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-10 posts tagged "learning"
Devin Humphreys | Monday, November 21, 2022
When I was in Algebra II my freshman year of high school, we were taught a couple of different ways to solve a quadratic equation. A couple have fallen by the wayside (as we law students do not regularly employ math more complicated than the Hand Formula), but I remember two distinct methods that had
Julianna Conley | Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Fall semester of my sophomore year, I was a fixture in the career center, desperately searching for any guidance that might help me choose a major or determine what I wanted to do post graduation. As part of the discernment process, I took a Myers-Briggs personality test (I’m an ENFP, for anyone wondering) to see
Nelisha Silva | Wednesday, October 30, 2019
The week before fall break, I had the opportunity to participate in negotiations over a new treaty at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. I flew to New York with one of my classmates early Tuesday morning, and I returned to South Bend at midnight Thursday. I would be missing three full days
Gina Twardosz | Thursday, January 18, 2018
Senior education majors at Saint Mary’s are beginning their transition into student teaching this week. The students will begin teaching at local elementary and secondary schools and will work on their portfolios, lesson plans and testing. Maeve Sullivan is an elementary education major with a minor in mild intervention which, she said, consists of “helping
Maria Leontaras | Friday, November 10, 2017
Reasoning, people and Indiana Jones are key focuses of Saint Mary’s re-established anthropology club. Co-president and junior Teresa Brickey said although Indiana Jones wasn’t the reason she chose to start the club again, the fun Spielberg’s character represents keeps her interested in anthropology. “I just think it’s so [much] fun,” Brickey said. “With me personally,
Natalie Weber | Wednesday, September 13, 2017
During our freshman year, my roommates and I lived across the hallway from our RA. We would stop into her room several times a week with questions — about our dorm, Notre Dame in general and occasionally even classes. She always patiently pointed us in the right direction, even if it was the third or
Matthew Williams | Thursday, March 2, 2017
Going to college is an ideal in almost every human culture. As one of the major societal sifts that humans pass through on their way from adolescence to adulthood, college has many purposes. For some students, it provides the skills needed to take the next step in life. For others, it simply helps discern what
Erin Thomassen | Thursday, October 6, 2016
Two years ago, I thought I knew what God was calling me to do at the Notre Dame Vision summer program: encourage high school students to explore their faith as a small group mentor, and sing, dance and spread joy as a music mentor. When I learned about the opportunity to give a witness talk,
Courtney Phelan | Thursday, September 17, 2015
A Facebook friend of mine recently shared an image. While I see images shared on social media every day, this one struck me particularly hard. The image depicted a woman holding a phone receiver away from her face and looking outraged, with red text superimposed on it that said, “IM IN AMERICA, WHY DO I HAVE
Erin Thomassen | Monday, February 23, 2015
Some students call their professors their friends. I call my friends my professors. I don’t call them Professor Monika or Professor Steve to their faces. Most of them don’t even know they are my professors. They don’t realize our hangouts are classes and our lunch dates lab periods. This is because I hide my notes.