every word you say and every action you undertake has the potential to change the world? I know that through my education at UConn, I can accomplish that goal. Bridgeport is a city where colorful graffiti decorates abandoned factories. There is a huge gap in education between this impoverished city and the adjacent towns. As a Bridgeport resident, I have experienced this firsthand. One summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to volunteer at Caroline House. I taught local elementary school students
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I really appreciate the opportunity to come to the University of Bridgeport to interview for the Assistant/Associate Provost position. The interactions with the University of Bridgeport community was very warm and welcoming. The interview process provided greater insights into the various dimensions associated with the Assistant/Associate Provost position. I am still interested in the position, and believe I would be a promising candidate for the position. I look forward to the final decision
It was November 2013. “I don’t want to go to High School in Bridgeport.” I remember telling my mom. My mom then said, “Wherever you go, you’re determined to succeed.”I didn’t want to be any average Bridgeport girl, I wanted to be more than that. I didn’t want to be a product of my environment or the system that was designed to fail me, so I knew the only way out for me was quality education. Bridgeport is one of the biggest cities in Connecticut yet we have one of the highest crime, poverty, and
Texas. However, when I turned eight-years-old I traded the endless plains of the Texas panhandle for the lakes and trees of Bridgeport, Texas. This is the place where connected with the local community and grew closer with my family. I am grateful that I moved to Bridgeport because it gave me opportunities to grow and gave me the support of a small town environment. Bridgeport is located on the northwest outskirts of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex but it still has the small town “Friday Night Lights”
Lake Bridgeport was built in 1930 for flood control, water storage and recreation. Tarrant County owns the land and water that makes the lake. There is a spillway that takes water through the Trinity River to Eagle Mountain Lake and Lake Worth. This year has been a rough year for Lake Bridgeport with three digit temperatures and draining water to the other lakes. Since one of the purposes to build Lake Bridgeport was for storage, The Tarrant County water district approved to let out 20,000 acre feet
During my naturalistic observation, I was at my sister’s softball game at the field behind Bridgeport Middle School. There were two identical twins little girls, who were three years old, playing together in the practice batting cage. In the beginning, they were walking around together, eating popsicles while they watched two other older kids, a boy and a girl most likely around the age range of five to seven, chasing each other. The older kids were playing tag and invited the twins to join them
Research Questions and Methods (2) What recommendations from Linda Brewster’s research has Bridgeport implemented in order to increase teacher retention? • Interview with HR recruiter (2) What school based factors are associated with teacher retention rate in the Bridgeport Public School? • Principal surveys • Principal surveys Open Ended • Principal Interviews As noted in the table above, principal surveys will be conducted and used to gather both quantitative and qualitative data. A sample
In “Money, Morality and Madness,” author Jan Bridgeport-Smith narrates the “Kansas work” – an unsuccessful slave revolution led by John Brown in 1859. The author describes John Brown as a “radical abolitionist” native of Ohio who “has passion for justice” and “equality between the races.” (Smith 50) In April of 1848, Brown arrives to Peterboro, New York to find Gerrit Smith, a philanthropist and “peace-loving abolitionist” whom he aims to convince to finance his plan. He succeeds in recruiting people
The Greatest Showman On Earth Phineas Taylor Barnum is a man of many talents. He has achieved many great accomplishments throughout his life. “P.T. helped popularize opera in the U.S”, stated Evan Andrews.(‘10 Things You May Not Know About P.T. Barnum’) Phineas Taylor Barnum created the world famous Three Ringed Circus. “ With his help, the “Swedish Nightingale” became an overnight sensation. Barnum reportedly netted a staggering $500,00 on tour, and Linds popularity helped make opera a mainstay