classroom. It was a necessary task that all educational majors should do.

This class has inspired me to help others more and change how I treat others. I am looking into more volunteer options because of this class. I want to help others in any way that I can, and I think it is because of this class. This class has inspired me to learn more about the events happening in other countries. I never cared about the news before or what was going on in other places. If it didn’t affect me I didn’t care, but I do now. It has inspired me to make changes in the way I do things in my everyday life. I am more appreciative that I have the opportunity to further my education, more appreciative for my parents and all of the things that I am so blessed to have. I don’t take things for granted like I used to. This class has inspired me to make huge differences in my life and I am very thankful that it opened my eyes to everything that is going on around

I stretched up taller pushing off with my left leg to jump to the right hand hold and complete and climb. Height was not the only advantage the other climbers had over me. To even attempt the rocky face I needed to learn about amplification.

The kingdom of childhood is a palace of creativity and being care free, once you transition into the realm of adulthood you have to face the raw emotion and decisions that can determine your future. This transition was especially rough for the twelve year old me, in the spring of 2010 my grandmother was diagnosed with cancer. My parents were trying to keep the cancer fact a secret from my sister and I, to this day I still don’t know if that was under my grandmother’s wishes or my parent’s choice. At the time she was diagnosed she was living in a little house only a few blocks away from us. My sister and I would always race our bikes over to her house; the prize was the first one getting to see grandma. One day our parents weren’t home so my sister and I decided to bike on over, when I raced along the curve road that lead to her street I noticed that my family’s car was

The field experience that I have received this semester has sincerely changed a part of my life. Oasis Catolico is a place I will never forget. I was able to follow the progress of several children throughout their semester and observe the numerous changes they went through. I learned very quickly that there are many things inside and outside the classroom that can affect a students learning. I also learned that not only was I observing the students, but they were observing me. The bond that I shared with these students was amazing. This experience showed me that even over a short period of time, I can have a tremendous impact on my students’s lives. It helped to prepare me for my future, and I was able to set many goals for myself.

I remember those days from my childhood when my parents would punish me for not doing my homework or not being disciplined. I was not much of a thinker back then but I always wondered why our family relied on rules and punishments when our immediate neighbors treated their children with rewards. The concept of them being motivated with a muffin or a chocolate bar or some playtime—if they complete their wok in time—contrasted with my family’s tradition of punishment when it came to homework. Now, after many years have passed, I am able to present a resolve that neither of the two extremes is preferable for a child’s growth and it is imperative that the parents realize the effects of the two motivational styles at

During my time during my Education 2130 class, I got to get actual experience in the field as part of my grade in the class. Instead of getting my hours at one of the three places we were given an option to, I requested to do my hours at my job where I work one on one with kids all day long. It was great to be able to get my hours somewhere that I was acquainted with and somewhere that I knew the kids. In my paper, I will go into detail about my field site and talk about what kind of school it was and what role that played in what I learned there. In the next section, I will discuss the how my field experience related back to Education 2130 and how the material we learned this semester stuck out in terms of being in the field.

In our society today, many kids are motivated, but unfortunately not for the right thing. As a parent, it is very difficult to motivate children to complete such tasks as homework, convincing them to go outside, or getting them to clean; nevertheless, with a positive attitude towards kids you can get them to do anything. Sitting down to talk with them one-on-one is better than letting the situation go completely. Parents always want their best for their kids and encourage them to work toward their many goals in life, but in today’s society the only way children find inspiration playing video games, or television. Kids set fewer goals to for accomplish. It’s extremely difficult for parents to teach their kids to drive to the top, but it can be done with appropriate motivation and attitude towards the situation.