I am grateful that I live in such a prosperous community and that I get to benefit from the wonderful College and Career Center Program and get an internship. I am thankful for my liaison, Greg Davison, who got me my internship at PaperSeed Foundation with Aliyya Shelley Mattos. I have learned that I can be lazy when it comes to continuously checking my email and phone. I learned a lot about how to be professional in a workplace environment. I enjoyed learning about social media and marketing and I feel I would have been much less confident if I hadn't had the class. Professor Duran and Morales were wonderful teachers and I enjoyed all of their feedback they gave. I know that if I hadn't thought of the future and planned anything out, even if it was a plan that was unlikely for me to actually do, I would never have done it. I would never have thought of property taxes, or how buying soap and toilet paper would all add up.
I liked taking the quizzes because I got some unexpected results. Once I got a 33, and it told me that anything above a 32 meant you were autistic or had Asperger's, which I don't think I have. I already knew how to used google drive, but google sites and blogger were both completely new. I liked how people would read and comment on my blog posts and I would do the same with them. I learned what skills I lack, and what my strong suits are from analyzing the Career Readiness Skills. This class was helpful in making me thing of the future and other concepts I have ignored up until now. My internship taught me about professionalism and how to communicate effectively. I was given opportunities that are not available to most people. I am lucky and very thankful for the wonderful summer I have had working and going to class.
Brett, I completely agree with what you said about how this class helped you to communicate better and be more professional; I don't know what I would have done without it! Keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you learned a great deal over these last few weeks and it's great to see how thankful you are for everything that has happened. :)
ReplyDeleteI also feel that having the class and internship really was a good way to gain experience and prepare for the working world. Like you, I learned a lot about communication and now feel much less intimidated by the prospect of working. Maybe you do too. It's good to see that you are so grateful for everything.
ReplyDeleteI am really grateful for Greg! Without him, I would not have had an internship this summer. The quizzes were also unexpected for me! One said I had qualities that people with autism.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a great time at your internship. I also agree with you that the class helped make communication easier.
ReplyDeleteThis is great to hear!
ReplyDeleteThis is really long, but true! I agree with you.
ReplyDeleteI got some pretty unexpected results on some of those quizzes too. A waybook person told us that the algorithm was off on the autism test.
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