Molly Quaid
October 30, 2014
For the past two weeks, I have been assisting the teachers of Saint Margaret's of Scotland in their "homework club" program. This program adheres to kids of all ages ranging from kindergarten to eighth grade, but I mostly work this kindergartners. This program includes us helping the students with their homework, any arts and crafts, or simply just helping them line up and get their coats on.
Ever since helping out at homework club, I have developed a better sense of patience and understanding. When I first attended homework club for the first time, I was overwhelmed with the amount of students but once you start becoming involved and helping, it seems less and less overwhelming.
But how does a homework show what it means to be great?
Saint Margaret's of Scotland homework club shows that being great is showing a need for help and showing that you're not always right. Also, it challenges one's patience and understanding towards children who struggle. This experience definitely shows that being great is elicited through asking for help and understanding others.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Current Event Blog #5
Molly Quaid
October 9, 2014
This year, our class is centered around what it means to be great. This past Monday, I met with a retired business and retail worker who gave me his insight and wisdom on what it means to be great and also how to find your passion in life.
To be successful, he highlighted the three P's: passion, people, and performance-these are the key points one needs to be successful in the retail business. Going back on the topic of what it means to be great, he mentioned that in order to be great, you need to be passionate in what you believe in and know your weaknesses. By surrounding yourself with people who have different view points than you, you are becoming exposed to different opportunities and visions of others that you may aspire to. Along with the exposure to new opportunities, he mentioned that a person's biggest mistakes in life are the mistakes that a person does not make.
There is a fine line between leadership and management. Leadership is when one provides the philosophical visions that everyone relates too, while management is when one is merely just put in charge of something. Having leadership means setting missions and goals. High performance teams play a big part of leadership. The six main parts of a high performance team are being focused, innovative, having a strong sense of urgency, having a sense of teamwork, being disciplined, and lastly being able to be accountable for one's actions.
Being great is not just what one is known for, but how one acted in his/her life that caused them to be such a powerful impact on society; and being comfortable with change and being able to accept everyone is not what it means to be great in the literal sense, but to be great for oneself is what matters.
October 9, 2014
This year, our class is centered around what it means to be great. This past Monday, I met with a retired business and retail worker who gave me his insight and wisdom on what it means to be great and also how to find your passion in life.
To be successful, he highlighted the three P's: passion, people, and performance-these are the key points one needs to be successful in the retail business. Going back on the topic of what it means to be great, he mentioned that in order to be great, you need to be passionate in what you believe in and know your weaknesses. By surrounding yourself with people who have different view points than you, you are becoming exposed to different opportunities and visions of others that you may aspire to. Along with the exposure to new opportunities, he mentioned that a person's biggest mistakes in life are the mistakes that a person does not make.
There is a fine line between leadership and management. Leadership is when one provides the philosophical visions that everyone relates too, while management is when one is merely just put in charge of something. Having leadership means setting missions and goals. High performance teams play a big part of leadership. The six main parts of a high performance team are being focused, innovative, having a strong sense of urgency, having a sense of teamwork, being disciplined, and lastly being able to be accountable for one's actions.
Being great is not just what one is known for, but how one acted in his/her life that caused them to be such a powerful impact on society; and being comfortable with change and being able to accept everyone is not what it means to be great in the literal sense, but to be great for oneself is what matters.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Current Event Blog #4
Molly Quaid
Mod A
Source: http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-ebola-screening-grows-1412293227?mod=WSJ_hp_RightTopStories
What would you do if your family member or friend came home Ebola? Ebola is an infectious and generally fatal disease marked by a fever and severe internal bleeding is spread through contact with the infected body fluids by a filo-virus (Ebola virus). In Dallas, Texas, Eric Duncan was diagnosed with the Ebola virus. Duncan had come in contact with approximately 100 people before realized he had Ebola. Many people in Texas are now being screened and are being put in the 21 day isolation periods. How would you feel if you were the cause of many others catching a very fatal disease?
Eric Duncan's story relates well with Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Speech because although the context is different, the message of main point is the same-to have hope. Duncan's story begins with a very grim story starting with his diagnosis but as the story goes on, Duncan's story becomes more and more hopeful. Even though Duncan is still struggling with the Ebola virus, each day he struggles with it is hopefully one day closer to getting rid of the virus.
Mod A
Source: http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-ebola-screening-grows-1412293227?mod=WSJ_hp_RightTopStories
What would you do if your family member or friend came home Ebola? Ebola is an infectious and generally fatal disease marked by a fever and severe internal bleeding is spread through contact with the infected body fluids by a filo-virus (Ebola virus). In Dallas, Texas, Eric Duncan was diagnosed with the Ebola virus. Duncan had come in contact with approximately 100 people before realized he had Ebola. Many people in Texas are now being screened and are being put in the 21 day isolation periods. How would you feel if you were the cause of many others catching a very fatal disease?
Eric Duncan's story relates well with Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Speech because although the context is different, the message of main point is the same-to have hope. Duncan's story begins with a very grim story starting with his diagnosis but as the story goes on, Duncan's story becomes more and more hopeful. Even though Duncan is still struggling with the Ebola virus, each day he struggles with it is hopefully one day closer to getting rid of the virus.
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