The biggest problem with our youngest generation’s education is that it is not craved enough. Our youth is becoming increasingly unmotivated as curriculum is becoming less engaging and more of a matter of meeting national standards and deadlines. This should be alarming - our adolescents, who we are one day relying on their genius and innovation, are following a trend of procrastination and a lack of creativity. I have experienced this inclination first hand, and because of this a recent passion has ignited. I want to use my education to inspire and influence those around me, and I believe that I have the qualities and incentive to do so. I also want to use specialized knowledge to benefit those around me. We all have to start somewhere. With …show more content…
I am currently part of a leadership program through my high school called the Freshmen Mentor Program. For the past three years, I have worked with high school freshmen to aid them on their transition from middle school to high school. This includes explaining traditions, being a friendly face in the hallways, and assuring that grades are being maintained. The latter is what alarms me the most. I have watched a significant drop of motivation in the students I mentored throughout the past few years. This year, my freshman class displays the lowest grades I’ve ever seen and an increased number of students that refuse to participate in activities that regard setting academic goals for the school year. In attempts to discuss their low grades, I’ve learned that these students obtain them not because they don’t understand the material, but because they fail to complete and turn in their work. I’ve struggled to translate the importance of education to these students. This is where my education comes in - I need to not just tell them that they need to prioritize their education, but show them how it benefits them and the others around them. In completing university coursework, I plan to incite a desire to obtain the enlightenment lacking in not only my freshmen students, but the young students throughout my community. To do this, I plan to reach out to those struggling and advise them on how to take control of their
Many great minds believe that education is a powerful tool. Investing in your education is the most valuable and most rewarding thing a person can do to secure their future. Influential people who have brought positive changes to the world have said: “The investment in knowledge pays the best interest”. (Franklin). “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. (Nelson Mandela). “A brighter future starts with an education”. (Montgomery).
All students, and children especially, have tremendous talents, which are forgotten when their minds walk through the school door. Their forever developing talents and favorite interests are left for an uncreative school environment. I, for one, have always been taught and believed in an education, or following the guidelines of another, was essential in achieving wealth and success later in life. However, after listening to Robinson’s argumentative speech, I realize creativity and a valued education coincide with each other. To justify myself, creativity and thinking outside the box has led to many of the world’s advancements. Therefore, when teaching future leaders, and future generations of employees and employers, teaching creativity in a forever rapidly changing and unpredictable world would have benefits. At last, I believe that the educational system puts too much emphasis on a substantial, everyday American future over one’s happiness in a later life. Every human being is already born a unique artist, never made into one; constantly growing into a more talented
One of the possible research topics I plan to undertake involves analyzing the impact that mentoring can have on the graduation success rate of African American males, particularly when the mentor is a Black male and the relationship takes place in the south. In my opinion, these relationships can have a profound impact on a student’s ability to persist towards graduating from college. Though my research, I want to hear the stories of Black males who have benefited from successful mentoring relationships with other Black men. I believe that establishing a strong mentoring relationship with Black males at a young age can greatly improve their chance of academic success. Furthermore, I believe that mentoring is a strong early intervention mechanism to prevent Black males from dropping out of high school and deterring them from pursuing degrees in higher education. At the same time, I would like my research interest to focus on African American males in the south, but I would like my scope to focus on mentoring relationships between black men; both structured and unstructured.
There are many reasons why I want to join the peer advising team here at San Diego State. I have a passion for helping other people in any sense of the word. If I can give someone some type of information or help that they are seeking than I feel as if I have a purpose and I am accomplished in doing my duty as a human being. My freshman year I was very confused as to what major i wanted to be in and Psychology interested me, so I attended the peer advising office seeking help. The girl that met with me was very friendly and was knowledgeable about the major at SDSU and laid it all out for me. I then later that day declared a psychology major. There are many student like myself who have no idea what they want to major in and don
High school students don’t know how they can succeed in school and improve their academic performance. A student in high school with unexceptionally easy courses could glide through high school with very limited effort involved and receiving mediocre results. The student receives low grades since they are not required or expected to exceed above any standards set by the administration. When that student graduates high school and begins their college career or applies for jobs, they are vacuous and struggle since they only took the easy route throughout their early life and was never prepared. Unfortunately, most students end up in that predicament of not being prepared for their future struggles and fail to succeed since there was never any
One way I hope to achieve this is by creating programs and support groups that foster the idea of student success. In college, I was fortunate enough to be involved in the First Generation Scholar Program, which allowed me to be surrounded by a supportive group students and advisors that helped facilitate my transition into college. In the program, we had weekly meetings to ensure that we were on track with our academic goals. In addition, we were in constant contact with other students in the program, creating a sense of community among students of our same background. All of this care and assistance created a nurturing environment that cultivated a sense value, acceptance, and encouragement.
