Blog 7- Second Interview Preperation

1. Who is your mentor and where do they work?

• My mentor is Elizabeth Davidson and she works at the City of Hope hospital in Duarte. 

2. What are five questions you will ask them about their background? 

• What was one of your best experiences? 
• How long did it take you to find a job in your specialty after getting your degree? 
• How many years did it take for you to reach the point to where you're at right now? 
• I know that there are a lot of downfalls but what do you like most about your job? 
• What has been your biggest challenge throughout your job?  

Blog 5- Interview 1 Reflection

1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?  Is there anything I would do differently for other interviews?

• I learned many things about this interview, i learned what i need to do to be able to go into any nursing are I'm interested in. I also know what books/articles/magazines/journals to read if i want to get more of an idea on nursing.
• I would record from the beginning because my mentor and i had a conversation in the beginning that i didnt record. I would also not be as nervous and ask more and more questions and expand them.

2. Did I get additional resources and contacts?  What is the most useful?  Why?

• I have not at the moment but once I start mentoring with her i plan to ask other nurses at City of Hope. 

3. What makes my interviewee qualified to help me? 

• My interviewee makes herself qualified in helping me because she is a nurse so she can help through the process and other things. I will also ask her for help to see if i can contact other nurses as well.

Interview Link: https://soundcloud.com/alondiee/interview 

House Advisory Prep 1

For my senior project topic, I would like to accomplish being able to fully understand every aspect of teaching little kids. Its not only about giving them a lecture and expecting them to understand what they have to do. There is different things you would have to do to make every kid understand. Every kid is different and they all learn differently. For younger kids I think its much harder due to the fact that they are either to shy to ask for help or it can also be because at a younger age after school tutoring isn't available for them. As a teacher we have to make sure they know what they're doing. On the other hand there is also standards a person that wants to major in teaching needs to meet and I want to accomplish to excel those standards and become a great teacher. In mind these are the primary things I would want to accomplish while I do my senior project, however I would love to learn a lot more about little kids and how they are have their unique way of learning and doing different things!

Blog 3- First Interview Preparation

I plan to interview Maria Montoya, a teacher that works with younger children.  I wanted to aim towards a topic that has to do with younger children and it's a great opportunity for me to try out in a teaching position; I find teaching younger kids more fun. 

My additional questions would be: 

What made you go into teaching and what made you decide what age to teach? 

Are you happy with the age you chose in teaching or do you wish you can do older kids?