at this stage in life therefore it is important to expose them to as much information as possible so that they may form more informative perspectives. With this exposure we must understand that there are several different kinds of intelligences. A great application of this type of exposure is found in an article from the Tribune Business News called “Students Broaden intelligence with fair.” Students at Mesa Elementary School use the educational theory developed by Howard Gardner that describes an array of different kinds of intelligences. (Castillo, 2008) This school believes that people are smart in a diversity of ways. The school holds what they call The Multiple Intelligences Festival, this festival has been held every year for the last four years.
The drill instructors checked everyone in and seated all of us. The graduation started with the Marine Corp Band marching around the Parade deck while the recruits were still getting ready. The band played several Marine songs that sounded pretty good. As the graduation ended the platoon guide were awarded for their good job they done over the past 13 weeks of training. The graduation ended about 11 am and the drill instructor dismissed them and we went with the recruit to get their things and then we all headed back to the airport.
They head back to that familiar house that so many good memories were kept. When Fella arrives he is greeted by Nana, Brody and Brit. They all smile as they see their recently added family member. Throughout the next couple weeks Fella started his homeschooling and planned to return to a public high school the following year. If you wouldn’t know everyone in that crazy house was good at something from school, you just needed to know who to ask.
This wasn't any regular cheer competition, this was the Special Olympics and this was my first time volunteering as a Unified Partner. It was my Senior year in high school. Thinking back I never would have thought I would be faced with the amazing opportunities that came to me during the school year. Just before I was making my schedule my principal approached me and asked me to become a Peer Mentor. She explained that I would be tutoring freshman and helping them with their school work for two class periods a day.
Flashback: It was fifth period – English class. They were doing presentations about their vacation again, like last year and the year before that and the year before that. Dylan was so pumped for the pep rally later. His excitement could be seen at his face: with his smile from cheek to cheek, to the enthusiastic look in his eyes, and his feet that he can’t stop stomping. He was already daydreaming about the activities he would do later on.
That Saturday night was the night that the marching band, MY marching band, won the biggest marching competition in Missouri. That band was my entire life and was the reason I went to school every day and felt like music helped me learn and retain information. It was actually a mutual feeling through the band. Music brought friendship and a sense of being to the members of the band. In retrospect, I would be nowhere I am today without the music classes I took in high school.
We are required to register our names at the registration counter. The organizer told that our names will be put into a box for the lucky draw at the closing ceremony. I am so excited when I heard that at the end of ceremony we had lucky draw. In my heart, I pray that I am one of those who got the prize draw. Not only our school joined scouting days, there are also a number of delegates from other schools.
This goal can be measured by comparing it to the SMART goal methodology we discussed in class. SMART stands for specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely. This goal is specific because they must train and perform better each day to win the championship in the few weeks they had. It is measurable since they check each person’s time and how they progress, if one runner’s time doesn’t make it they get cut out of the top 7. Coach Newton always tells the boys however fast you run, run faster.
I also made life-long friendships, and I am still meeting new people at our meetings that we have during the school year. The summer before my junior year of high school I attended my 10-day residential Junior Conference at Christian Brothers University. Entering the program I had mixed feelings because I was so excited to meet new people, but at the same time I was extremely nervous because I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
Having those people show how school has provided them with success motivates the students whether they are college bound or not. It is this piece of collaboration that could make or break a student’s choice to stay in school. (Guinter,2011) These high school students must volunteer ten hours in the community as part of the graduation requirement. If possible, providing volunteer opportunities where these high school students may see how fortunate they are would be a way to improve collaboration. The non-profit agencies are usually in need of volunteers.