Student Success Statement

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”

Mother Teresa

Reflection: when someone gives up their time to talk to you, always listen because it shouldn’t be judged by the amount but by the significance. It should be defined by the thought. Because the thought is what counts. (;

Occupational Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Occupational therapists help patients that are mentally, emotionally, or physically disabled. They work close with patients to observe them, and help them.

Average salary: 

$12,000 - $15,000 (Occupational therapy Aides)

$17,000 - $26,000 (Occupational therapy Assistants­)

Educational requirements:

Occupational therapists must have a high school diploma or a GED certificate. They get trained while they are on the job. They must complete a two year training program and pass a national exam.

Reflection: I would not like to be an occupational therapist because I honestly have no type of patience for this.

Progress Report

I have made some progress in reaching some of my goals because Im trying my best to get to class on time, and not miss any school day. I want to accomplish coming to school every day which probably won’t happen but I shall try. 

Student Success Statement

“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”

Charles Ketterer

Reflection: what this quote means to me is that in order to reach your goals and have the future you want, you always have to visualize it in order to achieve it. It all starts from a sketch (; 

Nursing Home Administrator

Duties and responsibilities:

Nursing home Administrator are in charge of planning and directing operations in nursing homes and care facilities. Most work in nursing homes and others work for large corporations that are in control of many facilities. Others are in charge of teaching and researching.

Average salary: $40.000 - $55,000

Educational requirements:

Should take courses in business, science, math, and English throughout their high school years. Most states require to have a bachelor’s degree, complete an additional internship program, and pass a comprehensive exam.

Reflection: I honestly wouldn’t like to be a nursing home administrator because I’d feel like a bird in a small cage..

Pyramid Healing

I believe pyramid healing is just a belief of one’s own self. And there’s no need to get a healing permit to follow this, so therefore there’s no need to attend colleges or get studies to do pyramid healing. Everyone has the right to believe in what they want. 

reflection: i believe i have gotten closer to reaching one of my goals is because i have almost finished my freshman year, and in a blink of an eye i will be a senior and about to graduate from high school. About to attend college. (;

Student Success Statement

“Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.”

    

Japanese Proverb

Reflection: what this quote means to me is that sometimes we blind ourselves leaving our actions with bad consequences, but we don’t realize because were blinded with our own beliefs. We think we got everything under control but truth is we don’t. (x

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Duties and responsibilities:

Nuclear Medicine Technologists prepare and administrate radiopharmaceuticals to detect and treat a disease. They make images to help diagnose the illness. They also explain the medicine to the patients, and administer radioactive doses either given by mouth or by injections. And they inform the dangers of radiation, and its causes.

Average Salary:  $28,000 - $42,000

Educational Requirements:

Training programs vary from one year to four years. Almost all states require licensing, and technologists must meet federal standards.

Glenn Cunningham was an athlete that at the age of 8 experienced something horrible that marked his life forever. His legs were burned really bad in an explosion at his school. He lost all his toes on his left foot, had lost all flesh on his knees and shins. He was predicted to never walk again, but he didn’t give up. He fought each and every day, he didn’t stop trying until he was able to manage walking again. Two years after his accident, he made the attempt to try and walk again. He soon started competing in the summer Olympics and broke records. 

Student Success Statement

“Adversity causes some men to break—others to break records.”

William A. Ward

Reflection: what I believe this quote means is that sometimes difficulty is the obstacle that stops some people to stop trying to reach their goals, but then again it makes others stronger and try harder.

Monitor Surveillance Technician

Duties and responsibilities:

Monitor Surveillance Technicians are responsible for observing the electrical activity of heartbeats that are displayed on monitors in cardiac care. They examine the patterns and give the results to the nursing staff and physicians.

Average salary: $26,000 – $41,000

Educational requirements:

Students should take math, science, and computer technology courses. After graduating from high school, students should enroll in a vocational school, community college, or hospitals. This will take from 2 months up to 2 years.

Reflection: I honestly wouldn’t like to be a monitor surveillance technician because it sounds like a pretty boring job in my opinion.

                                    

Student Success Statement

“The best inspiration is not to outdo others, but to outdo ourselves.”

Anonymous Author

Reflection: what I believe this quote means is that in order for you to be satisfied with yourself it’s not by impressing others, but by impressing yourself in the way that you would have never imagined.

Health Sciences Librarian:

Duties and responsibilities:

A health sciences librarian’s duty is to collect and organize medical information. They also help practitioners find the information they need for their care, education, research, and administration. Librarians are set to acquire books, journals, and other materials over the library. They’re also in charge of any electronic information on the system. They coordinate and control budgets and library technicians. Library technicians help organize anything out of order in the library.

Average salary: $20,000 - $30,000 (library technicians)

$35,000 - $55,000 (librarians)

Educational requirements:

Should have a undergraduate degree in one of the life sciences and must earn a master’s degree in library science from a program by the American Library Association.

Reflection: um no I would totally not like to be a health science librarian because I don’t like being in quiet places. (x