...music causes hearing loss in teens IPods and MP3s are very important to teens today. We listen to them while we get dressed and on our way to school. We try to sneak our ear buds in during class; we listen after school, while doing our homework, and before bed. IPods and MP3 players have become an important part of the daily schedule, but what teens don't realize is those same devices that entertain us for hours each and every day can be a serious source of hearing loss Most teenagers believe that listening to music for long periods of time is perfectly fine. According to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) teens should not listen to music for more than one hour every day at a reasonable volume. The reasonable volume for music is 75 decibels witch is about 70% of an IPods volume capacity according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information The effects of frequently listening to loud music include permanent hearing loss. The hair cells in the ear – irreplaceable cells that send electrical impulses to the brain – can die from sustained abuse. After going to a rock concert or listening to a lot of loud music, you might hear a soft ringing in your ears called tinnitus. This is an indication of acoustic trauma that over time could result in hearing loss if precautions aren't taken. Many people think that hearing loss is hereditary but “acoustic trauma produced by exposure to loud sounds” is the third major cause of hearing loss, according to science writer Robert...
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...Hearing in Infants Ages Birth to 12 Months: Child Growth and Development Tamesha Robinson Collin College Child Growth and Development TECA 1354 Professor Susy A Mathews Associate Faculty Office SCC B-103 or Child Development Lab School Spring Creek Campus Development of Hearing in the Womb Infants sense of hearing under goes most of its development in the womb (Baby center) states that a baby’s inner ear fully develops by the 20th week of pregnancy. The ability to hear is fully developed at birth. While in the womb, babies can hear your heart beat, your stomach grumbling and the blood moving through the umbilical cord. Babies are even startled by loud noises. The results suggest newborns will gravitate toward and pay more attention to what may be “their mothers melodic sounds than those of other women, and will pay more attention to other similar sounds like female voices in general, than they will to even less similar sounds, like male voices. The findings add to evidence suggesting that prenatal hearing can help infants perceive the sounds of speech. It was long know that newborns can discriminate or perceive most of the acoustic properties of speech. The theoretical view is that these capacities are mostly independent of previous auditory experience and that newborns have a bias or skill for perceiving speech. Scientist...
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...most people think of music they think of what you hear on the radio but music is all around us. From a young age we have learned what music is, from hearing the sounds of our mothers voice, to hearing pots and pans bang in the kitchen while dinner is being prepared. When I looked up the definition of music it said "The art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre." Which means that music can pretty much be made out of everything we can get our hands on. How does this effect children, you may ask? How does it not effect children! Some benefits of music are it Stimulates the brain, "Music simply stimulates parts of the brain that are related to reading, math, and emotional development.", improve memory "Further research has shown that participation in music at an early age can help improve a child's learning ability and memory by stimulating different patterns of brain development," helps them socially by teaching them how to work together (in a band, choir, ect.) is a confidence builder, teaches patience, teaches discipline, fosters creativity and so much more. It is a shock to me that due to budget cuts, music class is the first to be cut in most schools. In my opinion music class should be just as important as math science or English. "Schools with music programs have significantly higher graduation rates...schools with music programs score higher on there standardized...
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...Raising Children the Second Time Around Being a grand-parent today can no longer be considered a traditional role. Long gone are the days when we spoiled our grand-children and sent them “home” with mommy and daddy. With both social (neglect, child abuse, drugs and jail) and economic (lower wages, higher expenses) pitfalls of today more and more grand-children are being raised solely by their grand-parents. According to the 2010, Census there are over four and a half million children raised in grand-families. My role as a grand-mother, to Piper Reanne, was drastically changed from spoiler and nurturer to that of the parent in the fall of 2005. After financial hardships, incidents of neglect and other safety concerns, my daughter and I sat down to discuss me becoming Piper’s “primary” caregiver. After contacting the Clerk of the Court, we wrote the Caregiver Authorization, which is nothing more than a notarized letter, filed a copy with the court and Piper moved into my home. The long forgotten sound of a child laughing, a full on belly laugh, once again filled my home. My days of sleeping in late, getting up and going wherever and whenever I wanted were a thing of the past. I had to adjust back to packing a bag before going anywhere and doing everything for two. Our lives moved forward. In the fall of 2007, Piper was taken, by her mother without permission from her paternal grand-parents while they were on a shopping trip to Wal-Mart. While...
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..."People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for" (Lee). I interpret this quote to mean that you won’t be open to proof or opinions of something that you don’t want to be open to. This quote is part of chapter 17 of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This quote was said by Judge Taylor and he meant that he cannot control what people see, hear, understand, or take away from what they witness that day at the trial. If anyone present at the trial was not open to an idea, they would not listen to the evidence that supported that idea. This is called selective hearing. “Pride has quite a bit to do with hatred. In many a case in which one hates another, one subconsciously begins patterns of cherry-picking and selective hearing:...
