AndrewEskamani

I signed up for this course because I am in the college teaching certificate with the goal of teaching at a community college when I am finished. I have been interested in teaching at a community college for the last five years after I finished my MBA at Kent and was working out in the real world. Last year I made the decision to come back to school and get a teaching certificate. Recent economic conditions and the nations demands for community colleges in the near and immediate future made have made my timing fell right. Last semester was my first introduction to the higher education program at Kent being that my undergrad and my master’s degrees are in business. I have learned and absorbed so much since last August and am excited to continue my growth as a educator this semester in the specific realm of community colleges. As this is my last semester in the teaching certificate program and I am currently participating in my internship at Tri-C it is great to have the opportunity to directly have an actual association between the two courses. If someone would of told me a year ago that i would be where I am today actually teaching and involved with every aspect of a class I would not have believed them. I have been so fortunate to meet my mentor, Mr. Kerezy through a guest lecture he did for Dr. Iverson's class last semester and to have this rich of an experience. I have thought about my self objectives for this internship and they are the following.

• To learn the history of community colleges in the United States and about the issues, challenges, problems, and stereotypes they face on a local, state, and national level and apply Tri-C as a reference. • To use the knowledge and information I gain in class and apply them to my current internship at Tri-C through various means. • To use my community college research project to deepen my connection to Tri-C by meeting new teachers, learning about programs and events that they offer and further my overall internship experience this semester. • To listen and learn from the other students in my other classes about their diverse backgrounds, work experiences, and skills they use in their daily work and school life. Being that I do not have a education background and everyone around me dose, it is important for me to learn as much as I can from them. • To gain important resources and links to sources of information that can be helpful to me now and in the future of my career. The info hunt blog is rich with means of finding information on a wide variety of community college topics and resources. •I am keeping the list going to add more through out the semester as I set my goals higher and higher.