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How did you overcome a very difficult situation in school?

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Re: How did you overcome a very difficult situation in school?
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2009, 02:39:24 AM »
I talked it over with councilors, resident advisers, and or resident directors. Its best to maintain a calm leveled mind when assessing a tense situation and refrain from drama.

When i was a teacher's assistant in college, one very difficult situation was the issue of copying/cheating and plagiarizing. In molecular biology lab, I had a situation where I was giving out lab practicals. There were 4 gentlemen, all of them had hats. Aand the cap was in a different location. I noticed that every 60 seconds or so one of them would touch their hat, and the rest would write down. I told the other TAs about this and we observed it again, and they continued to do it.

Immediately, I knew they were cheating. These guys were pretty smart, as they had decent marks in the 3 other lab exams i gave, as well as the lab quizzes. I was in a dilemma, of should I warn them or outright take their scantron sheets?

I followed my instinct. I went up to each of them, took their scantron papers, told them to leave the room. And they all did, without complaining. They knew I caught them.

I took their papers, and with a black pen, drew a straight line over their scantron exam. I failed them for that.



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Re: How did you overcome a very difficult situation in school?
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2009, 03:04:49 AM »
In September 2006, I was a Peer Leader for an FS History 101 course, for those that don't know what a peer leader is, its a glorified version of a History Professor's sidekick, haha!

Our sole responsibilities were to help the incoming freshmen write, correct grammar mistakes, teach them presentation tactics, damage control tactics, technology assistance, cover the material in class. And most of the time, we were to teach the material, the Professor would come in on Fridays to reiterate the lesson plan and would give out exams.

For the paper exams, it was the responsibility of the Peer Leader to read it, to mark answers, and then pass it on to the Professor who would correct errors, add in extra credit points, put on a curve (though the professor I peer lead for wasn't know to give too much curves).

I came in July of 2006 to begin an orientation for Peer Leading, which was a 5 week program. It was pretty intensive, where we were taught to be "Creative" hahaha!
The semantics of which, I don't want to get into detail.

So I taught a class for Professor B. Shapiro, Ph.D, and the class that I taught was FS French Revolution In Film (F.S= Freshman seminar)

I had about 25-30 students in that class, and to tell you the truth, the first day was very intense for me. It was my first day of teaching a course by myself, and even though I had the plans with me, course details, syllabus, and topics that the Professor wanted me to cover, I was sweating alot for the first 10 minutes. My voice was itchy, very nervous ko adtong time. Then I had to bear my own foot to the ground, and forced myself to talk clearly, and stood away from the podium and started an informal conversation with the students. A one-to-one style.

As I realized the 'serious' style wasn't really working. I didn't' want to be the strict type of PL. We started pretty well, and from day 1, I kept an informal review with the students. Instead of writing on the board, as what Professor Shapiro did, I would prepare power points every day, and teach that way. Summarized the key points, and talked about the specifics, and the lesson plan from the course reading. I asked a lot of questions, answered questions, etc. Either it was regarding the book readings or the papers that were given.

Overall, it went well. I learned a lot that year. Things to do and things to evade. And it prepared me for other PL duties the following semester and the next year.

I really loved teaching history classes. I admit, really loved it.

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Re: How did you overcome a very difficult situation in school?
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2009, 03:21:26 AM »
In regards to high school,

Well, I'm sure we all had our share of 'high school drama', yea I was never the type to be consistent with dramatics. In high school I was referred to as the 'introverted' type, or some girls that i knew would complain how I wasn't caring enough.

Please excuse me, ma'am.

The girls in high school that were in my classes, unfortunately, were the gossip types. Two faced individuals, that would say nice things to people, but then trash talk about them behind their backs. I found out that I was a victim of this, from a close friend. And what annoyed me more was that the person who was doing this was a girl who I was helping in Calculus Class.

I really had to control my annoyance, because I wanted to confront this in the next class, but realized that if I did that, i would only tense the situation. Bahala pood na sila. My dad always told me, "Who cares what people say about you, just focus on your studies, Bahala ra na sila."

I kept that mentality all throughout high school. I can't stand drama-drama, and gossip gossip, or you guys would call it 'Chismiss'. I think, its the most narcissistic and infantile of all actions. People have such low self esteem that they have the need to talk about other people to receive a pathetic sense of self gratification.

I was never the popular type in high school. But then again, I just didn't really care about the internal drama and 'court' intrigue of the popular folks.

I purposely made myself deaf and mute to that aspect.

Focus on the importance. Your grades ;)



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Re: How did you overcome a very difficult situation in school?
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2009, 03:36:36 AM »
Another difficult situation. The 'Gossip', yet again.

Rarely did I ever show my emotions in high school, in fact, if you know my college friends and medical school colleagues, I hold that true today.

Well in high school, specifically my senior year, during prom time, I had a crush. Yes, a crush. I had this crush on this girl, and her first name is Prudence. She is Korean. I won't reveal her last name for fear that she will discover this. lol.

Well, I bought flowers from the local gift shop, from Shoprite in Williamstown.

On my way to AP English, friends asked me what the flowers for and who were they for. Foolishly, because I was so excited to ask her, I revealed that the flowers were intended for Prudence. Unbeknownst to me that the girl I told that to, told friends and etc.

Again, it was my fault.

So by the time I went to English Class, now can you imagine I was all dressed up for it as well, and at the same time had a large book back on my back. ah yes, how pathetic looking now that i look at it in hindsight, hahaha!

So this girl, Prudence, and I were rivals. In grades. We were rivals. We rivaled in AP English (Advanced Placed), AP History I & II, AP Governmenet and Politics, AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Anatomy and Physiology, and our Engineering courses. It was always a big deal for me to beat her in grades, which rarely did happen because this girl was so smart. She rarely ever got a grade lower than 98 in any of the exams, so it made it practically impossible.

So anyways, yes, ha!

I guess I kinda developed a sense of interest for her, I found her intelligence and spicyness and comments to me, though were very antagonistic, found it attractive. I loved the competition. I told her that I found her defense weak, and crass, just to savor her response and repudiation.

Well anyways, when I gave her the flowers, I told her it was for peace. To be friends.

Then I can remember people in my class namely: Rich, Steve, Kristy, Christine, Rebecca and even Mrs. Franks (our english teacher) commented on how romantic it was. Ushering words how apparently I loved Prudence etc etc, and all these embarrassing things. I blushed red.

I was so embarrassed.

Instead of asking her to the prom, I didn't. I was so embarrassed. I didn't know they knew.



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