During you senior year in high school, all you hear is to enjoy it while you can. Many people try to scare you by reassuring you that during college, you are completely on your own. They say that the professors do not care if you pass his or her class, everything is on you, and that they would not even bother to memorize your name. Yes, it is true that you have to be more responsible and that you have to put more effort; however, I have met some amazing teachers during my college years. During high school, I took some AP classes which are high school equivalent to college courses. I tool anatomy and physiology AP during high school and because of my major I decided to take the same class again last semester; Two professors on two different environment with the same material. I would like to focus on the attitude each professor had towards the student and the way the material was thought. Mrs. Camilla Crouch was my AP Anatomy and Physiology teacher at Skyline High School. She had a great relationship with the students because she knew all of us since freshman year. Our high school had clusters, and the students who took A&P were usually from the advance science cluster. Mrs. Crouch was the director of our cluster; Mrs. Crouch was a great part of our high school lives. Even if Mrs. Crouch was close to us, she did not play when it came to her class. We had a daily quiz and homework almost every day. At the time, A&P was a difficult class; the workload was insane and the amount of functions and parts of the body we had to memorize was ridiculous. Her test were straight forward, either you know it or you don’t. She didn’t allow make up test but her test did have a curve. When it came to grades, Mrs. Crouch was very understanding. Sh... ... middle of paper ... ...ral surgeon for many years; anything that has to do with the human body, he knows it. Mrs. Crouch has all of her presentation on power points. She prints the power points for the students and the students just add anything they feel it’s important. She likes to show animation; the animations are very helpful when understanding a broad concept. Mrs. Crouch is also knowledgeable and she likes to take advantage of technology. Even if Mr. Bates and Mrs. Crouch have different techniques and are in different environments, they are both dedicated instructors who are willing to help all of their students. Even if their way of teaching is different; they both have the same goal, to create successful students. They both provide the resources needed and they facilitate the road to success. The different teaching techniques have the same results, happy and successful students.
According to Randall S. Hansen in “25 Tips to Help You Survive and Thrive Your Freshman Year and Beyond,” the transition from high school to college is not a big deal if a student follows these tips that can help him to survive in his years as a student. In addition, Hansen claims that it is during this time where many students make critical decisions that will produce a big effect all the rest of your life. In my personal opinion, I think that Hansen is totally right. In general, these tips are helpful for any student that want to improve their classes quickly.
After quitting NJROTC my sophomore year, I had to take a health and gym class. It was both of these classes that I dreaded the most. In gym I am not a person who loves to participate, because it occasionally gets rough. I am not that athletic and disliked the fact that you had to participate to get points. Not only that, we would pay the same game for two weeks straight. I only looked forward to free time every Friday. On the other hand, unexpectedly, health class was easy. Most of the topics discussed I already knew about. The health teacher would spice up the class by having us perform skits and demonstrations. One time she brought in drunk glasses of different intensity and made use walk in a straight line. All you could see was students walking 10 inches from the actual line and some walking in curved lines. The students actually seemed like they were drunk. Another project we had to do was to perform a skit from different scenarios. Each team had to write a script and the best performance was chosen from all her classes. Even though my team’s skit didn’t win, it was still a fun experience.
I have often wondered what it would be like to experience the freedom of choosing my own class schedule. This has to be infinitely more stimulating and enjoyable. I am also aware that college will be significantly more challenging, but I have always found it easier to study for a class that interests me. I am willing to accept the fact that as long as I am in school, there will be required courses which may not engender excitement or enthusiasm; however, success should not be as difficult to achieve due to the maturity that is developing during this last year of high school. In addition, I have gained an understanding of the benefit of being well rounded. There is value in all classes taken. It helps to know that even my least favorite subject will contribute to the ultimate goal of personal and career development.
After my first few months of college, I realized I enjoy being a college student much more than I enjoyed being a high school student. However, the transition between the two extremely diverse worlds, was challenging at first, I found out how to overcome it. Originally, I couldn’t realize how different the two were, but as time went on, I was about to notice the differences. Not everyone is able to be aware of the many similarities and difference. Some differences include: cost, amount of freedom, and reasons why people are there. On the other hand, both high school and college have similar class structure and both require time management. The better prepared a student is to challenged with these many similarities and differences, the more
In the words of Stephen Covey, “Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.” There may be some similarities as to how things are run and there are always a few distinctions. Sometimes those differences make a huge impact for the good of an organization while some may take a turn for the worse. Overall, a student will take note of those differences between two teachers, especially if one steps in to take over a class for another. In my high school, we had two marketing instructors over the course of four years, those two teachers were Ms. Hunter and Mrs. Harvey. Each had two years to teach the classes and run a student based business called the DECA Store. Both teachers had different ways of running the show, there were three prominent differences that had an impact on the program and the students.
