By Brian G.
We had a guest speaker come in. His name was Ray Chrisman. He specializes in biochar science. He came in and spoke to us for an hour about his job. He showed us different power points about global warming, and how biochar could help to cut back on our Co2 output. I think that he did a great job with his presentation. I came out of it with a lot more information that I had before. Some things that I learned were how biochar is made, and how much it usually costs. He gave us some interesting facts, like biochar was discovered in Africa in big field and it was estimated to have been 500 - 7000 years ago. He showed us some slides of global warming and other slides that showed whole cities and towns underwater in 50 years if global warming kept going the way it is now. This really got me thinking about my carbon footprint, and recycling, and other things. I think that a good way to get money would to be to go to certain companys and work for them to help them reduce their carbon footprint. This would make me money and help them save money and at the same time get them more customers because nowadays everyone likes a company that's going green.
Monday, July 27, 2009
First Day at the Internship
By Richard
My name is Richard Johnson, III and today is my first day in my agriculture internship through the Community Action Network. I am 17 years old and I love plants. I love fruits, vegetables, and herbs. I like to work in my garden in my spare time and use the vegetables and herbs when I cook. I am an ex-boy scout and while I was a boy scout I specialized in plant identification, medical care, fire safety, and knife/ax safety. I have continued to use my plant identification skills when I go camping or during airsoft tournaments that I often go to.
"Leave a smile on their faces..."
By Nour
My name is Nour. I am 17 and I am in the Michigan Youth Works program and entering in the elder care internship to learn and help the elders. I am looking forward to learning about the elders' lives. It's a great experience so far and I hope I'll get a lot out of this program that will help me in my future. It's really fun being at Glacier Hills helping the elders. I am excited about walking the elders in the garden and doing their nails. The property at Glacier Hills is nice and neat, and the garden there is beautiful. The saddest part is watching the elders losing their memory and that's why I want to be there to leave a smile on their faces.
There's a resident at Glacier Hills that I really admire because she's so down to earth & she still talks like she's still living in the past even tough she knows that she's at this point in her life. She has so many stories and memories to tell other people about and I want to hear her stories and get to know her better. She's 96 years old and she still wants to do more activities that make her feel alive and that she's still living. What I like about her is that she likes to listen to what people have to say like telling her a story and she loves when people sit with her and listen to her stories.
My name is Nour. I am 17 and I am in the Michigan Youth Works program and entering in the elder care internship to learn and help the elders. I am looking forward to learning about the elders' lives. It's a great experience so far and I hope I'll get a lot out of this program that will help me in my future. It's really fun being at Glacier Hills helping the elders. I am excited about walking the elders in the garden and doing their nails. The property at Glacier Hills is nice and neat, and the garden there is beautiful. The saddest part is watching the elders losing their memory and that's why I want to be there to leave a smile on their faces.
There's a resident at Glacier Hills that I really admire because she's so down to earth & she still talks like she's still living in the past even tough she knows that she's at this point in her life. She has so many stories and memories to tell other people about and I want to hear her stories and get to know her better. She's 96 years old and she still wants to do more activities that make her feel alive and that she's still living. What I like about her is that she likes to listen to what people have to say like telling her a story and she loves when people sit with her and listen to her stories.
My Experience at Glacier Hills
By Iesha
Scientist Dr. Ray Chrisman
By Daniel
Qualified for Childcare
By Atiya
During the my ChildCare Internship for the summer I have met a couple people that I've enjoyed being around. Those two people are Mercedes & Sarah. Sarah works for the Landscaping Internship during the morning shift . I was able to meet her before the official start of the internships, and I enjoyed her company a lot. She is very friendly & sophisticated. Those are some of the qualities that I admire the most in any person . She is very comfortable and laid back also and that makes it that much easier to talk to her .
Mercedes works at the camp I am currently taking my internship at, Bryant Community Center . She is a very firm person with the children but she is very easy to get along with. She's down to earth and doesn't deplore saying what's on her mind. Her being the "play no games" person that she is could make her seem mean to others but, I don't think of her that way. Her being firm as she is with the children also gains the respect that I would like to receive from children as well as others .
