I remembered my first class with Professor Bruce Hartpence, “Design and Deployment of Wireless Networks”. Possessing a telecommunications background my excitement prior the class was remarkable. My expectations for the class were far exceeded as I learned and understood concepts that had eluded me during my professional career. Professor Hartpence conveyed complicated concepts in such a simple and natural way that anyone listening to the class would immediately enhance their expertise on the specific subject. He usually teaches classes which require previous familiarity with the course. Therefore, he engages students during the class, constantly inquiring them, resulting in an entertaining class. Furthermore, he realizes that knowledge derives
Prompt: In 500 words or more, describe your collegiate experience thus far. How has this experience and the knowledge you've gained influenced what you plan to study? How have they influenced your decision to apply to St. Edward's?
I am not born with a silver spoon on my mouth to host a feeding program nor offer scholarships to others. I am just a college student. However, KINDLE, one of Rotaract Club's program, made me realize that we do not need to be rich in order to be of service to others. We could always help, if we truly want to. Afterall, money is just one of the million ways to
There I was, poised with the first draft of my masters thesis, ready to jack it under the rear wheels of my car so that I could vent my anger and frustration. Never had I felt this kind of undiluted rage in dealing with a piece of writing. As far as I was concerned, the first draft was complete and therefore the entire piece was finished; however, my thesis advisor didn’t quite agree with me. A less deranged friend of mine talked me out of repeatedly backing over my thesis, and convinced me that it didn’t really matter if I did leave tire marks on it because I had multiple drafts on my disk. But still, I knew that it would just feel so good to leave some tire tread on the paper.
My first college English class was ENC 1101 at the State College of Florida. In this course, I learned a vast amount of information about writing, reading, and grammar. When I first walked into ENC 1101 in August, I expected the class to be like any other English class in High School; with rushed busy work and a lot of useless tests and quizzes. However, throughout each week of the semester, Professor Knutsen’s class made me beg to differ. This class was not like any other high school English class. In this class I actually learned important information and did not do work just to complete it. This class had a few assignments here and there, enough to maintain, in order to learn proper information. I learned a lot in this class because I was not rushed to
I had a wonderful experience of taking his class and enjoyed learning the course material. Professor S.B. relies on students’ participation and engagement in class activities. Passive recipients of information have no chances to succeed in his class. Math is a subject where critical thinking skills are extremely important; therefore, making students to think out of the box is the key factor to understand the material. Assigning a lot of problems for homework gives students the opportunity to master knowledge and retain information. Exams that looked different from what was taught in class were applications of material from the book. Instead of going straight forward from the book, the professor made sure that students can apply their knowledge. Definitely, professor’s intention is to prepare students for the next courses and make them responsible for their own learning. Although a few students were able to pass his course, all of them benefited from professor’s help and explanations. I would rate him as a great professor who maintained standards and made students master the subject.
I always questioned if what I did was just worthy of a good grade or was I becoming a better person overall. A grade does not properly define a person. It is the dedication, hard work, and emotions that are put into all the essays and problems that count. Anyone can simply write a sentence, but it takes true talent to evoke emotion in just one sentnece. That is ehat Mr. Watt tauught me. We need to be able to eoke emotion. Show others why we are the way we are and why we matter. He taught me to not allow myself to simply blend in but to stand out like vibrant bleu feather among a sea of grey. William Watt taugtht us the impossible and it made coming to class not a chore or an obligation but a down right need to further discover what Mr. Watt had to teach us. Through his lectures, we learned how to be all that we could be. It takes one pebble to send a million waves through a body of water. William Watt is the pebble, and with him as my teacher I saw firsthand as he sent ripples thoughout all the minds he treached with his knowledge. He did not come to class to simply teach us facts out of a book. He went beyond that. He opened our minds to the world around us. Over the course of two years, I have taken two classes with this amazing
The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, is a very lively environment. Everywhere I go I see clusters of people and activities, and although this is not a bad thing, it does drain a lot of my energy. As a result, as of recently, my favorite landscape is the University of Minnesota bridge. I really like the bridge because it makes me feel at peace and relax. As I walk across the bridge in the morning and hear the sounds of the wind and feel its cold touch on my face, my mind becomes calm. It is during this time that I can reflect back on my life and clearly think about what I want in the future.
