Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Post # 4: Midpoint Reflection


Fifth week of assistance at Urban Assembly Academy of Art & Letters is end. I’m on half way of internship. It’s time to write midpoint reflection. The primary purpose of the organization I work for is to build relationship with companies, primate organizations. They will give financial support to school. Budget every year grows up as the school expenses. Also we work on partnership with parents of pupils. This internship has been similar to my expectation. I wanted to learn how people make connection in business way. Furthermore this is at the school and helping people with tasks. As well there is the different than my expectation, working with little kids and helping them with their homework and school assignment, which I’m not doing at my site. Still I’m enjoying what I’m doing. The environment of my workplace has similarity to my high school. The diversity of students, even though there is one student name is Shahzod from Asia. This building consist two school and these schools have kindergarten, from 1-8 grades.
The difference is teachers work a lot on discipline in class. Especially after lunch kindergarten kids very energetic and difficult to control. Experienced teachers know what to do. Another thing is the whole way is noisy even after school. But my school is opposite of it. I understand the difference also in the ages of students. I obtained my skills in advocating the school. The activity that I did helped to stay focus on the task and be patient. Detail orientated and being patient are really important skills for the future doctor profession. Good relationship helped me to gain these skills. I’m really good relationship with supervisor and other co-workers. She helps me to figure with tasks I don’t know and teaches me how to do. In addition I have gained communication skills. My English improved since I beginning internship. I talk to people more than usual. This skill very useful, I have done with one interview with my supervisor.  Almost every day I contact to my supervisor via email and let her know about the programs I have researched. I improved how to track my work and improve quality of resilient person. Time management is key thing on these days and will after that too.
Beautiful to finish on time task that you have, as working on summer programs, I learnt how to collect information and summaries it in short form. This gave to keep organized new ones and find more by quick reading the programs I had on list already. I’m doing applicable and not that complex task. By now I didn’t have any challenges at workplace. If I have I will discuss with supervisor and ask for help. The reason supervisor is the only person that can support. I will not limit on this and try to find by asking other people. Hopefully, they will help, at least I will try. As I claimed good time management is always helpful thing. By doing internship and other activities I’m learning how to manage my time. I’m doing well on school works. I’m tracking my homework and trying to finish them on time. Left five weeks of internship I will work in same schedule. My goals are to learn more as possible and gain my communication skills. The language shows how person is academic well. I and Ms. Meghan will try to use unfamiliar words in order to improve my language skills. As result I will have developed vocabulary base. These all I want to accomplish. In conclusion the midpoint reflection is end, but I’m moving forward. Hopefully, I did well enough that supposed to be. 

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Post # 3: Vocabulary 1 of 2


Word: Philanthropist.
Meaning: A person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, esp. by the generous donation of money to good causes.
Example in sentence: My supervisor participates in the art world as collector and as a philanthropist.

Word: Resilient.
Meaning: Flexible, quick to recover.
Example in sentence: My director of company was a resilient person, and was able to pick up the pieces and move on after losing his business.

Word: Scrupulous
Meaning: Diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
Example in sentence: The doctor was scrupulous in his preparation for the operation.

Word: Profound
Meaning: Deep; of great and broadly inclusive significance. 
Example in sentence: Franklin D. Roosevelt had made a profound impact on American nation after Great Depression.  

Word: Rancorous
Meaning: Showing deep-seated resentment.
Example in sentence: Many people became rancorous because of the man's ignorant speech.