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College: Bronx Community College

Arturo

I came to the United States from the Dominican Republic in December of 2009, and currently reside in the Bronx. My parents have been very important in my life because due to all their effort and sacrifice, my siblings and I are able to pursue higher education. They gave up everything that they had in the Dominican Republic to come here and give us a better life.

I currently attend Bronx Community College, where I am pursuing a major in Criminal Justice. I am very interested in law enforcement and becoming an attorney.  This interests me because in the Dominican Republic, only wealthy people can afford a descent lawyer.  I am generally interested in helping people, and believe that with this degree, I will be able to help others who might not be able to afford representation.

New York Needs You provides Fellows with opportunities for amazing personal and professional growth.  Among all the elements of the program, I believe that the engagement of Mentor Coaches is essential to the development of Fellows and the organization itself. The workshops and activities the program offers will help me to improve my communication and leadership skills.

College Student Spending Habits [infographic].

Noble Savage: This term expresses the concept of human nature that has not been tainted by the influence of the society in which it lives.

Noble Savage: Children who require adult guidance to bring their natural instincts in line with the social environment. (http://college.cengage.com/psychology/bukatko/child_dev/5e/students/protected/chapter_outline/ch01.html)

Example: Every child should be considered as a “noble savage” since when they come into the world they’re innocent and don’t have any kind of knowledge.

“The Social Contract”relationship between a the man and the society.

Is about the human behavior in the society.

Example:the constant criticism how government representatives should handle ethics.

Child-centered, (adj.):

Designed to promote a child’s personal qualities rather than to provide training or information.

Example: The Elementary school of Puerto Rico offers child-centered teaching methods based on making conversation a part of a child’s daily routine.

Heinrich Pestalozzi

Gymnasium is type of school providing advanced secondary education in some parts of Europe. Gymnasium is middle school when in that school students get general education in all the subjects.Gymnasium start in ninth grade to twelfth grade. And also gymnasium isn’t school that it has to do only with gym but has to do with all the subject

Today my Dominican students told me a little joke that I was surprised to hear:

There are two buckets of crabs. One bucket has Chinese crabs and one bucket has crabs from the Dominican Republic. The bucket of Chinese crabs has a cover on it. The bucket of Dominican crabs doesn’t. Why?

The Chinese crabs will help each other escape from the bucket so the bucket needs a cover. The Dominican crabs will pull each other down so the cover isn’t necessary.

What do you think? Please post your comments.