In high school, the teacher pretty much babysits the students. The teacher always has to get on their students to pay attention in class, to do their work, and to stay awake during the lecture. Also high school teachers don’t really expect their students to read ahead in their textbooks. In college the professors are very different. College professors expect the best from their students, because they know that their students are spending a very large sum of money in their education. The professors expect their students to read their textbooks before class, and to do their homework. They also expect their students to stay awake during the lecture, if not they will kick the student out. College professors don’t care if a student doesn’t turn in their homework or if they forget to read a chapter in their textbook. College professors are not worried about this because it’s not their grade, they already have their degree. Also, college professors won’t accept any late work. They also are very strict on absences and most college professors will rarely give any extra credit to replace a student’s absences. This is one of the reasons why high school teachers and professors are not the
My senior year is very important and that is why I must use it efficiently. There are many things I hope to accomplish during my senior year. Graduation is my top priority because if I do not graduate my future will be in jeopardy. Clubs and extra activities are very important for college acceptance. I hope to get certified in the areas in which I have been training for. Getting into college so that I can be successful is the main goal in my life is. I hope to get accepted to a college or university by the end of my senior year. My schedule will be busy but I will
I think it will be easier to get help from my professor than in high school. The professor seems to want to help us, as opposed to high school it felt impossible to get help or even talk to most teachers. Of course, there was at least one teacher that was willing to help. I will definitely need to spend more time studying. In high school I had 6 to 7 classes a day and in college you can build you on schedule and don’t have to be in class all day witch will take a little time to get use to. Also since I live in the dorms so I don’t go home to my family every night witch has its pros and cons, and is way different. In college it will be on us, the students to get to class on time and get all our work done, our professors will not be constantly checking in on us, like the teachers did in high school. It is on us to go to office ours if we need extra
I had the best high school experience. I had so much fun but at the same time I did some things wrong, but who cares that was high school I didn’t have any responsibilities or things like that. When I first got to high school it was normal to me because since I was middle school I had a lot of friends in school, and once I got to the high school I went “American Senior High” it was awesome. I n my freshman year I very lazy and crazy since I had all my friends there. I remember we would skip class, skip school and for that reason I failed math! I had to do nigh school my sophomore year, following by lots of test but I have always been a good student not so much with classwork but I was well behaved and teachers liked me because of that. I would
Obviously, there is a major difference in the level of academic responsibilities between high school and college. In terms of expectations and responsibilities placed upon you in high school, they are more of a guideline and carefree, whereas college it is more complex and is individually based. What I mean by this is that in high school you can count on parents and your teacher in order to guide you in setting priorities and remind you of your responsibilities. It was part of your parents’ and teachers’ responsibility to make sure that you succeed in high school. Students have fewer duties to worry about, and fewer requirements where they could depend on others for help. In class, you are usually told by the teacher about what you need to study and how you are doing with your grades and attendance. Furthermore, in high school, many of the classes are assigned to you, and you are supplied with many of the materials and books. It’s an entirely different story once you enter college. In college, you have to set your own priorities and have much more responsibilities to carry out. Students ar...
1. I encountered the most significant challenge when I moved to Canada in January, 2012. Before I came to Canada, my English grade was very good in China, thus, I thought living and studying in Canada would not be too difficult. However, I did not do well in the ESL evaluation at all, and I was placed in ESL 1 at my high school. Most of my classmates there spoke very little English, and they did not spend much time and effort on studying English. It was very difficult for me to study if I wanted to be their friends and at that time, they were the only friends I had in Canada. However, I expected much more effort from myself. I studied very hard and became the 2nd fastest ESL students ever to complete ESL 1 to 4 in my high school. Today, when I recall what I have accomplished, I think I learnt to trust myself and at the same, success in anything only comes from hard work.
ELSA at UCLA- ELSA = using chemicals to see if there is venom in roses
Having spent twelve years of my school life in just one small red brick building, the years tend to fade into each other. But the year I remember most clearly and significantly is my senior year of high school, where I finally began to appreciate what this institution offered to any student who stopped to look. Before, school had been a chore, many times I simply did not feel motivated toward a subject enough to do the homework well, and seeing the same familiar faces around ever since I was 5 years old grew very tiring soon enough. But I began to see things from a different angle once I became a senior.
When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one student to dissolve the bonds which have held him to his high school life, he can get fairly intimidated. Making the transition from high school to college can be a tough one. I remember my experience in such a transition vividly, as it was only a short time ago.
When I was a child I set aside one week of my year. This week would be spend to escape the hassles of daily life and help me to reconnect to who I was. Each summer I would spend these days at a bible camp, away from my home and with people I had never met. I would go on adventures and meet wonderful people, all without the presence of modern technology. Reconnecting with God and myself felt wonderful and was a refreshing way to end my summer before heading back to school. When high school rolled around I attended for two additional years but then the outside world got ahold of me, forcing me away from the place I called my “second home”. Thankfully, college has brought me a second chance to rediscover myself with the wonderful opportunity