After reading the ethnography assignment sheet on our website please respond to the following:
1. What is your major (if it is undecided that is okay, just write it down)
2. What are your career interests? What jobs would you like to have in the future?
3. Make a list of at least three possible communities, groups, locations you could study for you ethnography this semester.
Post your responses in the comments by the end of the day Friday. Reply to at least two student comments by the end of the day Sunday. Keep in mind that this blog is for both sections of my 102 course so you will be having discussion with more than just the students in your class. This is great because it allows for more feedback.
My major is Special Education, most likely high school level. In the future I would like to teach children that struggle with school work, help them to graduate high school, and help them look for a career that they are interested in. I would also like to someday become head of the special education department at a high school. Three possible communities I could observe are high schools, special ed programs, or daycares.
ReplyDeleteI like your career interest because it shows that you don't only care about yourself but you also care about other people in the world that need help or have disabilities.
DeleteI think its really great that you want to work with older teenagers/young adults to help them build a solid foundation for their future!
DeleteI really think that a high school site would work best for your project since your career interests are working with high school students.
DeleteMy major is Criminal Justice. My career interest is law enforcement and some type of government agency. The jobs that i would like to have in the future is a Correctional Officer, State Trooper, Homicide Detective, or a Police Officer. Three possibilities i could study for ethnography are patrol police, Jail center, or police office.
ReplyDeleteGio, I have had a lot of students with these interests for their project. I can tell you the BSU police department will not let you observe their. However, the Bridgewater police department has been wonderful to my students in the past. Contact them. Do it as soon as possible. I would wait till next week though when the chaos from the storm has passed.
DeleteGio, we are both interested in the same field so maybe we could work together. I think we could help each other out.
DeleteMy cousin is a Correctional Officer and he loves his job. I also took an internship my senior year of high school with my local police station, so I would definitely look into doing something with the station!
DeleteA friend of mine just became a field agent for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and loves his job. I think they have a local office in Boston you could check out.
DeleteYour choice of major and career interests remind me of my sister’s interests. Her dream is to work for the government or as a correction officer. She says that she would love to work in the FBI or CIA but I don’t think the chances of that happening are very high, but you never know!
DeleteHayley these are all great ideas for your project. One thing you should do is start looking into a spot to observe now because you are going to need to get permission. I think it would be interesting to try and get into a classroom that has a special education teacher assisting. It might be good to look at because of the immersion of special education students into "regular classrooms". If you are living on campus I would contact the elementary school.
ReplyDeleteMy major is Communication Disorders. In the future I would like to speech pathologist or American Sign Language teacher, either way I want to work with children. American Sign Language is a real passion of mine and would probably focus my project on that. Some places I would study would be an American Sign Language classroom, a speech pathologist office and special ed classroom.
ReplyDeleteKerwyn, these are all great ideas. I think the speech pathologist office would be great. However, you should find one and contact asap because I am not sure if they would allow it and how much access you would get. While you won't be able to directly be in a room with patients, you might be able to gain an understanding of how the office operates and what the speech pathologist does on a daily basis.
DeleteA sign language teacher would be a good job, very well respected job too. It would be interesting to learn all the signs.
DeleteMy major is Communications (Film/Media Studies based). My career interests as of right now would be some sort of broadcaster, whether it's for sports, the news, etc. Three possibilities I could study would be the BSU Sports/TV broadcasting, BSU radio station, or my TV broadcasting class I am taking this semester. I think it would be too hard to try and contact a big news station in the area.
ReplyDeleteI think working with a TV broadcasting would be fun and you would teach you alot about what you are studying.
DeleteI think being a part of the BSU radio station would be a great opportunity and you should take advantage of it!
DeleteThey are actually looking for people to work there I know someone who was a DJ for a little bit
DeleteJulia, you can't do your class because you are already part of that community. However, the radio station is a great idea. I have had people do that in the past and they really enjoyed. While you could get in to a bigger station in the area the travel might now fit into your schedule.
DeleteWorking with the BSU station would be really cool and it would also give you solid experience.
DeleteMy major is criminal justice. My career interests as of right now would be correctional officer. Three possiblities I could study is police station, jail center or secruity.
ReplyDeleteCorrectional officer seems like a good job, that is one of my career interests too.And those are good places to study at
DeleteI have the same interest as you for places that i could study in.
DeleteThat's awesome, good for you! I was almost a Criminal Justice major too.
DeleteAs I said to Gio, the Bridgewater police station has always been great with my students in the past. The BSU police will not allow you there.
DeleteAlso, if you and Gio ended up choosing the same place you could go together.
DeleteMy major is Communication Disorders. My career interests for the future would be to become a speech pathologist and work with young kids or kids with special needs. Three possibilities to study are a special ed classroom, a speech pathologist office, or a preschool
ReplyDeleteI think you're career path really suits your personality and you would be really good dealing with children. Also, the places you have decided on would be a good opportunity for you to be apart of.
