My Life And Education Ball State University ( Bsu ) Essay

â€Å"Where are you from?† This question always seems to throw me off balance. The easy answer: Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah, New York, Colorado. The list of places I lived was easy to report, but it never felt complete. One day in a classroom in Muncie, Indiana, I asked the very same question of a group of my students. One seven-year-old raised their hand and said, â€Å"I’m from Longfellow [Elementary].† In this moment I connected with this child and understood where I was from. I am from school. Throughout the inconstancy of a physical home, education was my only constant. Education dedicated its life to me and now I have chosen to dedicate my life to education. Ball State University (BSU) was the first step in affirming my educational beliefs. I took on a major in Elementary Education, a concentration in Reading, and a minor in Theatre; three subjects that helped carry me through my childhood. These disciplines helped me identify my strengths. Script analysis became the examination of life and lesson planning became the piecing together of experiences. I soon became skilled at contextualizing, listening, and analyzing. This newfound knowledge quickly reflected in my personal pursuits. In the summer of 2015 I was introduced to the world of politicized education. It started with my work for BSU’s Prism Project, a weekly performing arts program for children on the autism spectrum. My work with these children and this unique program pushed me to dig deeper into our nation’s focusShow MoreRelatedMy Personal Philosophy Of Nursing879 Words   |  4 Pages I can stand and feed and nurse them†. (CITATION) It is this same dedication to nursing and our armed forces that drives my philosophy of nursing. Nearly ten years ago I entered the Army service. Through these years my work in the medical service as a medical laboratory technician, biomedical research, and most recently as a registered nurse has challenged me to examine my own practice and technical skills. I have learned about compassion, respect, empathy, equity, understanding, benevolence,