I posted this picture because I liked the description of the image showing agony, and how it shows that the saying "no pain, no gain", isn't always the case.Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Ryan Williams
English 103
A.1
My Learning Development through My Mom’s Eyes
I was quite excited when I found out that I had to do a paper based on an interview. I was excited because I haven’t done a project like this is quite some time. I was assigned to interview a close relative or close friend about my learning development, and if it changed from the beginning until high school. I was very interested in what kind of answers I would receive from the questions I made up.
Since my mom was the one mostly involved with my school activities, I decided to interview her. I began the interview by asking her about the age that I first started to learn, or when I first showed an interest in learning. Her response didn’t surprise me very much, but it made me feel good about myself. She told me that being the youngest of three children helped me tremendously. She said that since they were older and already in school that I drew my attention towards their studies, and wanted to start school early. My wish was granted when I began attending school at the age of four.
The next question I asked was, “What different career choices did I have throughout my school years?” She began to laugh and said, “Oh Lord, where do I start?” Then, she began naming them starting with elementary school. She said I always wanted to work on a farm in my early years of elementary, but as I began to play sports, I would just settle as becoming an NFL quarterback. Not just any quarterback, but the next Brett Favre. As I entered middle school, I started taking baseball very seriously, and then changed my career choice to becoming a professional baseball player. She said, “You just wouldn’t settle for anything less than becoming a pro at whatever sport you were playing.” In high school, I had two different career choices. These two were becoming a game warden, or a physical therapist. Mom said, “I thought you would surely take the path of sports medicine, since you were a patient in physical therapy for three sessions!” Growing up with an older brother, sports, four wheelers, and a dirt bike, it was hard to go a few weeks without an injury, but I’m not complaining because they all made me who I am today.
“Overall, you were a well-rounded student, and very ambitious. You were never a problem child, and your teachers enjoyed having you as a student. Of the three children you were the only one that was consistently on time. Sports were always a big part of your life, but they never took away from your studies, they made you a stronger student if anything, and helped you learn time management.” It seems as if my mom thinks I was a great student, but there are many things that she doesn’t know about! My study habits have carried me a long way, and I have lived my dream of becoming a Clemson Tiger!
English 103
A.1
My Learning Development through My Mom’s Eyes
I was quite excited when I found out that I had to do a paper based on an interview. I was excited because I haven’t done a project like this is quite some time. I was assigned to interview a close relative or close friend about my learning development, and if it changed from the beginning until high school. I was very interested in what kind of answers I would receive from the questions I made up.
Since my mom was the one mostly involved with my school activities, I decided to interview her. I began the interview by asking her about the age that I first started to learn, or when I first showed an interest in learning. Her response didn’t surprise me very much, but it made me feel good about myself. She told me that being the youngest of three children helped me tremendously. She said that since they were older and already in school that I drew my attention towards their studies, and wanted to start school early. My wish was granted when I began attending school at the age of four.
The next question I asked was, “What different career choices did I have throughout my school years?” She began to laugh and said, “Oh Lord, where do I start?” Then, she began naming them starting with elementary school. She said I always wanted to work on a farm in my early years of elementary, but as I began to play sports, I would just settle as becoming an NFL quarterback. Not just any quarterback, but the next Brett Favre. As I entered middle school, I started taking baseball very seriously, and then changed my career choice to becoming a professional baseball player. She said, “You just wouldn’t settle for anything less than becoming a pro at whatever sport you were playing.” In high school, I had two different career choices. These two were becoming a game warden, or a physical therapist. Mom said, “I thought you would surely take the path of sports medicine, since you were a patient in physical therapy for three sessions!” Growing up with an older brother, sports, four wheelers, and a dirt bike, it was hard to go a few weeks without an injury, but I’m not complaining because they all made me who I am today.
“Overall, you were a well-rounded student, and very ambitious. You were never a problem child, and your teachers enjoyed having you as a student. Of the three children you were the only one that was consistently on time. Sports were always a big part of your life, but they never took away from your studies, they made you a stronger student if anything, and helped you learn time management.” It seems as if my mom thinks I was a great student, but there are many things that she doesn’t know about! My study habits have carried me a long way, and I have lived my dream of becoming a Clemson Tiger!
