During my fourteen years working as an educator in the Houston area‚ I have always taught in Title 1 schools. It is generally acknowledged that Title I schools host a great number of struggling and ELL students. Most of these children lack the basic means to succeed in school‚ due to either insufficient economic resources or limited English Language skills. The majority of newcomers from foreign countries struggle to adapt to the new environment as well as the new language. Since their economic status
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I still remember sitting on the bleachers anxiously waiting for my name to be called. I waited with hope up until the very end‚ yet my name did not get called. I had not made it to State again for National History Day for the third time in a row. All of my peers have advanced to the State level‚ but every year I would be faced with disappointment again. I cried feeling disappointed in myself. After all of my hard work failed again. I thought that I had failed. Year after year‚ throughout middle school
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Learning to write and write effectively is a lesson that is never fully completed. It is a journey with no final destination because there are infinite improvements that can be made to any literary work regardless of its status. Drafting can go on indefinitely knowing when to consider your paper complete is a very important skill. I believe that‚ through the assistance on English 101 and the writing center‚ I have effectively learned where to draw the line on a finished paper. There are many different
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The four most important aspects of my role as a peer tutor would be showing leadership‚ communication‚ flexibility and having a positive impact on students. Each of these aspects are important and all contribute to my role as a peer tutor‚ without any of them I don’t think I would perform as well in the classroom. Showing leadership and having a positive impact on others have changed over the course of the semester. At the beginning of the semester my leadership skills weren’t as inclined as they
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As a four sport athlete (football‚ hockey‚ baseball‚ and track)‚ I have endured my ups and downs with sports teams‚ but nothing compares to the adversity‚ leadership‚ and courage I had to muster up in the 2015 football season. The 2015 season looked bright for the hilltoppers‚ coming off three successful seasons‚ where I started and helped our football team win many games. I was a co-captain my Junior year and all-conference‚ so I was really looking forward to taking the reigns and becoming the true
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Rhetorical Knowledge During this project‚ I used some of the WPA outcomes. My lack of experience in this type of writing affected my output within project 1. Being exposed to new writing styles has opened my eyes to a new way of writing which included the observation in the gym for project 1. Critical Thinking‚ Reading‚ and Writing For this project‚ I had to learn how to be a competent writer. Taking a writing project and breaking it down into stages made the project seem less overwhelming. By
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During my childhood in Vietnam‚ my entire world only composed of classmates from school and friends in my hometown. People of from different country are seen as the minority in Vietnam. Because I was not exposed to varying types of people in the world‚ I had many misconceptions about the world I live in. However‚ as I moved to America‚ a teacher taught me to comprehend the importance of each culture and the struggle each has to deal with. Indeed‚ I happened to encounter the poor areas in varying
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On January 13th 2017‚ I checked out of my room at the HomeWood suits hotel a round 12am. I was waiting in my car for my 4pm check in time at the Hyatt Place. I was waiting for my phone to charge before I headed over to the hotel and I dozed off in the car. Shortly after i woke up I was then surrounded by police officers who had there guns drawn and then asked me to step out of the vehicle. They quickly searched my pockets where they said they found traces of meth residue then proceeded to handcuff
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Last year‚ my chapter was unfortunately only able to attend Winter Congress because of administration restrictions surrounding exams as well as event conflicts. This year however‚ I am planning on taking initiative and coming to as many events as possible‚ starting with the NER One Day and Fall State. The most defining moment in my JSA career thus far was getting my bill passed at Winter Congress. In my previous debate experience‚ I had never had the opportunity to write my own bill and debate it
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Team Assessment This semester I have ridden both Bacardi and Coovers. For the purpose of this paper I will assess my team work with Coovers since I have not had the opportunity to jump Bacardi‚ due to weather and health factors. Even though I have worked with Coovers in past semesters‚ we still have issues that need to be continually worked on. In class this semester we have been focusing on using an effective and correct position‚ coordinating our aids‚ maintaining consistent rhythm‚ tempo‚ and
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