Some of the qualites that I've listed that I have observed from Sarah & Mercedes are the exact things that I need to acquire to be successful in the Childcare Industry. Some of the skills that I believe that I already possess are being compassionate and attaining good morals and values that I stand behind faithfully. I also think that I am a very social and friendly person, a good listener, and I do my best to give respect and be humble enough to get the respect in return. I have worked with children for many years, being in a home with my grandmother who has owned a daycare (Little Citizens) for about 25 years. I've grown up with children and have also watched them grow which I enjoy seeing happen.
During the my ChildCare Internship for the summer I have met a couple people that I've enjoyed being around. Those two people are Mercedes & Sarah. Sarah works for the Landscaping Internship during the morning shift . I was able to meet her before the official start of the internships, and I enjoyed her company a lot. She is very friendly & sophisticated. Those are some of the qualities that I admire the most in any person . She is very comfortable and laid back also and that makes it that much easier to talk to her .
Mercedes works at the camp I am currently taking my internship at, Bryant Community Center . She is a very firm person with the children but she is very easy to get along with. She's down to earth and doesn't deplore saying what's on her mind. Her being the "play no games" person that she is could make her seem mean to others but, I don't think of her that way. Her being firm as she is with the children also gains the respect that I would like to receive from children as well as others .
Some of the qualites that I've listed that I have observed from Sarah & Mercedes are the exact things that I need to acquire to be successful in the Childcare Industry. Some of the skills that I believe that I already possess are being compassionate and attaining good morals and values that I stand behind faithfully. I also think that I am a very social and friendly person, a good listener, and I do my best to give respect and be humble enough to get the respect in return. I have worked with children for many years, being in a home with my grandmother who has owned a daycare (Little Citizens) for about 25 years. I've grown up with children and have also watched them grow which I enjoy seeing happen.
Thoughts on Health Care & Insurance
By Tyler
Hello again. So my first post was a sort of overview of what my first week in the internship was like. Well, here I am in week three, last week we did not post a blog, 826 Michigan (the very nice people who are teaching us to blog) came to our class room at Stone School to try and spark some ideas for our next entry, that being this one. Since week one a whole lot has happened, I'm afraid I probably wont be able to finish my thoughts in this post but here goes. The movie Unnatural Causes that I talked about in my first post really opened my eyes to the problems we have in the health world in our country. My interest in the health care field grew one hundred percent and now I feel I need to know more. The movie talked about how we ranked among other countries in health care, and we are not doing so hot. I believe we were number thirty four, behind such unpopular countries as Slovenia, Cuba, and of course the European giants that seem to know what their doing in the health aspect of things. I also learned that our infant mortality rate is about one in fourteen, which is fairly high for a country that has not seen war on its soil since we battled amongst ourselves in the civil war. The huge thing though, was the fact that a lot of people in the United States are uninsured. It made me think, what if their just not trying hard enough to get insured? What if our government is not advertising the fact that you can go to your local department of human services and apply for insurance through the government. If I can do it, I know there are people out there that are not insured that can do it too. I think that we need to stop worrying about medical equipment advancements that are supposedly making it easier to save lives and use what we have to save the lives that we're not. Time's up, to who ever is reading, talk to you next post.
Hello again. So my first post was a sort of overview of what my first week in the internship was like. Well, here I am in week three, last week we did not post a blog, 826 Michigan (the very nice people who are teaching us to blog) came to our class room at Stone School to try and spark some ideas for our next entry, that being this one. Since week one a whole lot has happened, I'm afraid I probably wont be able to finish my thoughts in this post but here goes. The movie Unnatural Causes that I talked about in my first post really opened my eyes to the problems we have in the health world in our country. My interest in the health care field grew one hundred percent and now I feel I need to know more. The movie talked about how we ranked among other countries in health care, and we are not doing so hot. I believe we were number thirty four, behind such unpopular countries as Slovenia, Cuba, and of course the European giants that seem to know what their doing in the health aspect of things. I also learned that our infant mortality rate is about one in fourteen, which is fairly high for a country that has not seen war on its soil since we battled amongst ourselves in the civil war. The huge thing though, was the fact that a lot of people in the United States are uninsured. It made me think, what if their just not trying hard enough to get insured? What if our government is not advertising the fact that you can go to your local department of human services and apply for insurance through the government. If I can do it, I know there are people out there that are not insured that can do it too. I think that we need to stop worrying about medical equipment advancements that are supposedly making it easier to save lives and use what we have to save the lives that we're not. Time's up, to who ever is reading, talk to you next post.
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