Post #6 Janth Today I did not get the chance to interview my mentor. My mentor is a very busy person and it is kind of hard to track him down on a big campus but, How ever I finally have a meeting with my mentor and my advisor. We talked about how things are going so far and my WLE project, but I am still a litle confused about what it is exactly that i am supposed to be doing. I do not want to wait until the last minute to start trying to piece everything to gether so when ever I see my mentor I'll have to ask him more about what it is that i can do.
Post #5 Dec 17th
Today was “college day” at my wle OH MY GOSH!!! Those kids were horrible. I know that they are just in middle school but I don’t even think I was that bad. So this is what happened… Jackselyn took it upon her self to VOLUNTEER myself and her to speak in front of every class period about our college application process (why did she do that???) so we did. We explained to the kids how important it is to be focused coming into high school and staying focused until the end and how we wish we had someone to tell us this information as we were in 7th and 8th grade we also shared other important facts and details that we thought could benefit them. After about the first 2 class periods the teacher thought that it was some how okay to leave myself and Jackselyn in a room ALONE with about 60 rude and nasty children. It was like a nightmare as we spoke in front of two classes at one time each period we were interrupted countless times, there was always a class clown in the crowd who had something smart to say. Kids were listening to their ipods, having side bar conversations, getting up and walking out of the room and doing anything else you could think of and yes we did have to put some kids in their place a few times but we knew hat we couldn’t say exactly what we wanted. For the first time ever I think I know how MY TEACHERS feel when I interrupt them (not a good feeling). One kid even cursed at Jackseleyn I cant even repeat what the little boy said that’s how bad it was. That had to be one of the most worst days of my life.
Well if you would please include my hours from my previous WLE it would help me out a lot and I would only have to make up one day, and I don’t see the big deal anyway I was at wle and I was working all of those hours and I don’t think that it is fair that you TRY to make me start all over when I had an internship but its location did NOT work out for me which is the reason why I switched to another one and I only missed 1 day and plus I heard that you guys didn’t make anyone else start over (the people that switched) and I just don’t think that it is fair.
Post #4 Dec 10th
I did not attend WLE today because I was out trying to find a new place, because traveling far away from my home was becoming a problem for me so I decided to find some where closer to my home, something more convenient for me. However after a full day of searching I found a local middle school called king around the corner from Impact. I talked o the principal and he said it was okay he was a little confused about what it was that I was supposed to be doing. So I told him to contact Joel or Micah if he needed more information about the program.
Post #3 Dec.8
my workplace benefits recovering drug addicts it is a clean and sober facility. It serves men and women who have to go rough a process of detox for 30 days and ten they can join the new facility to start their new life and recovery. While in the facility those who join it may NOT consume any alcohol, drugs of any kind (cocaine, heroin, marijuana and ect.)They must go to every meeting everyday to start their 12 steps of recovery the meeting are held Monday through Friday at 7:00pm-8:00pm during these meetings they basically talk about their past and what their trying to do to redeem themselves. These meetings are anonymous and no one in the program is allowed to reveal anyone’s personal information (talk about it to other people outside of the meetings). I think that my work place takes care of their members really well and try their best to help them in anyway that they can help. What ever the members need my mentor try’s her best to provide it for them. I have not been at my workplace long enough to know what it needs improvement on.
Post# 2 Nov.15 There is no blog posted... so what do you expect me to do???
Post # 1 for Nov 3rd
On the first day of my WLE i sat at a desk and i did computer work and paper filling it was boring as anyone would imagine. The people there were vry friendly and welcoming. I guess my day was okay for a first day even though i was extreamly bored and i rather be at school. Filling paper work and organizing reciepts is not something that would impress anyone it might make them happy that they don't have to do it but not impressed. Finding more stuff for me to do was becoming a problem because my mentor is not there all of he time and i had to constantly had to call her to ask for my next task, I kind of felt like i was bothering her. My mentor is a busy women, she is always here and there she's never in one place so it was hard keeping track of her, so yes i would say that i had a lot of "down time". So far i have no questions for my academic seminar teacher or my mentor.
How I got My WLE October 26,2010:
Asking family members for help is how i got my internship. I told a lady named Stella that i was doing a internship program at my school and informed her on what it was about. The leadership skill that i used to get this internship are, Effective and persuasive communication, i had to educate Stella on exactly what it is that i was trying to do and then she excepted me to come intern for her every friday. My internship is at a boarding home facility, there i will be helping Stella organize meetings for the facility every friday, and i will be helping out people in need. my internship is located in East Oakland. How ever my internship is kinda far away from my house and i DO NOT like the fact that is is located in such a bad neighborhood i am really considering on finding a much closer place in a clean and safer environment very soon hopefully before Friday October 29. 2010 , and if not before the next friday.
