I imagine an evening when I accept my performance award to launch into an historic speech “Music Set Me Free” thanking educators who taught me how to decode texts’ main ideas and critically analyze what I read, making comprehending daily items like my cello instructor’s annotated sheet music, viable. At 9 years old, it had taken a host of diligent experts to prove what I always knew was true; I did not lack intellect, I learned differently than my classmates. I would tell of how since then, I challenged myself to achieve. I took to heart my parents’ oft repeated mantra: Live life for what it can bring as the real sense of enjoyment will come in knowing you are having the time of your life, riding aboard life’s train that runs along the edge of the world, these moments will be your legacy. There were right. Childhood piano, cello, and ballet lessons morphed into a NYC Opera Children’s Chorus offer at seven to be in hundreds of choral numbers. Sadly, the subtleties of professional artistry ordained my operatic career’s end by thirteen when puberty curtailed my high-C’s. One door’s closing meant another’s opening. Having worked extremely hard, I got accepted into Windward School, nationally one of the best schools for language-based deficiencies. Freed of boundaries caused by unknown “wiring” issues, all …show more content…
In academia, my new mindset enabled me to take advanced placement courses, independent college courses and enjoy all that education had to offer. I started pursuing neurological medical career interests at Mount Sinai Hospital’s two months medical careers exploration, followed by courses’ demonstrating cultural, visual, social media influences, supplemented with Columbia University Teacher College’s conferences on adolescent cognitive competence led to being chosen for the highly selective 2-year Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
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Convinced that Scott’s musical aptitude was far beyond his age, German professor of music Julius Weiss decided to increase the depth of his learning and mentor the talented eleven-year-old without charge. Here, he gained a greater knowledge of folk and opera music and their numerous elements. By the time he was a blossoming teenager, he had already mastered instruments such as the piano, violin, and cornet, all while singing and serving as a dance musician.
A year after my arrival in the unfamiliar land, I completed the high school ESL program through my succession in PSAT test. But I never get to enter the main high school program at Fairmont, my parent decided to transfer to an air force academy as the result of my relatives’ recommendation; Randolph-Macon Academy was told to be a best in discipline as well as a high-quality academic high school. Indeed, I never got to experience a life of normal high school teenager by the cause of ...
In the United States, mental health has become an increasingly popular topic because the stigma is fading away, but there are still not enough resources to help a large range of people. I want to give a voice to those whose needs (e.g., therapy) have been ignored. In regard to pursuing a neuroscience career, I want to add to the research for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease especially because there are numerous baby boomers who have retired or will be retiring soon, and will most likely seek medical services. In more general terms, I also hope to inspire others to pursue the unthinkable. The science world does not have much diversity and I want to encourage other minorities and women to pursue a career in the sciences; there are endless possibilities in the
After over 15 years of working as a CNA and Caregiver, I decided that I wanted to continue my education in the medical field. In 2013 I took the first step towards gaining a better future with more experience as a medical professional. I enrolled into a Medical Assistant program at IBMC college of Longmont. It has been a long road and I am almost to the finish line having gained essential skills needed to move further into my career. It has been a grueling and eye opening experience for me being an adult learner returning back to school at 33 years of age. I persevered through these pass two years with courage and determination, never letting my short comings get the best of me. As I approach the end of my journey with IBMC I have realized that I have a passion for helping those persons who
Lewis Brown, Laura. "The Benefits of Music Education." PBS.org. PBS, N.D.. Web. 20 Feb. 2014.
