Cp 101 Reflection

My participation in Cross Country over the past 4 years has influenced me greatly. Particularly in my senior year, it taught me how to work hard, bond with my teammates, and really appreciate the sport. It has influenced my career goals through possibly looking towards a health career, and has bonded me with my family by their support through the season.

I want to be in AP Literature and Composition because I think it will prepare me for college. I heard that students who take AP classes in high school graduate college at a much better rate than those who do not take AP courses in high school. This is probably because they are better prepared for the level of work they get in college. I want to be ready for college. So I thought just being in an AP will let know what to expect in my future college, if I go to one. I’m not entirely certain which college i 'm going to, if i’m going to one at all, but I definitely feel capable of doing so. I want to keep all of my opportunities open. I believe taking this class will perhaps make a college want to take my money over the next guy’s.

What was your own middle school experience like? What extracurricular activities were you involved in?

ASAM 100 has been one of the most insightful classes I have taken in college—so far! Through this class, I was able to learn a great deal about my culture and about myself as a person. In retrospect to my first “Why ASAM?” essay, I still believe that it is important for everybody to learn about their culture sometime throughout their life. I was able to learn about various topics such as: the issues of my culture, the traditions of my culture, how others view individuals of my culture, and more. Throughout this class, I learned about the Model Minority Myth and its effect on individuals of Asian background, I learned about issues that other Asian Americans faced through the video, Asian American Voices, and I learned to grow as a writer.

The pain and agony due to the fact that I might not be prepared for college class was on my shoulders. Since day one of highschool, my biggest desire throughout school was to be engaged in learning while being well prepared for the next step in life: college. What class was the answer to this class desired? It was in a meeting with my guidance counselor in eighth grade that struck me and sparked the interest in my heart to do well. All of my highschool career I have never known what it actually meant to do well and be ¨successful.¨ The abstract idea occurred to me, in room 201, in the front row of Dual Enrollment English 111; this idea regarded what it means to be successful and obtain a good work ethic while producing a high quality essay.

Every individual has a different background and it is our job as educators to take that into consideration as we educate our students. While reading the articles and watching the film, I realized that not all students are fortunate enough to have a stable household and some may not even have a roof over their heads at night. I was in awe by the amount of homeless youth that are out on the streets of Chicago every night. In the film, The Homestretch, it stated that 2,000-3,000 homeless youth were out on the streets every night. It also stated 19,000 students are registered as homeless within Chicago public schools. This made me realize the challenges they go through just in one single day. I began to realize that education is not their number one priority, it is surviving through the night. How can we ask students to do homework at night, when they don’t even have a place to go to?

On Oct 3, 2016, at 2332 hours, console operator dispatch all available officers to the yellow zone that a African American female that have elope from 5 Medical Park, Yellow Zone, room 17.

Communications 101 (Comm. 101) is a college credit class that helps the students in the class learn the “fundamental principles of verbal, nonverbal, written, and visual communication with an introduction to relational and organizational communication, public communication, and media studies.”(Communications

Success 101 is a one-semester course designed to help students achieve success in college and beyond. The course will focus on the strategies, habits, and values necessary for students to take charge of their own academic and personal development. Emphasis will be placed on self-assessment and goal setting, written and oral communication skills, critical thinking, time management, and study skills.

As a sophomore in college, my career goals are finally becoming clear. First, I plan to finish my undergrad here at Dordt College. I am majoring in Exercise Science with a double minor in Biomedical Sciences and Psychology. Second, I plan to get accepted into grad school for Physical Therapy and earning my Doctorate. Lastly, I also plan to get a possible certification of massage therapy and or personal training as a side job.

My Comp I class allowed me to develop some of my writing skills that already existed. It also taught me new concepts that I had never learned before. Before this class I never knew how to use APA citation. This is now how I’m citing my last major essay.

The academics at Brandeis University can be challenging and filled with workload, yet that is what converts them in rather compelling, fulfilling, and interesting courses. I think I expect every class I take, during these four undergraduate years, to fulfill me in all these distinct aspects. I expect to dig deeper into subjects, I expect my mind to be challenged, I expect the energy and passion from professors in the classroom experience. I expect to take all this knowledge wherever I go after this stop—in the end, Brandeis is only a temporary stop in my life’s journey, but I want to get the best of it.

First day of first grade, the teacher hands out pieces of paper and tells us to write the most creative story we can think of. First day of middle school, the teacher asks us to get out a notebook and write a fascinating story about our summer. First day of high school, the teacher tells us to get our laptops out so we can start working on a paper about what we want to be when we grow up. First day of English Composition I, the teacher tells us to read the syllabus and handouts because assignments will be starting the next week.

As I reflect on the past 15 months of attending CCU. I recall the excitement, and the overwhelming stress of having to work full time and attend online college. I was not sure that I could complete my degree at fifty years old. Because of being out of school for over 30 years. I was somewhat reluctant to give it a try. With many prayers and asking God for his favor, grace, along with the focus and tenacity to understand all that was ahead of me. However, after researching several universities, I felt strongly God was leading me to enroll at CCU. This verse comes to mind in writing this paper, “Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say” (Exodus 4:12 NIV).

According to the VARK questionnaire (n.d.), how I learn best is by doing visual and kinesthetic learning. Before taking this questionnaire I knew I was more of a hands on and visual learner. I am not the kind of student that can read something and just remember it, I have to either see it in a graph or do it myself to remember it. Some examples of visual ways of learning are pictures and graphs (“The VARK Questionnaire,” n.d.). Cases and trails are examples of kinesthetic learning (“The VARK Questionnaire,” n.d.). According to the questionnaire being a visual learner I should, “draw things [and] use diagrams” (“The VARK Questionnaire,” n.d.). Another thing that is helpful for visual learners are slides (“The VARK Questionnaire,” n.d.). I have