wesley commons
This is the third time for me to come to the wesley commons. I always call it retirement community. I visit it carefully this time. I visit all kinds of apartment. In china, if you buy this apartment, it will cost me 50 thousand dollars. Wellness center is very good. When I see the swimming pool, I really want to dive into it. I see three old person doing gym. I enter their small guard. I like sitting there to enjoy the fresh air. Today I am so sleepy that I want to sit all the seat.
The fourth day in career service
Amanda is only one person to work in career service. Today we discuss about her content of work. She always come to the class to introduce the department of career service. She call it classroom presentations. She has some appointments with the students about job search skills and career advising. She published the career information on line. Students can know the career information from the web. In career service, Lander has their own career time-table. Freshman year: (1)assess your skills and interests (2) decide which field you want to work (3)build good study skills and make academics a priority (4) talk of your academic advisor about classes and plans Sophomore year :(1) focus on your major (2)meet with a career counselor to guide you in your career goals (3)find a summer internship Junior year: (1)develop your resume (2) continue to gain related experience (3) begin selecting graduate schools and get applications (4) network at career fairs Senior year:(1) begin your job search (2) attend local job fairs to meet recruiters in your career field (3) apply to graduate school (4) have your resume critiqued.
Westview middle school
Westview middle school I visit today. I like this school. It is very large and beautiful. I have observerd about five classes. In social class, it is about civil war primary source analysis. It is 7 steps. Teacher teach students to look for the photograph of civil war and give observe, reflect and question they think by themselves. It is primary style to write article. In our country, students always listen to the teacher.Indoctrination teaching lead students not to think independently. Communication and technology class is attract to me. It is about the sixteen career clusters. This is my major in our university. Teacher let students doing the career cluster interest survey. Students can know what's kind of himself or herself. Teacher request them to think if he or she is that, what he or she will do. Long before we heard in U.S this is a very early start about job early time. Today it finally made me an insight into the career guidance in middle school. Math class is very simple to 6 grade student. They look for a spy maths in life. I know if you teach maths like that in China, parents will disagree. I thinks this is different way to teach between China and USA. In Science Class the teacher let students paint himself ecograph to inspire students.
In the afternoon, I have an appointment with group students. One is my counselor classmate. They want to know the Chinese culture, Chinese children's education issues, medical issues, etc. It spends us about one hour. They are interested in it. I enjoy it,too. I think this is a chance for the student to know Chinese. I highly recommend them to participate in trip of China and Korea organized by international office.
In the afternoon, I have an appointment with group students. One is my counselor classmate. They want to know the Chinese culture, Chinese children's education issues, medical issues, etc. It spends us about one hour. They are interested in it. I enjoy it,too. I think this is a chance for the student to know Chinese. I highly recommend them to participate in trip of China and Korea organized by international office.
The second day in career service
Amanda is out of office today. But I have another surprised. In counselor psychology, Pro Rush give student assessment of report. Students prepare the questions for the interview according to the assessment. Pro Rush give some advice to the student one by one. I think this is a good style for communication with Pro and students. In leadership class, Group give a speech about their activity. Each group show their theme of the event, how to carry out activities, achieved results.
The first day in career service
Career service has only one director in office. Amanda is very busy. She has about 8 appointments with students this week. Today I have a chance to take part in one appointment with Koeran students. Her work is very serious. She was very careful to help students view resume.She took out a boilerplate resume and resume writing tips and tricks. Finishing this appointment, student will achieve questionnaire. In lander, I find every appointment with student, they will give a questionnaire to learn the effect. I think this is a good way.
Chinese culture presentation
I'm glad I have a chance to give a presentation about Chinese culture. I taught them Chinese polite expressions and figure gesture. They are interested in this. I told them if they know only three word: how are you ,bye-bye, thanks, they can travel around the China. I taught them how to eat Chinese food. When I am introducing the food, they tell me they are hungry. Being
a guest and giving a gift, there are some taboos in china. I told them where you can find delicious food. They are interested in it. From their eyes, I see that they are eager to go there to eat.
US National Whitewater Trip
I love this trip although it is very short trip. It's very early for us to arrive on the pees circle. I got up at 5:30. I am always afraid of missing the bus. It's raining, so we have a little worry about the trip. Fortunate, it is not rainy in us national whitewater. We arrived there about 10 am. We walked around and saw lots of people running with yellow body. I don't know what they do. They run, cast,climb,jump like Romans. It's very interesting, I like this activity. At 12:15 am, we gathered and prepared for flatwater. I already eager to do it. In China, I play drifting without paddle. In national whitewater, coach teach us how to hear his instructions ,how to use paddle, how to sit etc. I like this adventure activity. I feel a little nervous. I don't want to fall into the river. I asked the coach if I am afraid, may I sit in the boat. All of people laugh,coach tell me Ok. I did not think I turned out to be the girls stick to the end on this boat. Coach encourage me and tell me that I did a great job. I am curious I can understand what the coach said during the drifting. In our boat, we have three different colors kinds of people. No one fell down into the river although we were wet. I hope I have another chance to play it again. I like the challenge of self-activities.Mega zip is another activity I like. I played twice. I feel I am a bird,I am only willing to release a hand fly really good feeling. Rock climbing I climbed but I have a little fear of heights. so I climbed a middle height,then I jumped down. We want to play another land play, but we have no time. Now I am looking forward to cooper river run activity.