If you could be a "fly on the wall" in any situation -- historical, personal, or otherwise -- describe what you would choose to observe and why. What would you hope to learn and how would it benefit you? (University of Pittsburgh).
Tell us about the best conversations you've had. (Stanford U)
What are the responsibilities of an educated person? (Yale)
If you were to look back on your high school years, what advice would you give someone beginning his or her high school career? (Simmons)
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If I could be a fly on a wall I would want to observe one of the special needs kids I work with at school while he was at home. One of the kids In particular means a lot to me and we have a really good connection. Im really curious what his life is like at home and how he acts and what he does. I think people are a lot different at home then they are at school. Sometimes on his bad days I don't know what to do or how to deal with it so seeing how his parents and whoever lives with him handles it I think would help me a lot. I plan on continuing to work with him in the summer because he lives just down the street from me. I also plan on working with special needs kids as a career one day. I plan on being apart of this kids life for a while so I'll know one day what it's like to be out of school with him ��
ReplyDeleteLooking back on my high school years, I would advise people (maybe even my little brother) to take as many classes in the beginning as they can, especially a lot of the P.E. classes, because I found that your freshman year is the easiest. Do not leave things until the last minute, when you get the assignment try to get it done right away. Keep all of your homework and notes, never throw anything away until the last day of school. You will have a ton of papers and it would be fun to make a bonfire of all your homework to celebrate the last day of school. The reason I advise you to keep all of you homework and class paperwork is because during finals, your teachers will basically take all of your previous tests and assignments and make it into one big test. Make as many friends as you can so that you will always have someone to help you with the stress of high school, be social and get in clubs and sports. I regret not going into a sport or staying in any of the clubs that I had been in. It is a good experience, one essential to a good high school career. Overall be social and do your homework along with keeping track of everything that you do.
ReplyDeleteLooking back on my high school years, I would advise people (maybe even my little brother) to take as many classes in the beginning as they can, especially a lot of the P.E. classes, because I found that your freshman year is the easiest. Do not leave things until the last minute, when you get the assignment try to get it done right away. Keep all of your homework and notes, never throw anything away until the last day of school. You will have a ton of papers and it would be fun to make a bonfire of all your homework to celebrate the last day of school. The reason I advise you to keep all of you homework and class paperwork is because during finals, your teachers will basically take all of your previous tests and assignments and make it into one big test. Make as many friends as you can so that you will always have someone to help you with the stress of high school, be social and get in clubs and sports. I regret not going into a sport or staying in any of the clubs that I had been in. It is a good experience, one essential to a good high school career. Overall be social and do your homework along with keeping track of everything that you do.
ReplyDeleteIf I were to look back on my high school years I would have a lot of advice for someone just beginning his or her high school career. First I would tell them to get all of their core classes out of the way in the first three years of high school; that way their senior year can be fun and not boring. Next I would advise him or her to take either a zero hour or a seventh hour for at least freshman or sophomore year, again, to make their senior year much easier. Non-school wise I would tell them to do as many activities as possible and to make as many friends as possible too. Take school seriously but try to have as much fun as you can. I would tell them how it goes by so fast and to take advantage of it while it’s still free. So overall have as much fun as you can without getting in trouble that it’ll impact your future.
ReplyDeleteIf I were to look back on my high school years, I would have a lot to say to those entering within a couple months. First, always be on top of your work, you may think that because it’s your freshman year that it doesn’t really count, but it can hurt you in your years to come if you don’t. Try and get involved with school activities or sports it can become a great way to make life-long friends and enjoy your schooling more. Have a good relationship with your teachers it can really pay off when it comes down to getting recommendations for colleges or jobs. When it comes close to your Junior year of high school you should definitely plan what you’re going to do after high school it may seem like a long ways away but it’s a lot closer than you think and Senior year just flies by and its always good to just have a plan even if its not set and stone. Lastly just enjoy the time you have with all your peers and teachers.
ReplyDeleteIf I were to look back on my high school career and give an incoming freshman advice, it would be to not fall behind at all and take care of as many credits as possible. Do all of the work assigned to you because in most classes homework is the majority of your grade so it’s just an easy way to pass the class. Another topic I would discuss with the incoming freshman would be to get ahead on the college road and know what scholarships you’re eligible for and apply for everything that you’re able to before it is too late because it does go by really fast. Lastly, I would advise them to enjoy and be loyal to your friends while you have them because they come and go as they please and you’ll find yourself finding out who your friends really are. Enjoy school while it lasts and be involved along with having fun!