I graduated high school a semester early, achieving twenty-three credit hours at Illinois Community College prior to attending the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This allowed me to take fewer credit hours each semester in order to fully focus on academics while also saving time for extracurricular activities and community service. As an undergraduate, I became interested in and sought out scholarly research opportunities in the areas of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), neuroscience, infant cognition, and telecommunication therapy. XXX. I was fortunate to have been provided an opportunity, through the AAC Lab, to advance my research and communication skills by publishing scholarly research videos and co-presenting at multiple local and national conferences, including the 2016 ASHA Conference, TASH Conference, and Undergraduate Research
An interest in the field of speech-language pathology was ignited in my mind and my heart at the young age of 9. It was career day in Mrs. Garrett’s third grade class and our school speech pathologist was speaking to the class about her profession. I knew at that moment that this was my calling. I was fortunate to have a support system that focused on helping my passion flourish, so my wonderful teacher arranged for me to spend a week with our school speech pathologist, during this time I was able to see how she helped students communicate. During high school, I was given the opportunity to spend two days per week volunteering with the elementary school speech-pathologist in our district. These experiences continued to shape my goals and dreams for the future. Unfortunately, my dreams soon came crashing down around me. As I prepared to apply for college, I realized that my parents had spent my entire college fund during a financial hardship. I was devastated by the setback, but decided to attend a community college instead, planning to transfer after two years. During my time at community college, I faced yet another setback, my parents were getting a divorce and soon I found myself without a place to live. Consequently, my grades and GPA suffered as I bounced
middle of paper ... ... Music was not taught in the high school I was in. To satisfy my interest in learning about music and how to play musical instruments, I had to find a source of education other than school; a great depiction in agreement with Graff’s claim that students are being limited by not considering their interests when creating curricula (Graff 197). In conclusion, education is broader than just falling into what the contemporary school system has to offer. Both Gatto and Graff proved this by explaining how conforming students to certain perspectives of education limits their potential in other educational branches that interest the students.
...l survival in our society. I work as a counselor each summer at a sports camp in Philadelphia, and each summer I encounter very intelligent students who are placed in lower tracks or labeled as ìlearning deficientî because of their language. This disturbs me because as a speaker of both Black Vernacular speech and Standard English, I know that students can learn to use Standard English just as I have. Unfortunately, many students are not privileged enough to have the same educational opportunities that I was given by my parents, therefore, it is my responsibility to teach these students Standard English the way that I have been taught. But I must learn more about teaching students and dealing with the issues that plague the educational system, and I am looking forward to receiving more of this knowledge during my pre-student teaching and student teaching experiences.
In high school, I was among those students who always indicated that I will be going college. However, unlike most people I seem to meet these days I did not know that I wanted to be a doctor. When it was time to head off to college, I was still unsure of what I wanted to pursue. As most college freshmen, I did not know what major best suits my personality. I desired a career that would define who I am and a career that is self-gratifying. However, the path that I should follow was unclear to me. Because of my uncertainty I failed to see that my parents dream became my reality. As I began my college experience as a nursing student, I felt somewhat out of place. I realized that my reason for majoring in nursing was my parents' influence on me. They wanted me to believe that nursing is right for me. I always knew I wanted to go into the medical field, but I felt that I needed to know how to choose a medical specialty that I feel is right for me. My first step was to change my major. I chose to change my major to biology. My love for science led me to this decision. I began to explore the opportunities open to biology students.
Brown, L. L. (2012, May 25). The Benefits of Music Education. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
Music education plays an enormous role in student’s overall well being, outweighing the costs of it. In 1994, Congress passed the Improving America’s Schools Act, concluding that “...the arts are forms of understanding and ways of knowing that are fundamentally important to education” (Ford, AdamMcMahon, Maureen). Congress recognized the importance of music education. Now the effort must be made to make a difference. If people really do want the best for the future, music education is key. Ramon Cortines, former chancellor of the New York City public schools stated, “We engage in the arts, we ought to teach the arts, because this is part of what it means to be human” (“Arts Education”). When people eventually realize this, the benefits will be vast.
Summers, Alex. "The Important Role Of Music In Learning."Edudemic. N.p., 19 Apr 2013. Web. 14 Mar 2014.
“Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.” These were the words of Sergei Rachmaninoff, a Russian composer and pianist who was very influential in the twentieth century. Sergei’s perception of music was accurate because he understood the impact and significance music can have. Everybody knows what music is and they all have heard a form of it but most people underestimate the value and power music has in our everyday lives. Whether they know it or not music plays a vital role in the lives of people today. Music is a very efficient tool that influences and assists people, it plays a huge part in today’s society, and it had done so much for me as an individual.