Project C. U. R. E: Reflection

I chose to do the service project because I love volunteering. When I was younger, I volunteered many places including a camp counselor for 5 years. Volunteering is a great way to help your community. It provides you with a valuable experience that is hard to find anywhere else, because you get to meet great and inspiring people within your community, while also being a helping hand to someone else. Volunteering helps shape young individuals

My knowledge as a student and my responsibility were extremely helpful during my time volunteering at SMS. I used these two skills often when I was helping the students to understand information and keep them on task. My strategy of being flexible in the way that I helped each individual student was also extremely useful for me and beneficial to the students. I was able to have an impact on more students by adjusting how I helped each individual based on their specific qualities and abilities. I learned that I have the ability to have a much larger influence than I realize. I was able to have a large impact on the students at SMS during my time volunteering there. I would recommend to the future volunteers at Sartell Middle School that they

An 86-year-old patient was admitted to hospital for right fracture neck of femur secondary to fall.

The story of Andre Trocme and the peoples of Le Chambon is a truly an inspiring given the fact that they helped harbor many Jews from being persecuted. They are truly inspiring because from a religious perspective they have lived a part of the Christian faith that many people never will and as result their story will probably be read to future generations of those who are seeking to live a more fulfilled Christian life. From this amazing yet dangerous story, I can regrettably say that I have never heard of these people or the actions they took to help harbor the dozens of lives of Jews. I think this is so because of several reasons including the very idea of religion not wanting to be taught by the

The purpose of this, my reflective essay, is to consider the journey I have taken to develop and create both the research story task and the story task. In the first task I was tasked to do an in-depth research on a topic that was trending or perceived as popular with a wide and varied audience. Accordingly, this would be a topic that could be seen to span a range of Social Media and established news sources. Then, in the second task, I was required to create a well-structured article based on the topic and crafted to meet the well-established journalistic standards of an established periodical, such as Time magazine. I now regret not adding an image to both support and establish the storyline. If

Rehabilitation is the process of helping an individual achieve the highest level of function, independence, and quality of life possible. (Lakeland Health, 2016).

Having arrived in Cambridge with a list of particular goals which I wanted to attain during my staying, I understood that it would be challenging to fulfill all my learning needs in such a short time, though now looking back at my initial plan, I see that in fact I have learnt and discovered much more than I expected. Therefore, my reflection essay is multifaceted and demonstrates all the aspects which I have developed and discovered for myself during the studying, such as knowledge, skills, understanding and attitudes.

Originally, I thought that I would group the articles by themes to complete my weekly reflections. For instance, the Week 12 reflection would incorporate the theoretical and/or philosophical underpinnings of conceptual understandings as discussed in the works of Simon (1995) and Samara & Clements (2004). Then, Week 13 would explore the affordances and constraints of learning trajectories highlighted in the work of Daro, Mosher, & Corcoran (2011), Empson (2011), and Myers, Sztajn, Wilson, & Edgington (2015). But, as I finished the Simon article, and then the Daro article, I realized that I was really struggling to make sense of the importance of the Simon article. As with all other articles, (and maybe this is a flaw of mine), if I spend

Reflections no longer hold truth when encased by a mirror. There is darkness behind the glass that seeps into people’s subconscious. As it lingers inside them, it does not let up on its firm grasp on the victim. This demonstrates how society’s views can have a negative effect on an individual. Outside pressure can become an overbearing force that is placed on individuals. People should not try to capsize a stable boat when there is nothing wrong with it. People are too focused on what makes them different from society, and how that is a negative thing. However, being unique is what makes them beautiful. Comparing murky pond water and a crystal clear mirror allows people to see the distortions in themselves and how everything is not surface deep.

The students in my class were a great resource. Being around a group of people, who were in a similar starting place with their communication skills helped me feel comfortable. A number of students were able to laugh at their mistakes and it helped me laugh at my own. I believe my classmates did a wonderful job throughout the entire course. I noticed a few of them were able to get the audience interested fairly quickly and I tried to apply some of their techniques. After, I completed my second speech I paid special attention to my hook and my conclusion to address those new techniques. I noticed that the speeches I favored came from individuals that had catchy attention grabbers and really good ending phrases or jokes. There were a few

This week they continued working on the theme of emotions. We read the book “When Sophie gets angry” and played a game that enhanced their motor skills). Something that I observed during the motor activity was that a few of the first group of students had a difficulty in understanding and follow the directions of the motor game. Especially, when they had to roll they needed adult assistance and they did not seem engaged. However, the adults did their best to encourage and support them to roll. During this time other students started moving in the classroom and become disengaged. I was wondering what we could do to support peers to remain engaged and at the same time help the students that needed support. Would it work if we separate team into smaller groups with one adult where students that started being bored have the choice to do something different regarding emotions?

