Kayjean Francois UB - Personal Statement Growth is a process that happens naturally the moment we are born. Our bodies physically start to develop and take the form our genetics predetermine. We don’t have to think about it at all, but for other parts of our lives growth is effort. As children our determination to explore the new things around us motives us to learn to walk and talk. Then as we age the cycle of life gets pretty predictable and the excitement we once had diminishes. Growth can start to feel forced like going to the gym and putting a lot of force into an exhausting workout. We become impatient with life because we cannot see fast results in the choices we make. Slowly we discourage ourselves from experiencing all that life has to offer because we no longer see the value in it. These are the attitudes I’ve noticed in the people around me in my work history, people who have stopped growing and choose to be part of an unchanging daily routine that is comfortable. Every work opportunity I’ve ever been a part of I quickly found myself capturing the admiration of my administrator and being considered their reliable …show more content…
I now want to undergo a transition into graduate level education and The University of Bridgeport is my alma mater, I was a first year transfer to this university, and after my tour I was convinced that it was the right school for me. I felt very comfortable as a student, I enjoyed the small classes and not just feeling like a number in those classes, and how every teacher I had wouldn't hesitate to help me in my times of need. The library was my second home and comfort zone so when I finally decided it was time for me too go back to school The University of Bridgeport was my first choice. I believe what the school has to offer me will help me in all my future
At one time it was thought that after a certain age the brain stops growing but, “scientists have recently shown that adults can grow the parts of their brains that control their abilities, such as the ability to do math or even to juggle” (“You Can Grow”). There is no true plateau as Gawande once believed, new connections coming from the neurons which “allows people to think and solve problems” (“You Can Grow”). can be made even later in life. Good strategy and taking on new challenges that are difficult for the individual is the key (“You Can
The main component I look for in college is their commitment to further my studies. I feel this college will provide an ingenious culture within the science field, therefore rendering myself with the building blocks necessary to later pursue the medical field. Not only does UNCW devote itself towards their student’s undergraduate years, but also by providing Professional pathways such as Pre-Medicine, students such as myself can go into Professional schools better prepared. In addition to my interest in the academics the school has to offer, I also marvel at the amount of extracurricular activities available to the student body. One student organization in particular is the Greek Life. When my mother attended this school, she was an avid member
Have you ever wanted to have the ability to achieve goals in your life that you thought were unachievable? Carol S. Dweck has the answer in her new concept of a growth mindset. So what is this growth mindset? Growth mindset is the ability to think and respond in positive manners throughout your life and the ability embrace challenges with a “never give up” attitude.
As individuals we also continue to develop physically, even though some of our physical changes may eventually progress in a negative way. Some physical changes may take place during adulthood, and in early adulthood an individual may continue to add height and weight, and some hormonal changes may continue, but the effects can be much less noticable than during adolescence. Early adulthood can be seen as the best physical condition; because you have sharp senses, are at your strongest and better stamina. Our memory and thinking abilities are at their highest as well. Some social development for us can be identified with our desire to be socially independent and our high drive to be successful, selecting a life partner, and starting a family. An article on Young Adult Development Project (2008) reads; a large and new body of research is revealing that early adulthood is a time of dramatic change in basic thinking structures, as well as in the brain. Consensus is emerging that an 18 year old is not the same person she or he will be at 25, just as an 11 year old is not the same as he or she will be at
The importance of an individual’s lifespan has to be taken into account in order to fully understand the human development. Throughout this module I have learned that an individual’s lifespan consists of several beliefs that form a group of perspectives, that gives a consistent outlook on the nature of development. The concept of lifespan development is the study that observes patterns of growth and change and stability in one’s behavior that occurs throughout one’s lifespan. An interesting thing I picked up is that lifespan development derives from other features, such as sociology, that suggest that this field of lifespan development did not completely originate from developmental psychology. There are different areas in a lifespan such as
cannot increase any further. A growth mindset on the other hand believes that the amount of
Thies, K., & Travers, J. F. (2001). Growth and development through the lifespan. Thorofare, NY: Slack.
