I have a passion for people, but it took me sixteen years and a softball coach to discover my unconditional love for the human mind.. Last year, during the championship game of my softball tournament, I asked my coach why the opposing team had one of their athletes give the signs to the catcher instead of giving them through the coach. While on deck, I studied the coach's mannerisms along with the way her athlete responded. I became so enthralled in their discussion, that I almost missed my
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understand what is needed to create a superior learning environment. An ideal teacher will teach students to comprehend the material, and arouse them to action. The qualities and characteristics of an ideal teacher also include great listening skills, a passion for teaching, and the ability to clearly execute instructions and information. One of the most important things for a teacher to be great at teaching is to have a passion. When a teacher has passion, students are inspired and very creative
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semester, I have several courses, outside of education, in which I have incorporated my passion for education. Upon graduation I will substitute teach for the Mercer County School System until I am offered a full-time position or until I begin my graduate studies. I hope to be placed in a preschool or kindergarten class because I feel that this is where it all begins and I want to be a part of their first formal learning experience. I have been placed in seven Mercer County Schools for field placements
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understanding of the reality and their passion, and that was also my case. When I prepared for the entrance examination to university, I chose to major in Finance and Banking at the University of Economics in Ho Chi Minh City, one of the leading universities in my country. I did not know well what I desire was. However, during my four years at university, where I had to meet high requirements of English to read materials in English, gradually I found my special passion for the language, which I used to
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carried over into my adulthood. Their guidance and belief in me gave me the strength to believe in myself, which I consider to be the main reason I have experienced so much success in my life thus far. I loved playing all sports, but developed a passion for softball during my high school career. I put in many hours practicing and playing every week to become the best teammate, pitcher, and leader I could be. I accepted an academic and softball scholarship to CBU upon graduating and received the honors
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often extends beyond what’s happening within the four walls of a classroom. Schools also can no longer operate between eight o’clock in the morning and three o’clock in the afternoon. Extended learning opportunities before and after school, as well as during the summer, will also serve to enhance the learning experience while developing the whole-child. While Kansas supports full-day kindergarten, the district could open their doors to a pre-kindergarten program. The RAND Corporation released a document
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A service learning experience is the application of reflection to consider the change that needs to be made in order to help a community run more efficiently (Homan, 2016). Throughout my service learning experience, I have developed new professional skills and gained a fresh perspective on the experience and my population served. I believe that in any new work environment one can gain these tools from fellow colleagues/coaches, supervisors/advisors and the individuals served. Additionally, working
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them is about the way we should be looking at poetry. Mr. Keating, a main subject of the movie, stated that poetry is the reason why we stay alive and grounded to ourselves. Reading and writing poetry is a necessity for the human race, therefore passion is a necessity for the human race. I interpret this as having an outlet to express our emotions. Business, engineering, and law are important, but the ability to show our true selves is a bigger requirement. We all may want a good occupation, wealth
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As I sit in my science lectures at Fordham University, browse through dental schools’ websites, and shadow local dentists, I wonder what I will feel like once I am in the shoes of a dental student and, eventually, a dentist. Throughout high school and the first year and a half of college, I have found that some of the most rewarding and influential experiences in dentistry have come from participating in enrichment programs at universities and private practices – settling and inspiring my curious
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Books in 30 Days Challenge”; I told myself to maximize this opportunity to learn something significant. Broadening one’s knowledge and learning from the best leadership books ever published is like a gift that landed on my lap. 1st day of my 30 day reading journey, I made a strategy with 1 end goal - to enter the minds of all the authors and get the best learnings and most importantly practice it. It wasn’t an easy task - the first few attempts on reading the summaries, I started to doze off at page
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