1) What is your full name?
Carol Ma
2) Where are you from?
Born in Edison, New Jersey
Raised on Lower Est side, NY and State Island
3) Where did you go to college? for how long? do you plan to go back to school?
Stony brook University B.S. biology+ pace university M.S. teaching
4) What was your major in college and what kind of degree did you earn?
Biology- Bachelor of science/ Master of teaching
5) Why did you choose your professional field?
I just applied!!
6) What got you involved in this field of work?
I like to teach and I like biology
7)Why did you choose this particular job at this particular company?
I liked the school and Mr. Michel
8)How long have you worked here?
2 years
9)What is your job tittle?
Living Environment teacher
10) What do your duties include?
Teaching 9 and 10 graders being creative going on field trips
11)What are some challenges you have faced working here?
I only speak English and Chinese- its hard to communicate with some students.
12)What is the best part of your job?
Helping students learn biology
13)What is something you would like to change about your job?
I wish I was less busy!
14)Did you work somewhere else before this job?
This was my first professional job before this I worked at a psychiatric clinic as a secretary it was interesting to meet the patients.
15)What do you see as your future with this company?
I plan to teach for a long time
16)Do you enjoy the kind of work you do?
Yes because I enjoy working with students
17)Do you plan to open your inw business one day?
maybe
18)How has giving an intern helped your company advance or progress?
You guys have helped me so much! what would I do with out you
19) What advice would you give to high school aged interns getting ready for college?
Be open minded about what you want to study
20)What advice would you give to high school-aged interns preparing to find a career in the real word?
Be focused and ambitions go for it :)
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
first week
Describe your mentor and the environment in the office you’re working.
my mentor she the best she always help me when I need help and the enviroment where I work is peaceful and great
□ Describe your first thoughts when you arrived at your internship.
my first throught I arrived at my internship was exciste and comfuse and the same time because ms sherin talk that I will work with ms carol so I hear that she say ms cara the english teacher
□ Describe your first day, from the first minute you arrived to the minute you left.
my first was great nfrom the minute that I arrived to the left
□ What are your goals for internship? What knowledge do you hope to gain? What skills do you hope to gain?
my goals for my internship are finish my hour and make my mentor happy with my work that I do
I think that I has one importants skill that is repect
□ Describe the types of work you’ve been doing so far and any challenges you’ve had/
the work that I ve been doing so far and that feel proud how tudent call me for helpo and how they deposit comfians and all work that I DO
my mentor she the best she always help me when I need help and the enviroment where I work is peaceful and great
□ Describe your first thoughts when you arrived at your internship.
my first throught I arrived at my internship was exciste and comfuse and the same time because ms sherin talk that I will work with ms carol so I hear that she say ms cara the english teacher
□ Describe your first day, from the first minute you arrived to the minute you left.
my first was great nfrom the minute that I arrived to the left
□ What are your goals for internship? What knowledge do you hope to gain? What skills do you hope to gain?
my goals for my internship are finish my hour and make my mentor happy with my work that I do
I think that I has one importants skill that is repect
□ Describe the types of work you’ve been doing so far and any challenges you’ve had/
the work that I ve been doing so far and that feel proud how tudent call me for helpo and how they deposit comfians and all work that I DO
Monday, May 11, 2009
midpoint reflection
1) How has the internship been the same or different that your expectation?
It has been the same as I first stared to work here
2) What is similar and different about the culture of the school environment versus the workplace
is very different like a students sometimes is hard for me to work by my self speially in my project and like a teacher is more harder to teach the class be prepared for the lesson you are going to give.
3) what new skills have you learned that apply to the workplace? which of these are transferable skill? how to become a teacher and how difficult it is.
4) what kind of relationship do you have with your mentor and co-workers? how have you grown as a result of interacting with professioanal adults? what kinds of communication( verbal and nonverbal skill) have you gained?
with my mentor I had a good relationship she is a nice person and a good teacher
5) what challenges at the internship have you faced that you have overcome and how did overcome them?
many time I always do paper sometimes I grade essays and thats difficult for me but I do my best in everything
6) what challenges have you faced in school as a result of the altered schedule and how are handling them
How to help some students and when I explain to them they don't listen I have it work alot so I don't lose my passion and be able to help them
7 what goals are working to accomplish during the remaining five weeks of the internship?
finish my hours and be able to gave my teacher a good expression of how I am not just like a student but also like a grown up person
<8) what are new things have you learned about NEW YORK CITY?
work is to hard and in life you have to work and be able to get what you diserved, also the language is difficult when you don't know english and be able to fine a job
It has been the same as I first stared to work here
2) What is similar and different about the culture of the school environment versus the workplace
is very different like a students sometimes is hard for me to work by my self speially in my project and like a teacher is more harder to teach the class be prepared for the lesson you are going to give.
3) what new skills have you learned that apply to the workplace? which of these are transferable skill? how to become a teacher and how difficult it is.
4) what kind of relationship do you have with your mentor and co-workers? how have you grown as a result of interacting with professioanal adults? what kinds of communication( verbal and nonverbal skill) have you gained?
with my mentor I had a good relationship she is a nice person and a good teacher
5) what challenges at the internship have you faced that you have overcome and how did overcome them?
many time I always do paper sometimes I grade essays and thats difficult for me but I do my best in everything
6) what challenges have you faced in school as a result of the altered schedule and how are handling them
How to help some students and when I explain to them they don't listen I have it work alot so I don't lose my passion and be able to help them
7 what goals are working to accomplish during the remaining five weeks of the internship?
finish my hours and be able to gave my teacher a good expression of how I am not just like a student but also like a grown up person
<8) what are new things have you learned about NEW YORK CITY?
work is to hard and in life you have to work and be able to get what you diserved, also the language is difficult when you don't know english and be able to fine a job
week four
1) my internship site?
Is International High school at Lafayatte
2) my mentor name?
Ms. Carol
3) the things I had done so far?
is help my teacher, print paper in the office and help some students
4)How long does it take you to go to your internship?
it doesn't take me that much of the time because I work in my school
5) what is my schedule?
monday, tuesday and thrusday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
6) the four week was different from the third week because I had work more then I used to when I just stared and I'm getting along with some students and my teacher
Is International High school at Lafayatte
2) my mentor name?
Ms. Carol
3) the things I had done so far?
is help my teacher, print paper in the office and help some students
4)How long does it take you to go to your internship?
it doesn't take me that much of the time because I work in my school
5) what is my schedule?
monday, tuesday and thrusday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
6) the four week was different from the third week because I had work more then I used to when I just stared and I'm getting along with some students and my teacher
third week of intership: life as a high school intern
the task and duties of my internship are: work hard like any job also print some papers sometimes work in the office and helping my mentor with her students. at the same time used to help clean and organize different classes
2 week of internship
my second week of internship was really nice I began to work hard i was able to help my teacher and some students
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