DeleteAlexa, my feedback here would be the same as I posted on Kerwyn's. Also, you could look into a preschool. I had a student a few years back study at one in Bridgewater and she loved it.
DeleteI think its really cool that you want to be a speech pathologist!
DeleteI find it intriguing and really nice that you want to become a speech pathologist and work with kids that have special needs.
DeleteHey! We have the same major , super cool. What made you want to study Communication Disorders? And I think sitting in a preschool is a great idea , since that's where basic speech skills start.
DeleteMy major is Criminal justice. My Career interests are being a cop, being a Prison guard, or try to get into the CIA or FBI. Three places i could possibly study at are police stations, courts, or a jail.
ReplyDeleteKyle, my feedback for you is the same as I posted on Gio's.
DeleteThe three places you picked are great ideas and you probably will do fine picking any of them.
DeleteI am Majoring in aviation science. I love flying, and the environment around an airport. I especially love to travel and the ability to go around the country or the world as just a normal day at work. My goal is to become a captain for American Airlines or Delta Airways. As far as finding places to study to write my final paper i was thinking about visiting local airports and possibly even Logan International in Boston.
ReplyDeleteHow is it so far I haven't started yet ?
DeleteThat's awesome Landon. You seem like a good pilot.
DeleteThis is pretty sweet. After reading your interests, it makes me remember how I wanted to become a flight attendant ... so I could just travel a lot.
DeleteLandon- for this project you have to choose one location that you will spend the semester at. As for Logan- I do not think it is realistic for you to travel in there every week. Also, you won't get much access. However, what about New Bedford where BSU does it's flight program or maybe another small municipal airport?
DeleteIt would be so amazing if you could make those dreams come true. Being able to travel around the world every day and get paid for it would be so much fun! I don’t know how the profession works, if you get to stay wherever you fly to for a day or two and enjoy wherever you are until you have another flight, or if you immediately have to fly to a different place, but either way it will be a great job to go to every day.
DeleteMy Major is Psychology. My career interest is discovering how concisions impact behavior and the brain as a whole. Three possibilities are a guidance office, the psychology department and a lab.
ReplyDeleteI'm also a Psyc major. The brain is a fascinating matter. You have great sites, specially the psychology department and the lab.
DeleteSam- Since you are already in the psychology department you will want to find another location. Maybe a high school guidance office where you could learn about the kinds of things they are trying to do for students? Or if you could find a company that runs a lab of some sort.
DeleteMy major is Aviation Science. My career interest is to fly commercial planes. Ever since I was younger I have wanted to fly and go fast. I would like to fly for a travel service or a mailing company. I would like to visit CapeAir, and the New Bedford Airport. I can't think of a third location right now.
ReplyDeleteThats a great idea visiting cape air for the final paper, and even going to New Bedford. You could try visiting another airport because no airports are exactly alike. I wish you the best in your aviation career.
DeleteTom, I think being able to fly commercial planes is a very important and exciting career. I wish you the best luck for following your dream.
DeleteGoing to Cape Air or New Bedford is a great place to go im an aviation science major too!
DeleteTom either of those sounds like a good idea. You will need to choose one. Think about access and which one is more feasible for you to get to a few times a month.
DeleteMy major is Business Management. In the future I want to open a smoothie shop. I could visit different smoothie shops to study for my ethnography.
ReplyDeleteGood way to start Shamila, follow your dreams. Who knows i might walk into to your smoothie shop one day.
DeleteSHamila- for this project you need to choose one location to spend the semester at. If you know of a smoothy shop that you can get to that is fine. You could also consider one of the many small local businesses in Bridgewater, as it requires the same skills you would have to use in you own business.
DeleteThe smoothie shop is an interesting idea. Why smoothies though?
DeleteMy major is business management, I hope to take over my father's business and become a property manager. Three places I would like to study my ethnography is a Small local business, a restaurant, and a sports team.
ReplyDeleteThat's really cool you want to continue the family business and hopefully improve it with the education you get here at BSU.
DeleteI agree with Michael, that's awesome you want to continue your family's business! They are the key to our economy
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DeleteTerrick- I am not sure how the sports team would fit into your major and career. However, a small business would be great. Better yet, a local property management company would be a great option.
DeleteI am a Criminal Justice major. I am really interested in the criminal justice field. In the future I plan on either becoming a detective or a state trooper. I would love to help the community and make it a safer place for all. Three possibilities I could study for ethnography are at a police station, at a forensic lab, or shadow a detective.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting my ex-girlfriend's stepdad is a detective so maybe I could introduce you to him.
DeleteEric- As you can see there are a lot of students who are in this major and are interested in studying a police station. The town of Bridgewater Police Department has been great to my students in the past. You could also go with other students in the class.
DeleteMy major is currently undecided. My career interests that I'm leaning more towards would be social work or psychology. Some places that I could study could be a guidance counselor's office or a social service agency. I'm having trouble thinking of another possible place to study.