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...For better comprehension of the topic under discussion, there is a great need to explain what sensory means and what perceptions it has over human life. Sensory comes from a Latin word ‘sentire’ meaning ‘to perceive, feeling.’ This also describes something related to sensation – something that you feel with your physical senses. The physical senses that enable man to perceive things, feel things etc. These sense that enable human being to perceive and feel thing include the eyes, the nose, the tongue, the ears and the body sensation. For example the eyes is used for sight, the nose for smelling things and the ears for sounds. All these sense enriched the brain and link the brain as we think. The three factors that may ensure the accuracy or inaccuracy of sensory information would be limited biologically, we see the superficial; (using the sight for example) can deceive our brain as have been mentioned above limited biologically. Same o the sight example, it would be stated that our sensory of information would be accurate or inaccurate due to corralled by custom, we see the habitual; and lastly blinded by language, we see the general. In further explanation to the mentioned factors, it happens that our sight can deceive us by mere recognition of the appearance of a substance which in reality does not have the real qualities seen in our sight. For instance, the sight used in seeing objects and telling of the nature can observe a nice or decorated cake to be delicious but the taste...
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...skills can lead to career advancement. For instance, a manager needs to have the ability to listen nonjudgmentally for valid information and to understand others point of view in order to make managerial decisions. Active listening can help you better understand thoughts and feelings of others and provide positive communication in your relationships. A portion of this research involves self-knowledge and how to get to know yourself better. We are always talking to ourselves, silently, in our heads, thinking… without really paying attention or analyzing our thoughts. Are we really even listening to ourselves? Perhaps we could discover a part of our unknown selves… I am now wondering what all I have missed out on in my lifetime from hearing rather than listening. There is an art to listening and it must be learned and developed through practice. Learning to listen effectively is a complex, challenging, and lifelong undertaking. These resources offer explanations and ideas on how we can improve areas in our lives through the art of listening. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Beard, D. (2009). A Broader Understanding of the Ethics of Listening: Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Media Studies and the Ethical Listening Subject. International Journal of Listening, 23(1), 7-20. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. This article discusses listening as among the...
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...Capella University MBA6010 – Professional Effectiveness: Strength, Impact, and Reposition Professor Pamela Solberg-Tapper Assignment u06a2 – Professional Challenge – Coaching Analysis Final Paper By Dawn Patterson October 1, 2010 I. Overview In summarizing my learning from this course about the coaching and feedback process, I learned the most about myself during the classmate phase of the coaching process. Many things were illuminated over the course of the coaching sessions with my classmates and coworker. Turns out that the concern I brought to the forefront to receive coaching and direction on was one of many symptoms related to a greater issue that wasn’t as easily identifiable as other indicators had suggested. What I believed to be a problem with managing a stressful work environment really was an issue with effective communication. The coaching process is comprised of three elements; planning, conducting the discussion(s), and evaluating. In the planning phase I developed a short-term plan to help the coachee achieve their expressed goal. The next phase of the process, conducting the discussion entailed the actual delivery of the feedback. Lastly, the evaluation phase provided an opportunity to track the progress and adoption of the prescribed approach to train and develop the coachee. The evaluation phase also created an opportunity for the coachee to share feedback with the coach on the effectiveness of the coach’s delivery...
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...There is a radio commercial that many of you will remember. “When E. F. Hutton speaks, people listen.” This morning we have to think about the question, when God talks, do we listen? It’s a serious question, and one that we always hope the answer for is a resounding, “yes!” Today is Transfiguration Sunday, the last Sunday before Lent. We celebrate this now precisely as a reminder that the one who leads us through the coming season of penitence and preparation is preparing us to participate in such glory with him both now and at his second coming. Hear the recounting of these events from Matthew: After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. 7 But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus. As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus...
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...VARK ASSESMENT There are several ways to determine what an individual’s learning style is. For a student to perform at their best it is helpful to know what learning style works best for them and to understand their particular learning style. The VARK module is one of the most common models used today. It was developed by Neil Fleming in 1987 as a way to assist students in learning more about their individual learning styles (Cherry, 2012). VARK stands for visual, Aural, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic. A student can have a single learning style or multiple learning styles. If the student has multiple learning styles their learning preference would be called multimodal. The majority of learners fall under the multimodal as much as 60% of any population (Fleming, 2011). Educators can use the module as well they can use it teach more effectively. With it they can gain a better appreciation of how they process information which is what they use to teach. They can use their findings to develop teaching methods that can reach a broader student population encouraging their students to learn (Marcy, 2001). The VARK assessment was used to asses a student who is currently enrolled in college classes. The student was assessed for this paper and was found to have a multimodal (AK) learning preference meaning more than one learning preference. A multimodal learning can have several different combinations of styles. In this case the student scores showed Visual: 4, Aural:...