Ryan Williams
English 103
A.2
A Broad Outlook on My Learning Development
When I began searching through my past, I realized that it is not an easy task to determine one’s own learning development throughout his or her past. One of my major problems was that I had no clue where to even start. As time passed and memories began flowing through my mind, I started realizing what kind of student I was, and the many different phases of becoming a true learning student. I was quite surprised to find the many ways that I changed my study habits, as well as the many factors that influenced these changes, including the most important one of all, technology.
My learning development was pretty consistent from elementary through high school. I never really studied outside of the classroom during these years, but mainly because I always gave my best effort in the classroom. I made good grades for the most part, and always enjoyed working in groups. Sports were never a bother to my studies, and I actually tried harder when I was participating in sports, so that my coaches would see that I was a hard worker on and off the field. Though these years were not too challenging, the first semester of college at Clemson University brought about countless hours of studying in the library, as well as more papers than I wanted to write. I have learned to accept these challenges, and I plan to continue to excel in my studies.
One of my most favorite classes in the years previous to college was English. Though grammar was somewhat of a challenge, I grew to like the subject and always enjoyed writing papers. I have a pretty descent imagination, and I was never scared to put it to use. Most of my English teachers were laid back and rather lenient. I wrote a quite a few research papers throughout high school, wrote in a competitive assignment, and wrote many essays in attempt to receive scholarships for college. I won an Award in the 5th grade for an essay I wrote, and I ended up receiving quite a few scholarships due to some of the essays I wrote.
High school brought about a whole new world to me in technology. Before then, I knew very little about the internet, text messaging, instant messaging, or the many search engines used for research. The use of the internet has helped me tremendously, and I now use it for many ways of communication, most importantly Facebook. I also use the internet by watching tons of videos on Youtube. Another part of technology that I use daily is text messaging. I carry out whole conversations through texting, and would much rather text someone than call them.
In conclusion, I will have to say that I really enjoyed looking back deep into my past and finding out what kind of student I have been over the many years of school. Each year brings more and more challenges, but I am learning to rise to these challenges and take them on with my best possible effort.
English 103
A.2
A Broad Outlook on My Learning Development
When I began searching through my past, I realized that it is not an easy task to determine one’s own learning development throughout his or her past. One of my major problems was that I had no clue where to even start. As time passed and memories began flowing through my mind, I started realizing what kind of student I was, and the many different phases of becoming a true learning student. I was quite surprised to find the many ways that I changed my study habits, as well as the many factors that influenced these changes, including the most important one of all, technology.
My learning development was pretty consistent from elementary through high school. I never really studied outside of the classroom during these years, but mainly because I always gave my best effort in the classroom. I made good grades for the most part, and always enjoyed working in groups. Sports were never a bother to my studies, and I actually tried harder when I was participating in sports, so that my coaches would see that I was a hard worker on and off the field. Though these years were not too challenging, the first semester of college at Clemson University brought about countless hours of studying in the library, as well as more papers than I wanted to write. I have learned to accept these challenges, and I plan to continue to excel in my studies.
One of my most favorite classes in the years previous to college was English. Though grammar was somewhat of a challenge, I grew to like the subject and always enjoyed writing papers. I have a pretty descent imagination, and I was never scared to put it to use. Most of my English teachers were laid back and rather lenient. I wrote a quite a few research papers throughout high school, wrote in a competitive assignment, and wrote many essays in attempt to receive scholarships for college. I won an Award in the 5th grade for an essay I wrote, and I ended up receiving quite a few scholarships due to some of the essays I wrote.
High school brought about a whole new world to me in technology. Before then, I knew very little about the internet, text messaging, instant messaging, or the many search engines used for research. The use of the internet has helped me tremendously, and I now use it for many ways of communication, most importantly Facebook. I also use the internet by watching tons of videos on Youtube. Another part of technology that I use daily is text messaging. I carry out whole conversations through texting, and would much rather text someone than call them.
In conclusion, I will have to say that I really enjoyed looking back deep into my past and finding out what kind of student I have been over the many years of school. Each year brings more and more challenges, but I am learning to rise to these challenges and take them on with my best possible effort.
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