Last blog, double your bang!!

Hello and welcome to finals week!!

This is the last blog for the semester...so make it good! If you do both parts you get double the joy! I leave it up to you.

Part 1:
ROSE AND THORN
Please describe/talk about/share your best moment (rose) of the semester and also your toughest (thorn)


Part 2:
What is YOUR spirit animal, and why?

Blog #7

Hey Scholars,
I hope you are all prepared for class on Wednesday!! Last chance for make up presentations...YOU KNKOW WHO YOU ARE...please be ready.  And, of course, we will have service learning presentations.

Blog for today....i had a really good one and I forgot it!! So, off the cuff,

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST RISK. YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE BUT HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO? What does it take for you to be comfortable taking it?

Believe? Blog #6

Hi Scholarly folks!

I hope you are actively exploring your health topic and planning a fun and experiential presentation for Wednesday. Please do not miss the class!! This should be fun and hopefully each of us will learn at least one or two new skills to incorporate into our daily healthy life!

As we enter the 11th week of fall, I am wondering how many of you are feeling more confident in your abilities to succeed in college....that is, what skills are you learning and what experiences are you havingthat allow you to BELIEVE that the goals you are putting in your dream books will come true??

I have heard from so many of you that a year ago you didn't think you would ever even come to college...what has changed for you?? 

For our blog this week, can you identify ways your belief system is changing about your own ability to achieve your goals in life (health, family, school, career, etc.)

Oh, and THANK YOU EACH for the lovely card and cake (and song) for my birthday. I feel the love!

DEFINITION:

Self-efficacy, also referred as personal efficacy, is the extent or strength of one's belief in one's own ability to complete tasks and reach goals

Self-efficacy affects every area of human endeavor. By determining the beliefs a person holds regarding his or her power to affect situations, it strongly influences both the power a person actually has to face challenges competently and the choices a person is most likely to make. 

ItCanWait....Blog #5

Hi my scholars!!
I hope you find some time to relax and focus on self care!!

For your blog this week, please go to the following website
https://www.itcanwait.com/all

Please watch the video(s) and talk about your reactions.

ALSO< per Sandy---to get your Driver Safety Certificate please write THREE things you learned about safe driving in her class on Wednesday.

I will be sending out healthy lifestyle groups later this weekend.

Be well!!

Blog #4 Quotes

Hello Scholars!!

Hope you had a fantastic weekend.

For the blog this week, please discuss your reactions to the following quotes.

“If we do not act, we shall surely be dragged down the long, dark and shameful corridors of time reserved for those who possess power without compassion, might without morality, and strength without insight.” ---Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

“I believe that serving and being served are reciprocal and that one cannot really be one without the other.” ---Robert Greenleaf, educator and writer

 “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” ---Margaret Mead

Do YOU have a quote that you want to share?

Blog #3

Hi Scholars,
I hope you are having a good week!

For your blog this week please discuss at least one thing or event you recall from each of three decades from Wednesday's presentation that struck you as important to how YOU fit in and see the world and  what events/moments have impacted your potential career/role in life.

I want you to try to recall something specific from your classmates presentations.

Also, if you get the chance to see the play on campus "Good Kids" this weekend, it has a powerful message. I highly recommend it. And one of our price scholars siblings is in the play. Extra credit available....

Blog #2 Study skills and YOU~!!

Hey Scholars,

Blog is back!!

As we move into the semester, utilizing study tools will become more and more important. Please see the blog assignment below which originated from Maria Elena and another scholar!! Please view the links and discuss how you will be using some of these ideas in your own studying skill set.

comment about why these tools are important to use and how you plan to use them

BPR PDF: http://www.sdcity.edu/portals/0/cms_editors/mesa/pdfs/bprbookmarkerrev.pdf SD City MESA YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/SDCityMESA General Learning Strategies:http://www.sdcity.edu/CollegeServices/StudentSupportResources/MESA/FOUNDATIONFORLEARNING/LearningStrategies.aspx#bigpix 

WELCOME TO YOUR BLOG!!

Hello my lovely scholars!!
Thank you for a great first class this week. I am excited for the year.

For our first official blog/reflection please describe below (you can use the comment button) what you believe makes up a community. Is community important? Why or why not? And talk about what communities YOU belong to (church, neighborhood, culture, price, etc.).

I am sharing some photos from my trip this summer...I belong to a community of divers...once you experience it, you become part of the underwater world. A strange and lovely place. Please enjoy!