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...In one of our weekly questions we asked, "What makes a great boy/girlfriend?" We then compiled all the responses and created a list of our favorites! Someone who knows what you need before you say it. Someone who knows when to laugh and when to cry. Someone who truly listens when you have something to say. Someone that's there for you during the good and bad times. Someone who is caring . Someone who loves you with all their heart and soul. Someone who is interested in reality and not as a fashion display. Someone who is honest. Someone you can trust them like a sibling, confide in like a friend but most of all, love as the great lover they are. Someone who is open and responsive. Someone who is never critical and ill-tempered in respect to your needs. Someone who knows when things have to be compromised in the relationship. Someone who understands listening is a key, but using what is heard is even more important. Someone who's there for you no matter what. Someone who is trustful. Someone who is a friend. Someone who gives a shoulder to cry on. Someone with a great sense of humor. Someone who has things in common with you. Someone who takes time to listen and enjoy you for who you are and tries not to make you something else. Someone with a constant open ear, open heart, and open mind to accept and love people for who the really are. Someone who will always be there to support your ideas without argument and love you for everything that you are. Someone...
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...Elizabeth Anderson Journal# 10 Professor Jordan Section 3 Covey: Covey’s fifth habit is: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood. He talks about the importance of communication and what he calls “empathetic listening” saying that most people listen with the intent to reply. When we listen we listen on one of four levels (ignoring, pretending, selective listening, or attentive listening) and very few people practice this highest form of listening which is empathetic listening. Empathic listening is effective when you have the best interest of the other in mind, if you genuinely seek the welfare of the others. This can be applied to real life in regards to effective parenting techniques. In an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond called “Father Knows Least” Raymond and his wife sign up for a Parenting class where they learn about active listening. In this clip he practices these techniques with his daughter Allie in order to try to get through to her about her bad behavior. Here, he tries to see her perspective, he relates to her, and makes eye contact and appropriate body gestures. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VOubVB4CTU I can apply this to my own life by trying to remember that I will actually be more effective if I put forth the extra effort to listen and engage and empathize with who I am speaking to, whether I want to or not. People will look up to me and respect me more if they feel like I genuinely care about them. Another thing that stuck out...
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...Expressive skills and receptive skills make up the two skills of communication. Speaking and writing are generally referred to as expressive skills; they provide the means by which we express ourselves to others. The receptive skills, listening and reading, are the ways in which we receive information. It has been reported that senior officers of major North American corporations spend up to 80 percent of their working time in meetings, discussions, face-to-face conversations, or telephone conversations. Most employees spend about 60 percent of the workday listening. Since such a large percentage of one's waking time is consumed by listening activities, it is clear that we could increase our productivity through listening training. Listening consumes about half of all communication time, yet people typically listen with only about 25 percent of their attention. Ineffective listening is costly, whether it occurs in families, businesses, government, or international affairs. Most people make numerous listening mistakes every day, but the costsinancial and otherwisere seldom analyzed. Because of listening mistakes, appointments have to be rescheduled, letters retyped, and shipments rerouted. Any number of catastrophes can arise from a failed communication regardless of the type of industry. Productivity is affected and profits suffer. Research indicates that we hear only 25 percent of what is said and, after two months, remember only one-half of that. This has not always...
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...1. Considering the amounts of contribution of the senses to learning (sight 75%, hearing 13%, touch 6%, taste 3% smell 3%), which instructional materials will be most effective? Why? Answer: Considering the amounts of contribution of the senses to learning, the most effective instructional materials will be the use of materials that they can see and manipulate like visual aids, power point presentation where there are also video clips inserted and objects that they can manipulate. It is where they can have open-ended exploration or drill-and-practice. It is important to give them open-ended exploration or drill-and-practice with the aid of instructional materials (depends on the subject matter, for example in geometry- the use of small cubes in explaining further the derivation of the formula) so that they would be able to satisfy their own queries, see how things are done through discovery method. The feeling of accomplishing something by their own way is already a reward to them and the next time around they will be more motivated in participating the class discussion. Aside from the abovementioned reasons, making use of the instructional materials that they have longer retention about the lesson and deeper sense of appreciation to the subject matter. Why? Because by their own, they can discover the application of the concept, not just only in academic terms but into their day to day activities. Their manipulative and critical thinking skills are also developed. In addition...
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...Alex Palmer HHMA 4341 Candice Carolyn Monk Write Up Mrs. Monk came to our class and told us of her small business and some understandings that people need to look into to managing a small business. For instance, keeping up with trends, the three P’s of marketing (Product, Price, Placing), reasons companies lose or gain business, and customer relations. She spoke to us about many knowledgeable ideas to managing a small business although the three that I think are most important are customer relations, the three P’s of marketing, and the reasons companies lose or gain business. Mrs. Monk told how Customer Relations is one of the most important jobs of a small business. Customer Relations includes active listening, details, looking for more opportunities to enhance customer relationships, and staying in touch with your client. Active listening is important. Hear what your client wants and needs for their event. Pay attention to detail, you cannot give good customer service if you are not giving them the right thing. Go the extra mile for your client to enhance your relationship with your customer. Stay in touch with your client it means a lot to clients when you are personable with them. The three P’s of marketing, product, placing, and price, are important to keep in mind when managing a small business. Sometimes it is smarter to buy the more expensive product, because it has better quality. Remember that when you have good relationships with your suppliers that...
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