Deborah

What I have What I have learned over learned over the past two the past two

weeks.weeks.By Deborah AwoyeyeBy Deborah Awoyeye

Why am I here?Why am I here?

I tutor some of my classmates I tutor some of my classmates after school everyday. after school everyday. Everyday my friends tell me Everyday my friends tell me that I was wasting my time. To that I was wasting my time. To tell you the truth I really was tell you the truth I really was wasting my time, because the wasting my time, because the student do not really care student do not really care about school at all. I had about school at all. I had essays to write, homework to essays to write, homework to do , and AP test I had to study do , and AP test I had to study for, but I couldn’t stay away. for, but I couldn’t stay away. The thought that they might The thought that they might actually learn something from actually learn something from me made me happy. I wanted me made me happy. I wanted them to understand that school them to understand that school is a stepping stone for a better is a stepping stone for a better life. I wanted them to see that life. I wanted them to see that they don’t have to work for they don’t have to work for minimum wage for the rest of minimum wage for the rest of their lives. I really just wanted their lives. I really just wanted them to be better students.them to be better students.

Why am I here?Why am I here?

One day the students and One day the students and I were discussing career I were discussing career choices when one of them choices when one of them suggested that I should be suggested that I should be a teacher. I laughed. I a teacher. I laughed. I laughed because I know I laughed because I know I would be a really good would be a really good teacher and also because I teacher and also because I know what my dad is going know what my dad is going through as an immigrant through as an immigrant teacher. Teaching is not teacher. Teaching is not enjoyable when your enjoyable when your students don’t take you students don’t take you seriously and when they seriously and when they think they can take think they can take advantage of you because advantage of you because you are an immigrant with you are an immigrant with an accent. I ‘m not sure if an accent. I ‘m not sure if want to go through that.want to go through that.

Why am I here?Why am I here?

Its not the first time that people have told me that I Its not the first time that people have told me that I should be a teacher. My mom, my friends and teachers should be a teacher. My mom, my friends and teachers have told me multiple times. I know that I should be a have told me multiple times. I know that I should be a teacher but I wasn’t sure. I needed a sign or a miracle teacher but I wasn’t sure. I needed a sign or a miracle to clarify that I should. That sign came in the form of to clarify that I should. That sign came in the form of my counselor handing me a prelims application. I my counselor handing me a prelims application. I filled out the application as soon has I got home, and filled out the application as soon has I got home, and hoped that I would get into the program. When I hoped that I would get into the program. When I received a congratulation email, I was very happy.received a congratulation email, I was very happy.

So why am I here? I am learning about math, science, So why am I here? I am learning about math, science, and teaching. I am here to see if teaching is really for and teaching. I am here to see if teaching is really for me.me.

LESSONSLESSONS

During this academy I have learned a whole lot about math, science, pirates, crime investigation, and myself.During this academy I have learned a whole lot about math, science, pirates, crime investigation, and myself.

ce, pirates , crime investigations and myself.ce, pirates , crime investigations and myself.

LessonsLessons

I have learned that without I have learned that without math and science we math and science we won’t be able to won’t be able to understand or discover the understand or discover the world around us. Through world around us. Through math and science we make math and science we make the world better. The the world better. The technology that makes our technology that makes our lives easier came from lives easier came from the humans’ the humans’ understanding of math and understanding of math and science. Without science. Without technology we won’t be technology we won’t be able identify that the able identify that the Ultraviolent Rays are bad Ultraviolent Rays are bad for us. Without science we for us. Without science we won’t be able to create won’t be able to create sunscreen that absorbs sunscreen that absorbs the rays from our body.the rays from our body.

PiratesPirates

I have come to a conclusion that pirates I have come to a conclusion that pirates are very intelligent people. If they are very intelligent people. If they weren't intelligent they wouldn’t weren't intelligent they wouldn’t have discovered that wearing a patch have discovered that wearing a patch gives better night vision.gives better night vision.

They have a pretty good understanding They have a pretty good understanding of how to navigate and use the of how to navigate and use the compass. Navigating may seem easy compass. Navigating may seem easy to the people of the 21th century, but to the people of the 21th century, but we have to remember that the we have to remember that the pirates didn’t have adequate pirates didn’t have adequate technology . They knew how to tell technology . They knew how to tell time and dates through their studies time and dates through their studies of the stars and moon.of the stars and moon.

Another reason pirates are intelligent is Another reason pirates are intelligent is because when they raid ships, they because when they raid ships, they not only take the booty, but they not only take the booty, but they take the medicine as well. You could take the medicine as well. You could say the medical kit is the highest say the medical kit is the highest booty of all. booty of all.

Pirates use their common sense to come Pirates use their common sense to come up with new technology to make up with new technology to make navigating much easier. They navigating much easier. They understand that the old ways will not understand that the old ways will not work forever.work forever.

Crime InvestigationCrime Investigation

After our theme on pirates we move on After our theme on pirates we move on to crime investigation. Some had killed to crime investigation. Some had killed one of our science teacher and its our job one of our science teacher and its our job to figure out who did.to figure out who did.

We conducted many experiment such as We conducted many experiment such as hair analysis, DNA from the suspect hair analysis, DNA from the suspect bandanna, foot print analysis and much bandanna, foot print analysis and much more.more.

To tell the truth this week they was a To tell the truth this week they was a little difficult for me because I don’t little difficult for me because I don’t understand how to put the clues understand how to put the clues together. Overall I enjoyed the together. Overall I enjoyed the investigation. Its very fascinating to see investigation. Its very fascinating to see and experience what scientist do. I and experience what scientist do. I always have multiple questions in my always have multiple questions in my head about how they do the things they head about how they do the things they do.do.

How do they isolate DNA form humans , How do they isolate DNA form humans , animals and plans? How do they animals and plans? How do they discover all the different types of discover all the different types of chemical?chemical?

We has humans have so much knowledge We has humans have so much knowledge and when we apply it we can come up and when we apply it we can come up with the greatest things.with the greatest things.

GBIGBI

We visited the GBI We visited the GBI Bureau Investigation on Bureau Investigation on Wednesday. Wednesday.

The first person we The first person we spoke to was a spoke to was a toxicologist. His work is toxicologist. His work is to test for different kinds to test for different kinds of drugs. He told us that of drugs. He told us that when a person obtained when a person obtained their license they their license they automatically consent to automatically consent to a alcohol test if there a alcohol test if there was probable cause.was probable cause.

Chemist/DNAChemist/DNA

The second person we The second person we talked to was a women talked to was a women who worked in the area of who worked in the area of chemistry. She told us that chemistry. She told us that she tested for drugs like she tested for drugs like marijuana, cocaine, crack, marijuana, cocaine, crack, opium, and much more!opium, and much more!

We also talked to a man We also talked to a man from the DNA department. from the DNA department. He talked to us about the He talked to us about the many things we learned many things we learned from Dr. Gleason, like from Dr. Gleason, like electrophoresis and hair electrophoresis and hair analysis.analysis.

MyselfMyself

I learned a lot about myself I learned a lot about myself during these two weeks. I during these two weeks. I learned that I was too learned that I was too uptight and that it would uptight and that it would do a lot of good to loosen do a lot of good to loosen up. I learn that teaching is up. I learn that teaching is a very strong career that I a very strong career that I should consider.should consider.

I learn that teachers have I learn that teachers have many obstacles they have many obstacles they have to go through, but it is to go through, but it is worth it in the end.worth it in the end.

Being a teacher is the best Being a teacher is the best career in the world career in the world because without teachers because without teachers the new generation will the new generation will never know what to expect never know what to expect out of life.out of life.