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.