ReplyDeleteMy advice to someone how is beginning his or her high school career is first off just try to get every thing done before its due and trust me you would feel a lot better and not as stressed. Another thing is you don’t have to know in high school is what do you want to do with your life. So many people ask you this and you think you’re supposed to have an answer this question is more for a conversation starter it what I have learned. Also learn from other people on how they do so good or not so good and kind get a perspective on what you want to be like. My big advice is start looking at colleges around your junior year and looking at scholarships that could apply to you it helps a lot when you are starting your senior year. That is my advice to people that are starting their high school career.
ReplyDeleteMy entrance into highschool was a little atypical as I had been homeschooled and went to Montessori until I began highschool, but I will do my best to speak to what incoming freshmen should expect. The rest of your student body is going to be made up of four kinds of people: the people who could care less about the fact that you're new, the people who will poke fun at you for being a freshman – but in good humor, the people who are genuinely malicious towards freshmen, and of course, your fellow freshmen (who may or may not also fall into one of the above categories). The safest course of action is to simply keep your head down and focus on your studies, but that's also the most boring. Don't be so afraid that you don't go out and live, but do be careful who you trust.
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ReplyDeletePublic schools are made to accommodate all walks of life, and because of that, they don't always conform to the priorities of individuals. I learned this early in my high school career but I've had friends tell me that if they could repeat their 4 years, they would do them completely differently. Every student has different needs and function in different ways. The cookie cutter philosophy on running a school doesn't work efficiently. When administration sets requirements and they say that there is no way around protocol, it is important to remind yourself that it is your education. You are the only person who knows what is best for yourself. When you set a goal for yourself and your future, you have to take steps toward what will get you there. Public schools don't know what each and every student's goals are and are unable to create the perfect schedule that will encapsulate the whole student body. So, My best advice for all of those who are entering high school, or feel the need to take hold of their education, fight for your classes to benefit yourself in the best way possible. You have more power than you think. Without you, public school would be impossible.
Education is very important. Each and every one of us needs and deserves to be educated. As an educated person, we have to be responsible. Being good in Math, English, Science, etc. doesn’t mean your educated person. Not to be able to go to school or graduated doesn’t mean not educated. For me, an educated person is not clever but wise, systematic and polite. That describe of being an educated and its responsible too.
ReplyDeleteAt home, we are educating by our parents, in school, are our teachers, so all of those are our responsibility to be responsible everywhere. What they thought us should be remarkable as an educated person. We are responsible to educate them. You have to be a prototype of everybody. As an educated person you are responsible of your responsibilities and good things to aim to a better future and maintain stability and order in the world. An educated person is an asset who must realize his/her potential and use it to the optimum.
Looking back on my high school years, there was so much. If I were to tell a person just beginning their high school career I would tell them to get all the boring classes done in the first three years. Don’t try to be a student who does nothing but school, go out to games, do sports, hang with friends because these will be the years you will look back on and remember. Make your Senior year the best year of high school you have ever had. Every moment of high school is a day closer to a labyrinth of decisions. The best year is probably your junior year you are done with most tests and the next year is the year where you have those fun classes. Don’t throw anything away not even a small assignment, they always come back to get you during finals week, where your teachers combine all the tests and assignments in to a big test. Get projects done early don’t wait till the last minute to do it, so you can look over it and fix it or prepare. There is so much to tell but I think this is the most important things to tell.
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ReplyDeleteI would tell new people coming to high school to have as much fun they can without getting into trouble. Have fun with your friends and help them out when needed. Also go to all the sports games and do the activities that you have interest in. Another thing is try to get a lot of the required classes done your first two years, then once you become a upperclassmen you can have some free periods. Have a mix of harder and easier classes so you aren't swamped with work, and listen to what other kids say about teachers and how they teach or their style. You get to meet new people that you haven't gone to school with before. Take a variety of different classes so you know what things you're interested in. Overall you should have a lot of fun in high school, and its not that hard as long as you just do the work.