My Pathway
My pathway is music. I've taken four years and I've learned so much. I originally wanted to be a music teacher, but as many of us know, when we grow up our ideas change. Although now my goals are set on becoming a politican I can still say that music has helped me. How you may ask? Well I shall explain, music brings people together and though a politicans job is to make rules, set up the government and make the country better, one of their main jobs is to help unify the American people and I think music can do just that. Music brings people closer together
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Job Shadow Summary
My job shadow was an amazing experience. I was given the opportunity to job shadow Professor Jim Scully from CSUB who is a very skilled musician and kind person. My job shadow went over well. During my job shadow I watched Professor Scully teach two of his classes and I liked the way he taught. He was very energetic and wanted to get his class involved and excited.
I choose Professor Scully, because I’ve always wanted to be someone who helps others out and moves the next generation forward and who better to pick than a university professor.
When I had arrived to my job shadow my mom decided to drop me off to see who I’d be following around all day. She was surprised to see when we arrived that Professor Scully was in shorts and sandals instead of a suit and tie. Well this came as off to her I thought it was interesting. It showed me that you don’t need to be fancy to be a good professor. All you really need is the mind and enthusiasm.
The difference between his two classes showed Professor Scullys teaching style. In one class there were roughly 30 students. In this class he taught about the different styles of jazz and its history. One of the things I remember clearly about this calls was a musician known as Dizzy Gillespie. He was a musician from the 1940s who was one of the founders of Bop music. The way he taught his class and delivered the material came across very well.
The second class he taught had only 8 students. This was more advance class of what I would say was college juniors. In this class it was more one on one with each of the students. They were each given choices of what to do for their projects and when it should be done. It was almost like a partnership where two individuals set up a plan and deadline.
What I learned overall from my job shadow is that there's more to teaching the information. It takes passion, patience, dedication and enthusiasm. Anyone can teach, but very few can teach well.
I choose Professor Scully, because I’ve always wanted to be someone who helps others out and moves the next generation forward and who better to pick than a university professor.
When I had arrived to my job shadow my mom decided to drop me off to see who I’d be following around all day. She was surprised to see when we arrived that Professor Scully was in shorts and sandals instead of a suit and tie. Well this came as off to her I thought it was interesting. It showed me that you don’t need to be fancy to be a good professor. All you really need is the mind and enthusiasm.
The difference between his two classes showed Professor Scullys teaching style. In one class there were roughly 30 students. In this class he taught about the different styles of jazz and its history. One of the things I remember clearly about this calls was a musician known as Dizzy Gillespie. He was a musician from the 1940s who was one of the founders of Bop music. The way he taught his class and delivered the material came across very well.
The second class he taught had only 8 students. This was more advance class of what I would say was college juniors. In this class it was more one on one with each of the students. They were each given choices of what to do for their projects and when it should be done. It was almost like a partnership where two individuals set up a plan and deadline.
What I learned overall from my job shadow is that there's more to teaching the information. It takes passion, patience, dedication and enthusiasm. Anyone can teach, but very few can teach well.