grow from a young child to a mature adult, we are taught many things such as
When I was five years old,I had my first fracture, I fell off my brother’s tricycle while I was standing on it to reach for the light switch, I fell right on my left arm which resulted in fracture of my humerus and damage to my elbow ligaments, my arm was immobilized in a cast for about six weeks, after the cast was removed, I could not flex my elbow at all, I also had difficulty using my arm, I started range of motion and strengthening exercise till my arm was back to normal, it was a difficult but enjoyable process as well and I felt so proud of myself. This led me to find an interest in rehabilitation. I pursued this path and earned a B.A. in physiotherapy with the hope of improving the lives of others.
Lifespan development is discontinuous. It is a process in which new ways of understanding and responding to the world emerge at specific times. Although there is evidence that indicates that both continuous and discontinuous contributes to lifespan development, I believe that most of life can be described as discontinuous. Psychoanalytic perspective states that people go through a series of stages in which they confront conflicts between biological drives and social expectations, how they resolve these conflicts determines the person’s ability to learn, get along with others and to cope with anxiety. This theory explains that during this period of the child’s life they will set the course for the rest of their life based on these conflicts
I have been voiceless and silenced for eighteen years of my life. My entire childhood consisted of me getting abused and not being able to speak up without getting shut down. I grew up making friends that suffered from addictions or got in trouble a lot, they were also voiceless. Watching my friends grow up and fall deeper into the grasp of their addiction was heartbreaking, no one would listen to them. No one would look past their actions to find out what was causing them to turn to drugs or alcohol, they were only the "problem kids." Ever since I have always been driven to help individuals acquire safety and advice. I am driven to be in a position that lets me help people who are in similar situations, which is why I want to go into the addictions
I have been involved in 4-H since I was in the fourth grade. Today, I am still very involved. I show dairy cattle every year at the Clinton County Fair, Mississippi Valley Fair, and the Iowa State Fair. As well as showing in an open show called the Youth Dairy Classic through the Jr. Brown Swiss Association that I belong to. Through 4-H I have also participated in our annual fruit sales, helping put up and take down Christmas lights, paint the barns and help with restoration of them. I also helped at a cancer benefit of one of our 4-H families. To me, 4-H has helped me become a leader, I was recently in charge of the Entertainment Committee as well as being the Historian officer. My family is also very involved with 4-H, my father is on the Clinton County Fair Board, and both of my brothers and sister in law are Associate Fair Board members. Also my mother and father and grandmother were all 4-H leaders for years. I hope to follow in their footsteps and be a Fair Board member myself and one day help the fair board make important decisions too. This has impacted my life in a positive way and I hope to continue the generation.
In my 18 years of life, I’ve gone through a multitude of stages and phases of development. As I end my adolescence and enter my early adulthood, I reflect on my development and see how certain theories of Lifespan Growth and Development can be applied and witnessed throughout my life.
Growth and development is an ongoing process that begins at conception and continues through the remainder of our lives. The rate of development and growth varies dependent on many factors such as age and genetic disposition. There is a broad spectrum of physical and psychological changes that are part of the maturation and life of the individual. Growth is a physical change that can be weighed and measured. Development is a person’s behaviors and thinking patterns. Growth and development are processes that together make up the individual.
A good curator has the potential to shape a person’s approach to art and culture. In 2011, Andrew Bolton’s stunning presentation of fashion as art, in ‘Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty’ opened my eyes to the work of a designer that would become the backbone to the majority of my undergraduate study. Aged 18, I traveled to New York where I visited the exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Four years later, when ‘Savage Beauty’ was showing once again - this time at the V&A, curated by Claire Wilcox - I wrote my dissertation on the complex relationship between art and fashion through a detailed analysis of the exhibition which gave me my biggest passion.