Social Intelligence

Having a job as a teenager is not easy. For many people, it is hard to learn how to take orders from a higher authority. If someone has parents who don't give them chores and responsibilities then kids working might not want to do what they're told. Also as a teenager it might be hard to do your job if people who come to the business don't treat you with the same respect as older colleagues.
Social intelligence is knowing how to react to certain situations in a socially acceptable way. Like if someone gives you a gift you don't really like, you should not rebuke the gift and get mad, you should say thank you anyway and pretend you like it. Social Intelligence is important because if you don't know how to react to something, you could miss out on opportunities or cause problems for yourself. The better you are at talking to people the farther you can get in life and the better you will succeed. I thought it was interesting that social intelligence has a direct effect on our physical health. This surprised me because I thought it would be more of a mental thing, but it effects your body physically as well.


http://growingleaders.com/blog/first-soft-skill-develop-students/

Week of November 9th

My internship site helps with my education in many ways. I get hands on experience I couldn't get anywhere else and they've really helped me solidify a career choice. So far this year I've applied to four colleges and taken both the SAT and ACT. The first time I took the SAT I got a pretty average score, so I set a new goal to get a higher score. I get my scores back next week but I think I did pretty good. Throughout my mentorship, my mentor has talked to me about another field similar to athletic training, physical therapy. It is similar to athletic training except you'd be working in an office. Athletic training interests me more because it involves sports. If my mentor needs help with anything, I am always willing to help. He can only ask me to do things that require no training, but its mostly the tedious things that get annoying so I make his life a lot easier.

Week of October 26

Throughout the course of the mentorship, I've learned a lot about what I want to do. At the beginning of the year I didn't know if this would help me that much, but now that I'm a few months in I've started to really enjoy it. I've learned things that I couldn't have learned any other way and my experiences have helped me solidify a career choice.

I was really surprised when Dylan told me how much work it took him to get where he is. I knew it wouldn't be easy but when he detailed his college workload to me I was a little shocked.

There aren't a lot of boring times in this field, but sometimes no one is hurt and you're left sitting in the office. When that happens you have to find something to talk about and that is where I've learned the most. So I've actually learned a lot from the boring parts.

Summary

Summary

            When I was looking for an article to get information from, I tried to look for something that showed how Athletic Training has changed over the years. This article was very useful because it not only talks about change, but it gives a good explanation of what Athletic Training really is. Athletic Training is often confused with a number of things, personal trainer, physical therapist, etc. This article provides good clarification as to what it actually is.

                When I first started my research I had very few ideas as to what I wanted my overall topic to be. This article helped me get an idea and it has pointed me in the right direction. This article is the foundation of my project and I will continue to build off of it. I need to find a few more articles that support the information I found and after that I should have enough information for the project. I’ll also use all of this information on my senior capstone.

Graphic Organizer

Name: Remy Williams

Source #____ Bibliography (MLA or APA)   10 pts	Mihoces, Gary. “Use of athletic trainers on the rise in high      schools.” USA Today. 24 June 2013. Web. 18 Dec. 2015.
Annotation: (Describe ALL info. that might be important for your paper. Explain to the reader and/or summarize what might be found in this source)   35 pts	The article talks about how the use of athletic trainers in sports at the high school level is rapidly increasing. It talks about how trainers are gaining acknowledgement in recent years after being considered “water boys” in the past. The reason for the sudden increase in athletic trainers is due to the increased awareness of serious injuries in athletics such as concussion, heat stroke, etc. The article also gives a small job summary so that readers are informed of their actual jobs.
Potential Quotes: (Are there any significant quotes you can use or paraphrase from this source?)   15 pts	“There are more than 43,000 certified athletic trainers nationally.”    “We are involved in every aspect of sports medicine... injury prevention, rehabilitation,etc.”
Assessment: (Analyze and explain why this source is credible)   15 pts	The article came from USA Today, which is a nationally read newspaper. I feel like the information on this website is credible
Reflection: (How will you potentially use it?)   25 pts	I can use this information as background information in my essential question project at the end of the year.