The first time that he asked me to print and fax a document for him, he nearly took twice as long to go over every single button on the printer and explain a process that I had done plenty before. However, as time progressed I was able to more thoroughly demonstrate my aptitude as his assistant and he grew more lax in his instructions. I initially thought that he was somewhat arrogant because of his talking down, but I was eventually able to see his perspective on the job and admire his patience and kindness. Yet despite these challenges, this class has also been rewarding because I got to meet many new people and make new friends. Most of the students in the class immediately welcomed me into their lives and were appreciative of my work. In some cases, as soon as certain students and I were done with our homework, we would talk about politics and our lives, further strengthening our bond as compatriots. One student who I assisted asked me to help him craft his essay on a fishing trip to a
During my day at the Goddard school, I had an opportunity to observe the schools loose nutritional practices. The morning starts off with parents bringing the children in and having breakfast from home. The teacher mentions that the parents choose what they’d like their children to eat for breakfast and they have no specific restrictions. I was able to see this first hand as one of the children had chicken nuggets for breakfast. One main practice that the school did stress and implement was having a designated peanut free table. If I child is allergic to peanuts they were to sit at that table for safety reasons. For snack time the children were provided raisins and dry cheerios. The teachers rational behind the snacks is that they have a low sugar content and incorporates grains. There aren't
My freshman seminar class hitherto has been good. In this class I have been learning about various topics. These topics fall into helping us for high school and preparing us for the future. These topics was important and necessary because they helped us to avoid from not being successful. One of the topics we have recently accomplished was budgeting.
Hunching a shoulder against the stiff wind, I took a deep breath of thin mountain air and looked out over the spectacular vista of craggy peaks and brilliant sky, feeling more than a little sorry for myself. Behind me lay five steep miles and hours of hiking that had started in the predawn blackness; my legs were numb and my hands tinged icy blue, but somehow there were still two cruel miles between me and the rugged summit of Mount Yale. I was toying with the idea of sitting down for a long rest when the clouds cleared and I caught a glimpse of my goal through the mist. That did it, I thought, and forced myself to pick up the pace. Step by step, I ground upwards, doggedly ignoring the increasingly desperate pleas of my legs and lungs. “Almost there - almost there - almost there,” I repeated to myself like a mantra, and after a million forevers I was there.
The moment I was awarded a scholarship for a class at Temple University from my school made me cry. I almost screamed “Thank you!” to the teacher who offered me the opportunity. My time at Temple changed my attitude about school and made me realize that college holds more than just classes and grades, but a diverse pool of unique personalities.
My best FDU professor so far has been my general psychology professor, Dr. Brodhead. I am a psychology major, so I was really excited going into this course and was hoping to have a good experience. Dr. B is really helpful, and she keeps the class fun. Her assignments are actually really interesting, so they don’t feel like such a burden when you’re working on them. We’ve even done projects in class where we’ve had to color in different parts of the brain, the ear, and neurons to learn their structures, which really helped because they were easier to identify on the tests. She explains all of the information we learn thoroughly so that it’s easy to get an A on the tests and in the class as long as you study.
Todays first lecture was by Dr. Browning over his private practice. He decided to focus on how to get into medical school. He had a list of five essential things that everyone with a goal of medical school, or the medical field in general, needs to do. The first thing that students need to do is apply. He said that we will be applying our entire life and that we need to get started early in order to get into a good college. His second piece of advice was to get good grades in high school to be accepted into the college we want to go to. The third piece of advice was to read as much as possible. Reading not only increased vocabulary, but also increases knowledge in the area the book is covering. The fourth piece of advice was to get better study habits. He explained that most of us were used to studying either a day or the night before and that this would kill us. He said that in order to do well in college we need to study for tests up to an entire semester before the actual test. The last piece of essential
It has been a struggle at times because I am not used to sit in a class lecture for an hour and stay concentrated the whole time. If I had to choose an ideal teacher i’d choose Professor Barkley; he always has such great energy, a positive attitude, and a great sense of humor. He keeps me engaged and makes things more fun and enjoyable by forcing us to interact with others. He does not care for you to sound stupid in front of others. He will speak to you 101 and help you better grasp the material. He will explain to you in great depth and relates the information to something you already know. As a college student this teacher has honestly been my comfort teacher, because of this ideal teacher I have learned how to teach myself the information I need to retain in other classes. Professor Barkley has honestly been such a positive to my college experience, but it hasn’t always been this