One of the most recognizable characteristics throughout the tutor sessions was how interactive each meeting was. In terms of tutoring and mentoring, I find that the interaction between individuals is among the most important determinants of how well the student progresses academically. This is one of the main factors I attempted to implement to the best of my ability during each session. Whether Janee and I were working on researching a Golden Age in America for social studies or calculating proportions for mathematics, the facilitative role I served as a tutor and mentor promoted discussion-based sessions, as we completed the assignments as team players. Furthermore, the supportive role I served and the service executed greatly promoted her ability to build a sense of willpower and learning, one that encouraged a "can-do" spirit. Over time, Janee gradually developed a willingness and desire to take the lead during the sessions. Over time, she required less assistance and would complete the assignments prior to our meeting. For example, for her "Literacy for Life" class, students are provided an opportunity to earn extra credit for formulating sentences that utilize a 12th grade vocabulary word. Janee would often complete the sentences and request my feedback to determine if the sentences are acceptable. The same occurred for her science homework at discussed types of energy, such as kinetic and potential energy. The assigned packet each class was mostly completed, for which

If a child is not able to stay in his seat during the class his logical consequence would be that he loses his seat and has to stand next to his desk for the activity or at least 10 minutes. This will show the student that having a seat is a privilege and if it is abused they won't get the privilege. If a child did not come in from recess then for the next recess they do not get to go out for recess and we'll have to spend it in the classroom with me. This will teach the student that if I cannot trust them in recess than they don't get to have recess. If a child had a tantrum in the classroom, I would have the rest of the children move away from the tantruming child until he calms down or I will ask him to go to the quiet book corner until he is ready to join us again. This will teach the child that his tantrum will not get him anything he wants. If the child did not complete his homework, he will have to take time out of a fun activity to complete it. This will teach him that he still has to do the homework whether it is at home or during his fun activity in school. If the child talks in class, the child will get moved from the person they are talking with. This will teach him that if he wants to sit with his friends he has to sit quietly. If the child writes on his desk, he will have to move his chair and use a clipboard for the remaining part of the activity or 10 minutes and he will have to clean his desk. This will teach him that the desk is a privilege and we have to

Throughout the year my writing has improved overall. Specifically, my writing process and work ethic have improved. At the beginning of the year I did not trust the writing process, thus leading to me not plan out my writing. In my first essay about Chronicle of a Death Foretold I jumped directly into writing and did not plan, outline or brainstorm ideas. This lack of planning was reflected in my writing. A main problem throughout my early essays was the unclear topic and multiple ideas. As the year progressed and the essay topics got vague, I realized I needed to utilize the writing process and change how I wrote, if I wanted to see improvement. I did not change my writing process overnight. During one of the conferences with Ms. Hursh my questions were all based on the writing process and how I could improve mine, since mine did not exists. I occasionally went in the mornings or shared a Google doc with Ms. Hursh to ask questions about my essays. Frankly I did not utilize Ms. Hursh in the mornings as much as I should have. I improved by utilizing the materials Ms. Hursh gave the class, such as the reverse outline. Yet I still struggled with my writing and making it clear, concise and with only one topic, like in the Macbeth essay. I was omitting a crucial part in the writing process, brainstorming. While in the middle of the year I did complete outlines of my essays and worked on it over a period of time I had yet to ever brainstorm about a topic before jumping in. I

It was a beautiful, bright May day as I casually and confidently strode into Sartell Middle School. I was in eighth grade and thoroughly enjoyed my relative seniority. The date was May 15th, and I was looking forward to another tranquil summer of biking around town and relaxing at the cabin. However, as soon as I greeted my friend Will and received a downcast look, I realized I was surrounded by similar somber faces. With a sullen expression, Will informed me that our classmate, Taylor, had killed himself. As I reflect on a haunting day, I realize the profound responsibility of educators. The sudden and unexpected loss of my classmate led me to believe that a teacher’s most important job is to provide emotional support for their students.