Tamika Kelly September 2010-start date Walden University Goal Statement Program: Doctor of Education Specialization: Teacher Leadership Personal/Professional Goals Pursuing something new is fun and exciting, especially if the pursuit positively impacts someone else. I am grateful for the opportunity to re-enter grad school, this time at the doctorate level, to realize a dream that I’ve had since the …show more content…
I invested a lot of time in classes that I didn’t even need for the degree I obtained. Despite everything, there were many leadership skills I developed as a growing adult in college. I recall numerous opportunities to make decisions, solve problems, collaborate, be disciplined, and be creative. With more focus, I eventually pursued and obtained the masters degree in music education from University of Georgia, earning a higher GPA than I did in my undergraduate studies. Both experiences, however, laid the foundation for my present pursuit. Research Experience Research in education is an area that I would like to develop at Walden, but I did have a few experiences in research while studying at Auburn and University of Georgia. At the end of my senior year at Auburn, I worked on an independent research project about the history and evolution of gospel music. I enjoyed completing this project, especially since it was about a topic in which I had great interest. For many years I had been a church musician, but didn’t realize how gospel music had developed over time. “The Storm is Almost Gone”, was a common song heard in the churches during the 1990s. This project allowed me to discuss is hidden lyrical meanings, analyze its chords, and document its place in history. Every course that I completed at UGA (or at least most of them) required some research. I recall xeroxing many journal articles and pages from other
Walden Two by B. F. Skinner is considered a modern utopian novel based on behaviorist principle, this is emphasized through the themes of childcare, economic reform, healthcare, clothing and fashion, and freedom which are reflected through the techniques of the dialogues between the characters, the narration, the allusions and the choice of words. In his novel, Skinner presents the theme of childcare at the society of Walden Two and how the children are raised there through using the dialogue technique. He shows how they take care of children from different ages. The way children are raised in Walden Two is a radical departure from traditional societal practice. Children are not raised by their mothers, but by volunteer caretakers in a communal nursery. Castle wonders whether the babies lack mother love, he says
In Walden, Henry D. Thoreau presented a radical and controversial perspective on society that was far beyond its time. In a period where growth both economically and territorially was seen as necessary for the development of a premature country, Thoreau felt the opposite. Thoreau was a man in search of growth within himself and was not concerned with outward improvements in him or society. In the chapter entitled "economy," he argued that people were too occupied with work to truly appreciate what life has to offer. He felt the root of this obsession with work was created through the misconstrued perception that material needs were a necessity, rather than a hindrance to true happiness and the
Being an Emergency Room nurse for 7 years and working as a traveling nurse in many different parts of the country has impacted my future and decision of going back to school. My personal career goal is to become a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) with specialization in pediatric critical care area, mainly pediatric emergency medicine. I have known since a very young age that I had a gift for working with children. My colleagues always call me the “pediatric nurse”. I feel it takes a very special type of person to work with pediatrics, and this is where my heart is. I chose to become a FNP to broaden my area of expertise and to leave multiple doors open to work in different areas. I have
1. “For most men, it appears to me, are in a strange uncertainty about it, where it is of the devil or of God, and have somewhat hastily concluded that it is the chief end of man here to “glorify God and enjoy him forever.” P.383 What is the “it” that Thoreau is referring to when he says people are in a strange uncertainty about “it” AND what does the rest of the quote in mean?
Schulz clearly states her belief that Thoreau was not only “narcissistic, and fanatical about self control,” but a hypocrite. She relies on common cliches of the “mile” walk back to Concord where Thoreau would feast on his mom’s homemade “cookies.” Contradictions that Thoreau himself commented on in Walden. Thoreau mentions in the book’s first sentence that he is but “a mile” from the village of Concord, the author seemingly self aware of his situation. Schultz criticism is overly literal, arguing that “Thoreau’s retreat at Walden was a desperate compromise.” The problem is that Walden is not a desperate attempt by a narcissistic misanthrope to distance himself from society, but rather an attempt by Thoreau to balance his own
T.E. Frazier is a former classmate of Burris' at his graduate school, and is one of the founding members of Walden Two.
The essay by E.B. White and the original work by Henry David Thoreau on "Walden" both reflect on the serenity of Thoreau's Walden Pond. Here Thoreau gives the tone of the simple pleasures of nature, " As I walk along the stony shore of the pond in my shirt-sleeves, though it is cool as well as cloudy and windy, and I see nothing special to attract me, all the elements are unusually congenial to me. The bullfrogs trump to usher in the night, and the note of the whip-poor-will is borne on the rippling wind from over the water. Sympathy with the fluttering alder and poplar leaves almost takes away my breath; yet, like the lake, my serenity is rippled but not ruffled. These small waves raised by the evening wind are as remote from storm as the smooth reflecting surface. Though it is now dark, the wind still blows and roars in the wood, the waves still dash, and some creatures lull the rest with their notes. The repose is never complete. The wildest animals do not repose, but seek their prey now; the fox, and skunk, and rabbit, now roam the fields and woods without fear." He is separated from the rest of the bustling world and happy that way. Thoreau's work was one that was thought provoking and solemn in tone and he had a simple yet detailed style that gave you a clear picture of the place he was living.
