source of knowledge is experience.” (Albert Einstein) An individual's search for knowledge and wisdom has been a goal since the early reports of mankind. However the knowledge a person can obtain from studying books is not as great as the knowledge obtained from experience. Reading books to obtain knowledge builds back background and deepens the overall knowledge of the person. To truly deepen and change the person's knowledge it is important to learn by experience and life events themselves. To
Positive Coaching Translates to Positive Outcomes As a result of the enactment of Title IX in 1972, athletic participation for females has skyrocketed. For high school female athletes, participation has increased from merely 294,000 to over 3.2 million in 2011-2012 (NFHS, 2012). This resulted in more females being afforded the opportunity to gain the positive physical, social, emotional and cognitive benefits that arise from sport participation. In fact, according to Laura Gentile Vice President
Author J.K. Rowling famously said “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” Looking back now, my first experience with drugs seemed innocent and insignificant. I was 15 years old the first time I smoked marijuana with my friends. In school, the phrase “marijuana is a gateway drug” was repeated so many times that it no longer held any meaning to me. I carelessly thought “i am too smart to ever be a drug addict” and shrugged it off. Now, at the age of 29, I am proud to say
their reward when their journey was successful. My life’s journey as a student is like Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey because I had an adventure out of my ordinary world, I have met middle school student mentors, and I have earned a new experience and started a new life. After many times that Joseph Campbell’s life was a very well earned and being considered a hero, even though I am not a hero, I think that everyone should have a journey in life, but my life’s journey of being a student at a new school
assistant teachers in my 4-year-old class. It was my duty to completely address all concerns that were brought to my attention and help parents to feel more comfortable with their children’s preschool experience. At the end of each semester, I would evaluate and grade papers and performs other administrative duties as needed. My experience with young children helped me learn how to connect to children and how to facilitate their cognitive
Positive Psychology Positive psychology is an emerging discipline that was introduced by Martin Peterson Seligman in 1998 when he was the president of the American Psychological Association. Seligman introduced this concept at a time when he was encouraging psychologists to remember the mission of the field of psychology is to nurture genius and develop human strength. This essay evaluates personal psychological strengths based on the results of VIA Classification of Strengths from Pennsylvania
Where Do Our Successful Behaviors Come From? Habits are behaviors that work repeatedly and are reinforced. Regardless of the outcome and whether it's positive or negative, we do things because we receive reinforcement for that behavior. Smoking is a habit that some people acquire. The initial reinforcement for smoking may be that it "calms my nerves" or "makes me look cool." After I smoke for a period of time, it becomes part of me. Eventually, I'm stuck with the habit, and I may even forget the
and I had problem solved together, I noticed a renewed confidence in myself and my ability to cope with my incessantly changing circumstances. I also found that by problem solving some of my issues and seeing the positive outcomes, I felt empowered to continue to confront some tensions in my social arrangements to have more equitable relationships in my life. Ultimately, I learned that I could change the course of my future, by making choices that better aligned with who I wanted to be in the world
of my life because I was about to get baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints. I knew that this was going to be a great night because tomorrow I would be accepted into our church. At the beginning of the whole ceremony everyone was so positive about me getting baptized. They were still positive even if they were not part of the church like a bunch of my friends. When we got to the church I got this indescribable feeling, I think that it was proof positive that
No healthcare experience is exactly the same as another. Some may have an awful experience, others an average, and few an amazing one. What is the difference from a bad, average and amazing experience? An average experience won’t receive a compliment or complaint, a bad experience will receive a handful of negative feedback and an amazing one will receive nothing but positivity. To better understand the effects that the healthcare system leaves on a family during hospitalization I set up a personal