 

 

Assignment 10

Now that I'm a senior, I have to start thinking about what I want to do for college. I visited
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search to give myself and idea of where to go.
1. Baylor University, Waco TX, www.baylor.edu
    Georgia Southern University, Statesboro GA, www.georgiasouthern.edu
    Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA, www.lsu.edu
2. I want an accredited program.
3. All three of the colleges above meet that criteria.
4. There are no extra requirements to get into any of these schools, but I know GSU requires you to apply to get into the program.
5. I would prefer a larger school in GA, but I am very flexible.
6. Georgia Southern is ranked 262/1,164 based on academics.
7. Scholar's Day at Georgia Southern; Marcus E. & Sharon B. Gunter Foundation, Inc. Scholarship, Carolyn Gravitt Memorial Scholarship

Time Management

Time management is a very important life skill. There's not enough time to do everything, so you have to prioritize your responsibilities. You might want to go hang out with your friends, but if you also have work and homework, you have to discipline yourself and do what you're supposed to do. As an athletic trainer you have to mange your time so you can get to work and do your job.

Week of Spetember 21

I recently read an article by Tim Elmore that detailed how to be a better intern. The article can be found here: http://growingleaders.com/blog/ . The author talked about how college students today have lost touch with what an internship really is. This really related to me because I can definitely see how its true. In the article he lists four qualities an intern should have, teachability, initiative, responsibility, and energy. This is really good information and I can be directly applied to my mentorship. Now when I go to my mentorship, I can focus on little things, like my attitude and effort, and truly get the most out of my mentorship.

Work Ethic

I would say I have a really good work ethic. I feel like I have really good interpersonal skills. I work well in groups and alone, so I feel I could excel in any job. I think I need to work on being better at taking initiative, because sometimes people have to tell me what to do before I do it. I think if I fixed this I would have exceptional work ethic and would become someone anyone would love to have working for them.
When I calculated my work ethic score I was above average in all categories except Dependability. That shocked me because I usually think of myself as a pretty dependable person. Since this is considered the most important trait, I definitely need to make an effort to fix it. At work I need people to know they can count on me for anything.
Interpersonal score is 5.75 out of 7
Initiative score is 5.69 out of 7Dependability total is 5.00 out of 7

Communication

There are tons of people you communicate with and tons of ways to communicate with those people. The difference is how and when you do it. You communicate with different people in different ways. For example, you shouldn't text your boss, "Yo, whats up." You can talk to your friends like that but not your family or boss. Your boss expects you to be respectful, so you should shake their hand and talk professionally. When you greet a family member you should hug them and talk like you love them.
When I'm with my mentor I need to remember to ask any questions I have. I need to learn how he communicates so its easier for me to listen and learn. These things will help me with my mentor and in life.

Week of September 7

This article is packed with helpful tips to help me get the most out of my mentorship experience. I think the most useful part is the do's and dont's. I wish I had that with me every time I went to meet my mentor as a guideline for what to do. And never before now have I thought about the people I could meet and the connections I might form to help me get a job after college. If I do a good job and leave a good impression, I could get a good recommendation from my mentor. Hopefully now I can use these tools to learn a lot from my mentor.

Leadership Prezi

This is a Prezi I made to remind me af what it takes to be a leader.

https://prezi.com/wicpkghksm-h/becoming-a-leader/

Week of August 31

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zarli7__Su8

This video was a real eye opener. I have never thought about indifference as the root to a problem, but listening to the speaker talk, it makes perfect sense. So many people in our world have lost the ability to converse with others, and that's really hurting the planet. I hope that by being in this mentorship, it first off shows that I care and am not indifferent, but I also hope I learn from this better than I could in another way.  Learning from someone who has experience would give me greater practical knowledge about this job I'm interested in.

As a human being I feel that people should take responsibility and own up to what they do.

Week of August 24

As a part of the Honors Mentorship Program I hope I get to learn about a career path that interests me. I want to have background knowledge to help me in college and the future. I'm excited to work with my mentor Dylan. I think if I listen to what he has to say and make good use of our time together, I will have a great time. I think that by watching Dylan work in his everyday environment, I will gain much more than reading out of a book. Hopefully by the end of the year this will have helped me make a plan for my future.