What matters most to you‚ and why? My open mindedness matters to me most. My experiences as a cross-cultural teen instilled this value in me. I was born in Hong Kong and moved alone to Taiwan to live with my grandmother when I was 12. I struggled to learn the language‚ Mandarin‚ and to live and learn alongside children from a very different culture. I was like some alien from outer space in Taiwan – generating stares but not acceptance. However‚ by being open minded about both my potential
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"What do you want to be when you grow up?" It is such a typical question‚ yet it compels children to venture into their innocent minds and let them imagine the world full of possibilities and encouragements. Their responses vary‚ ranging from superheroes to the President of the United States. But how would the little ones react when they were told‚ "You are not talented or smart enough. Try again." Their dreams would be shattered into millions of pieces and their hopes would be lost forever. Plummeting
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What were you afraid of when you were a child ? There were many things that I was scared of when I was little. Some of the fears I acquired were due to prevailing gossips and unfounded tales talked about by the people who were close to me - friends‚ cousins and my parents. But as I mature into my teenage years‚ I realised the folly and absurdities of my fears. In fact‚ some of them were so ludicrous like lurking monsters under my bed and demon-like character that brutally attacked anyone
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When teachers asked that what it is you want to be when you grow up‚ most children do not respond with "a career in financial services". Like most children‚ I responded with reference to jobs that seemed fun at the time. My first choice was a typewriter and translator‚ second naturally a pianist‚ but the third and most important choice was a computer engineer because I like computer‚ typing‚ translating a work and playing piano. If I were a computer engineer‚ I will
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Working With Young People: Assessment 1- Knowledge Evidence CHCGRP002- Plan and Conduct Group Activities 1. What is a code of ethics and provide an example of relevant principles and examples as it relates to working with groups in Community Services? Codes of ethics set out the standard of practice expected of professional service providers. Codes of ethics are often based on the general principles which underpin the work of the type of profession. Codes of ethics describe the standards
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When the Antibiotics Quit Working It seems as though antibiotics are slowly losing the battle against infectious disease thus causing a greater demand for researchers to invent new antibiotics that have new mechanisms for killing microbes as well as new vaccines. The problem is that bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics. When bacteria are exposed to antibiotics they are under “selective pressure” that allows
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU QUIT SMOKING? Right now is a great time to quit smoking. Why? In as little as 20 minutes you’ll start to feel the benefits of not smoking. Curious how long nicotine stays in your body? What types of nicotine withdrawal symptoms you’ll have? Want to find out how many tobacco-free days it will take for your body to recuperate and no longer be at risk of the dangers of smoking? 20 MINUTES AFTER YOU QUIT The effects of quitting start to set in immediately. Less than 20
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UNIT 8.1 To be able to promote Equality and Diversity when working with young people The current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of Equality and Diversity are RACE EQUALITY The general race equality duty requires us to have due regard to the need to * Eliminate racial discrimination * Promote equality of opportunity * Promote good relations between people of different racial groups DISABILLITY The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 placed a general duty
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PAUSE: TAKE TIME TO THINK By: jajanina Today’s generation is very modern. high-tech and fast paced. Everything that is happening is so quick. There may be a time you will not notice that your life has changed on a single snap. Everything what people want‚ everything people want to say and everything people do is immediate. Everything people need is just a click away. Without knowing‚ troubles and regrets are also a click away. Many suffer on their own instant decisions and actions without thinking
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Q.1) what do you understand by social groups? (Define‚ describe and discuss) Ans.- “A group is a set of people engaged in frequent interaction; they identify with one another; they are defined by others as a group’ they share values‚ beliefs and norms about areas of common interest; they define themselves as a group; they come together to work on common tasks and for agreed purposes” Any physical collection of people regardless of the size who share a common interest and works
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