As an educator, Carolyn’s passion and determination stemmed from life experiences and was fueled by dedication to her family. Despite the hardship of having to drop out of school her junior year of high school to take on the resposibility of earning a living to support her family, Carolyn was persistent in obtaining an education. Through the GED program she was determined to receive her diploma while working two jobs as a teeneager. After the birth of her first child, she knew that she needed to further her education to become a role model for her daughter. The desire to provide a better life and become an inspiration is evident as she continued on receiving multiple degrees, all the while continuing to hold down a job, and reaching the zenith after obtaining her PhD in Educational Leadership.
My nursing carrier stared off at the bottom of the ladder, from care associate, to Licensed practical nurse, to associate in nursing, and now I have bachelor in the nursing. I have been working as a Registered nurse for over 11 years, and I have seen great positive changes towards health care .Changes in technology and in patient care as a whole. In my experience as a health care provider, I have seen a great need in the mental health patient and the lack of sufficient providers. My professional goal is to work in an area that will allow me to work with mental health patient in an advance nursing capacity. To work in this capacity I will require an advance degree in nursing. In my research looking school, I found out that many schools are not offering masters in mental health nurse practitioner program (PMHNP).
Henry David Thoreau writes of his experiences in his two-year experiment of "self reliance" on Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. It is my opinion that Thoreau thought of himself as better than the average person and to an extent better than the person reading his very work. The allusions and ideals expressed in this work wreak of a smug and "better than though" context. The purpose of this experiment was to enact the philosophies and ideals of self- reliance and simplicity. His idea of simplicity is strewn throughout this work, ranting through a seemingly indecipherable mixture of allusions, metaphors, and actual ideas. One that I think is really very important is the concept of "modern improvements" (Thoreau 95). During a
In B.F. Skinner’s Walden Two, Skinner presents many positive changes to society in his utopia, such as: division of labor, encouragement of perusing your own interests in education, and absolute equality.
The West Fargo Public School system is not only the fastest growing school district in the State of North Dakota, it is also one of the most innovative and creative. The district’s Mission is “Educating today’s learners for tomorrow’s world”. Teachers employed by the district take this Mission statement to heart and live it in their own lives. To them, education is a lifelong process, not just something everyone experiences between the ages of 5-17. Evidence of this can be seen in the fact that this past summer 20 elementary and secondary teachers began a 20 month educational journey by enrolling in West Fargo’s second Teacher Leadership Academy (TLA). The Academy is a collaborative effort between West Fargo Public Schools and North Dakota State University’s Educational Leadership Program. The 20 teachers began their journey this summer and will be meeting during the school year every-other Wednesday after school. At the end of five semesters they will be awarded the Masters of Education (M. Ed.) degree. Some of the unique features of the Teacher Leadership Academy are: a) rather than traveling to campus for their coursework, Academy students are taught at the district’s Leidal Education Center, b) classes are facilitated by not only university professors, but the district’s two assistant superintendents [Dr. Allen Burgad and Mrs. Beth Slette], and c) course assignments are focused around the district’s initiatives and strategic plan.
The chapter entitled “Conclusion” is a fitting and compelling final chapter to Thoreau’s Walden. Throughout Walden, Thoreau delves into his surroundings, the very specifics of nature, and what he was thinking about, without employing any metaphors and including none of his poignant aphorisms. However, placed among these at-times tedious sections, come spectacular and wholly enjoyable interludes of great and profound thought from a writer that has become extremely popular in modern America. His growth of popularity over such contemporary favorites as Emerson in our modern era stems from the fact that Thoreau calls for an “ideological revolution to simplification” in our lives. This
B. F. Skinner’s novel, Walden Two, tells a story about a group of Americans discovering a way to escape from a broken world in a utopian society. The community, called Walden Two, unifies its members through strict policies and positive reinforcement. Even though outsiders find these policies strange, those who live in Walden are thankful for the happiness they experience. In his work, Skinner teaches his readers about behavioral engineering and how utopian communities would not be “perfect” without it.
Qualitative assessments of impacts of my research program are important. I have been very fortunate that scholars writing in quality journals variously say my work is “authoritative”, “inspirational”,