Nick Smith Professor Rocha Intro to College Writing 7 October 2017 Education vs. Intelligence Every contemporary society endures a division among the people, whether it’s because of social, financial, or political reasons. Mike Rose, the author of “Blue-Collar Brilliance,” is a professor at UCLA and an outspoken contributor on the topics of literacy. Furthermore, “Blue-Collar Brilliance” was published in a prestigious magazine, American Scholar, in 2009. As the storyline of the article revolves around the working American class, Rose writes it as a rebuttal to misconceptions that people who are on a higher social ladder hold.
The “gross” jobs are going unloved in this world today. Blue-collar jobs are the same as white-collar jobs. Blue-collar jobs use the same skills. If you work hard at your job you can get anywhere with this job. Pay may be low at your starting point, but as you work harder and longer you could become a millionaire.
He concedes that the capacity to tune in and accept the exhortation of a mentor is a standout amongst the most reasons why people in this field have not and may not purchase being trained, paying little heed to their ability. It takes a ton of lowliness and the excitement to learn for a specialist to have a mentor. Gawande additionally acknowledges that instructing prompts the one being trained to rehearse, escape their usual ranges of familiarity and put resources into execution. Training causes one to center around the minor and effortlessly insignificant however exceptionally urgent parts of one's
The terms blue and white collar refer to the colors of shirts that have been commonly worn by different types of workers. A blue collar worker is a working class person who performs manual labor. Most blue collar job is paid by hourly rates. Welders, road crews, factory assemblymen, construction workers, miners, loggers, and many other types of laborers are all considered blue collar. Blue collar jobs have given many men and women with lower education the opportunity to be able to provide for their self and family.
College was always one of my biggest goals and something i do not plan on giving up on not even with the thought I possibly will be in debt during or after i get my college diploma. But this isn't the same situation for other young adults throughout the US, a lot of young adults don't even dream of college because of student debt. The thought of it alone almost made me feel like it’s something impossible. In this image unfortunately, I see my future and the future of a lot of my peers and family members .
Driscoll (2000) model) consists of three stages (What, So what & Now what) completing one cycle help me to improve my caring practice continuously and learning from those experience for better practice in the future. The cycle starts with a description of the situation (“What”), which include analysis of the incident. “So what” evaluate the experience, including the analysis to make sense of the experience, and the final stage “Now what” is a conclusion of what else could I have done better and an action plan to prepare for, if the similar situation arose again. Baird and winter (2005) gave some reasons why reflection is required in the reflective practice. They highlighted that a reflection could generate the practical knowledge, help to adapt
In "Blue-Collar Brilliance" Mike Rose Shares his perspective on how education is not Intelligence. He lets us know how growing up he was around a bunch of Blue-Collar workers himself, and how intelligence is not based on the education you have but what you can Develop on your own from just being open minded. He explains to use how blue-collar jobs take a toll on both body and mind. He believes that you don't need to be taught things to develop intelligence that your intelligence comes from within. He shared the different stories of blue-collar workers life that he experience such as his mother and his uncle to help us see that even if you don't have a high education and a college degree you can still become a successful.
Reflective Practice in the Early Years Tools for Practitioners 1. Introduction “We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience.” -John Dewey- You have probably heard the term “reflective practice”, but do you really know what this means?
In the essay “Blue-Collar Brilliance” it begins with a fairly detailed description of Mike Rose’s mother at her work as a waitress in Los Angeles during the 1950’s, when he was a child. Mike Rose is a professor at the UCLA graduate school of education and information studies. This article originally appeared in 2009 in the American Scholar, a magazine published by the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Rose’s intended audience for this article is white collar workers, who usually hold a negative perspective towards their colleagues who aren’t as well educated as them. Mike Rose uses his mother and uncle as examples of his argument that those without formal education have important kinds of intelligence as well just in different ways.
A practitioner’s self-knowledge has proven effective for enhancing the reflective processes in clients (Collins, Arthur and Wong-Wylie, 2010). The above enhances the occurrence of positive outcomes and improves the quality of interaction between practitioner and client (Collins, Arthur and Wong-Wylie, 2010). Besides the immediate benefits of reflective practice, there are also long-term benefits for engaging in this type of practice. Collins, Arthur and Wong-Wylie (2010) state that reflective practice nurtures positive changes and helps builds professional stamina for practitioners in the long-term (Collins, Arthur and Wong-Wylie, 2010). Failure to adhere to reflective practice can lead to misdiagnosis as many practitioners fail to view the client’s issue through the client’s perspective and understanding (Mamede, Schmidt & Penaforte,
Zachary,Mentoring can be divided four distinguished phases process. The mentoring begins with the preparing and negotiating,followed by enabling and closing phase. At first,in the preparation phase,the both mentor and mentee must introduce and take time to know each other which provide them to identify points of connection. After that discuss what is mentoring then they could clarify what is expected and their roles. The crucial points in this phase is that determine and establish mentee’s overall goals so that they are able to work effectively in following phases.
Reflection is not about evaluating an intervention of the client, but rather the process of theory that we use through our own experience and knowledge (Duncan, E., 2009). Also, it is imperative to recapture practice experiences and mull them over critically in order to gain new understandings and to improve future practice as a therapist (Finlay, L., 2008) as the healthcare sector is constantly changing and upgrading itself. Reflection also allows us to apply our knowledge that is improving to a wide variety of cases that we may encounter, be it a case that we have seen before or a totally new case that we have to
But put simply reflection is merely a process to; help us understand the links between what we do (what we can call our practice) and how we might improve our effectiveness (by developing our practice) (Ghaye, Tony 2010) Reflection was first introduced to me through the Microteaching facility. Here the reflection is based on three ten minute lectures, and incorporates personal, peer and expert
Schön (1991) presented the concept of 'reflection in action' and 'reflection on action'. “Reflection in action is the process whereby the practitioner recognises a new situation or problem and thinks about it while still acting.” (Burns and Bulman, 2000) First I will discuss reflection in action.
Introduction This discussion provides a reflective assessment on my experiences and development in three years study. The intention of this reflection is to demonstrate an understanding of my views on sport coaching of reflection and the issues surrounding reflective practice. Firstly, I discuss my personal and professional skills development. To do this, I have used academic models of reflection to reflect on my personal skills, enquiry skills and Project modules.
