Learning Autobiography (LAB # 1): Formal and Informal Educational Experiences 9/1/2013 LAS 30012 Writing and Critical Thinking in the Liberal Arts Ottawa University In order to be successful in today’s world it is a necessity to have an education. According to dictionary.com an education is, “the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.” When you think of an education, your first thought is probably of one in a class room. Though this is where the majority of learning takes place, there is also learning that can be taken from experiences in everyday life. Both of which however are crucial to ones future success. Here is my education experience in my life time, and how I plan to use my education to better my life.
When she graduated from South Division High School 1932 she was not quite sixteen years old (Suarez, 1999). She then went on to attended Milwaukee State Teachers College and graduated third in her class in 1936 with a bachelor's degree in education. “I went to Milwaukee State Teacher’s College to see the registrar of admissions. I will never forget him. I showed him my diploma and told him
I first started school at a private school called The Imani school. Then around the first or second grade I transferred to Windsor Village Elementary. After that I graduated to Johnston Middle School where I took guitar, played football, joined the Young Gents club, and took Spanish. I enjoy
Michael 1 Joseph Michael Dr. Sturgeon Engl. 08-101 October 4, 2012 Big Campuses vs. Small Campuses Meet Ben and Bryan, they are twins. They lived their whole lives together until four years ago. In August of 2008 they embarked on separate college experiences. Ben headed north to Morgantown, West Virginia to study at West Virginia University while Bryan chose to go to West Virginia State University.
My Life in My Own Words LaToya Heyward PSY 202: Adult Development & Life Assessment Prof. Allan Mooney September 6, 2012 Outline I. Where are you from? a) Elloree, South Carolina b) Small town c) Relocated to North Carolina then back to SC II. What were your educational experiences? a) Finished high school with a 3.8 GPA & received LIFE scholarship b) Received top 10 award I 10th grade c) Took college courses in high school d) Attended Coastal Carolina University freshman year e) Took high school classes in Middle School III.
While many people would be discouraged by the title of the class alone, I was intrigued and immediately signed up. I will forever remembered the line he introduced the class with, "Welcome to Science Fiction & Horror. If you are easily confused or disgusted, you should get the f**k out of this class. S**t gets real in this class, so buckle up." Completely stunned by the first words coming out of this new, intimidating teacher, I was excited for an English class for the first time.
Taylor Ringelstetter Mr. McGeough ENG 060-1 October 15, 2012 Compare/ Contrast: English Teacher vs. Photography There are a lot of things that can be learned from comparing completely different careers. Instead of just selecting a career and praying and hoping it will turn out choice. In this essay I will address both pros and cons of being a High School English Teacher and a Professional photographer. The Advantages of teaching is if teachers have children, child care is provided from daycare and schooling through K-12.
Growing up, math teachers always seemed surprised when I showed competence manipulating objects and shapes. Teachers even went so far as to tell me usually boys have better spatial sense. Reading the authors’ acknowledgement of the fact people are not simply born with or without spatial sense was very interesting to me; this statement made me wonder how I can foster this skill in my own students. Similar to number sense (defined and discussed in chapter two of this same text), having spatial sense is crucial to understanding geometry. Knowing that mathematics in general helps to formalize the ability to be able to grasp, visualize and represent the space in which we live, it stands to reason that learners who are able to display an understanding of spatial sense have a better understanding of the fact that
I still use the organizational skills they taught me today. My teachers also played a big part in my growing up. I hated homework in school but the teachers kept giving it. It was due at a certain time and day so this also taught me responsibility. Who would've ever thought that doing your homework and turning it in on time would teach you anything when your in school.
He and Margie, who is eleven, find it strange that the words on paper do not move after having been read. Nowadays they only read stories on the computer screen. The book is about school centuries ago. Margie is very surprised that in the past pupils had a person as a teacher and that all children of the same age learnt the same thing and went to a school house with other children. Margie wants to read more of the book but first she has to learn with her machine teacher whose level is too advanced for her and she thinks school in those days was much better than today.