The learning world for sophomores at Yucca Valley High School is in shambles. A very small percentage of students from this high school are likely to go to college to pursue their career. Living in an impoverished area does not help the fact that very little people from this town attend universities and get college degrees. Students are also achieving poorly with only one third of the school having a grade point average of 3.0 or above. Students need to have a chance to compete with students from other places so they, too, can go to college and be educated. A typical sophomore schedule consists of an English class, a math class, a science, World History, and physical education. Why are the students achieving poorly? There is a large gap in
Mentorship can be broken down into peer and professional associations. A peer mentoring study was done by Bulut et al. (2010) which had first year nursing students paired with fourth year nursing students, this relationship increased the students’ perceptions and potentials of the university. Other outcomes included decreasing first year students stress levels, increasing self-confidence, autonomy and problem solving skills. Benefits for the senior students were developing a sense of responsibility, enhancing communication skills, critical thinking skills and leadership skills. Some negative factors mentioned in this study that hindered mentorship was intimidating attitudes and poor communication from the mentors (Bulut
Education remains a cornerstone for society as it has for decades. Technology advances, the economy fluctuates, and politics change, but education remains, not only important but imperative for personal and social growth. Yet, as important as it is touted to be, the quality and purpose of learning is often lost in the assembly-line, manufactured process of education that exists today.
In Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun, Walter Lee Younger has his own interpretation of the “American Dream”. He believes that achieving economic success and financial independence will provide his family with a better life and better social status. Unfortunately, due to his race, he faces challenges that African Americans encountered in the mid-20th century. Similarly, Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby also demonstrates their interpretation of the “American Dream”. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald suggests that the “American Dream” is wealth and power.
Being a tutor or mentor is a wonderful experience that I think will heighten your level of socializing in a professional manner and further progressing your problem-solving skills. I know for me, both apply to my life and I have only been a tutor for two semesters and a mentor for one. I plan on joining the military after my college career is over and having leadership skills will be important in my career path. Tutoring is something that takes being a leader. You must lead someone to a goal. In this case, that goal is learning new material. Being able to help someone and guide them towards gaining more knowledge is something I take great pride in being able to do. For example, I had student this semester who struggled immensely with chemistry (what I tutor).
Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” The importance of an education is repeatedly shown through past and present events. Those who can’t afford an education do whatever it takes to try and learn. They know that it will lead to a better future for them. An education will not only lead to a job with more money, but it will also expand people’s minds. They will be able to create new ideas and inventions. The best way for us to change the world is through educating our youth. With a better education, they can become inspired to invent new things. Some could grow up to find cures to diseases. Educating the youth is the key to changing the world. The children of today are the leaders of tomorrow. The best way for us to give a good education to our youth is by refining our school system. We need to redefine the term ‘education.’ Teachers in classrooms change the world because they are teaching the future generation that will one day lead. If we want to change the world for the better, educating the youth is th...
Creativity is one’s ability to create new and original ideas for multiple purposes have it be to find a way around a problem or just for sheer entertainment. Human creativity has been an essential part to surviving and thriving throughout history. However, according to the 2010 Torrance Test, a test of creativity that is administered to millions of people worldwide, creativity has declined steadily since 1990 especially in America. In order to maintain human ingenuity and continue to find better solutions for some of today’s biggest problems, we need our future generations to be more creative. The best way to help save creativity and further evolve our ingenuity would be for the school board to create a class in creativity for our school.
Everyone must find their own path; this is done by self-discovery and contemplation by uncovering and recognizing one’s passions. In the high-pressure frenzy of modern society, young people are often misled and fail to understand this. As in the days of Henry David Thoreau, “the mass of men [continue to] lead lives of quiet desperation.” People who chase after goals that they are not truly passionate about and often give up and fail, weakly reaching out in hope of rescue, slowly wilting away in spirit and verifying that “what is called resignation is confirmed desperation” (Thoreau 4). It is vital that children are trained from a young age to become learning machines because it is inherently impractical to teach people things that are impractical to them.
Yeats, a famous Irish poet, wrote: “education is not the filling a pail, but the lightening of a fire”. Education is an essential part of life, and many people have a plan to attend college. Even though being a successful student is the goal of many students, not all of them will achieve this goal. In order to get good results in school, students have to learn to light a fire by themselves, because nothing will change if students do not start doing anything to boost their brains. When the fire is lit, the desire to learn and the hunger for knowledge of students will come.