ReplyDeleteTo get your career choices more focus you could do some internships this year or next to get a better idea.
DeleteBrandy you should go by Career Services to get some help choosing a major and career path. They are excellent. They will actually becoming to visit us this semester. As for the project- a high school guidance office would be a great idea. You need to contact them asap to attain permission.
DeleteI'm a Psychology major. I'm interested in solving today's problem, i want to change the world. The brain controls the world. I would like to study in some educational institutions, hospitals and at some department of transitional assistance.
ReplyDeleteI like that you're interested in solving today's problems and you want to make a change and change begins with people and their brain like you mentioned; the way that we think.
DeleteSam- those all sound like great ideas. The thing is there are issues of privacy and laws in play. Your access will be limited. What you should do is contact a place asap to attain permission.
DeleteMy major is Psychology. My goal is to be an adjustment counselor for sick children at Boston Children's Hospital. The three possible places that I could study would be at an elementary school in the psychology department, a children's hospital, and at a local pediatrician.
ReplyDeleteThats so cool. I don't really no much about psychology but i heard its really hard, you must be very smart.
DeleteA children's hospital would be fun!
DeleteAs a psychology major, I think that being a counselor for children at a hospital is a really intriguing career!
DeleteMary, that is such admirable work. Childrens hopsital has always been so good to my son. I think the idea of a pediatricians office is great. That is something local that can help you get an idea of what working with child on that level is like. There are privacy issues so you would not be able to do much beyond the waiting room and office, but you can learn a lot from speaking with patients waiting, docs, nurses, staff, and observing. You should contact an office asap to attain permission.
DeleteMy major is Aviation Science. my goal is to become an airline captain for American, FedEx, UPS, or jetBlue. I also would want to work at Logan Airport as the head director and manage the airport. Three places I could study at are 1. an airport 2. an airline or 3. an airport's control tower.
ReplyDeleteI think studying at an airport would be really fun!
DeleteI currently work at Logan and have learned a lot. There's so much that goes into the operations there. I'm not positive, but I think Massport conducts airport tours. Possibly even at Hanscom or Worcester. You should look into that.
DeleteJared- as you can see there are a lot of students interested in this field. Choosing a local municipal airport would be your best bet. Something like New Bedford or Plymouth. Logan is just going to be very chaotic with very limited access.
DeleteMy major is Psychology. I haven't really decided what my set career interest may be. I know that my goal at the end is to receive my Ph.D. I either want to become a psychologist, a clinical researcher, or maybe a college professor. Three places where I could study are psychology research lab, a psychology class, and a hospital.
ReplyDeleteYou could try going to the health center here at BSU. They have a whole psychology section and I'm sure they would be happy to work with you.
DeleteOlivia- I love your goal of earning a phd. As for this project, you could study a psychology course that is at the senior level because you are not a part of that yet. A hospital can be tough because of privacy laws, but you could see if you can study a pscyhologists office where you can talk with the staff and observe the office setting.
DeleteMy major is Elementary Education at the minute, I might change it but for the time being that is my major. If I stick with elementary education i would like to be either a pre-school/kindergarden teacher or a 2nd grade teacher. I would be happy with any job in child care. Three possible places that i could study are in a pre-school, in a day care or in an elementary school.
ReplyDeleteI think you should stick with Elementary Education. I was going to switch to that major because I love working with children. I think it is a fun major.
DeleteLeann, getting into an el ed classroom can be a bit tough because of privacy issues. My students have had more luck with daycares. Either way, you will want to make contact asap to get permission.
DeleteI am an Aviation Management major. My focus is to become a corporate executive of some sort in said field, such as for the FAA, Massport, the Dept. Of Transportation, or even a private company. Recently I sat in on a meeting between the executives of a nonprofit organization and the Administrator and Aviation Planner of MassDot: Aeronautics Division. It was very insightful and I look forward to doing something similar with Massport or the FAA.
ReplyDeleteSidney, what were ideas you had for your ethnography? Is there a specific government office or private office in one of these fields that would let you study there? Since you live close to the city it opens up more options for you. I will say you cannot use Logan Airport as your community because you are already a part of it.
DeleteMy current major is Business Management with a concentration in Marketing. To be honest I’m not exactly sure what my career interests are. I usually see myself hopefully becoming a CEO or becoming a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for a successful company. Maybe even a bank investor. My dream job is to become an actor, but I doubt that’ll ever happen. All I know is that I want to be own boss and do lots of travel. Whatever career I end up with … I don’t want to like it. I want to love it. Three possible communities I could study are advertising agencies, banks, and actors.
ReplyDeleteYou picked three very interesting communities, but don't give up or doubt yourself and try studying an actor.
DeleteI agree with Angel about never giving up on your dreams. However, it is definitely wise to be realistic and have a back-up plan like you are working on. Also, it's good that you want to love what you do. It'll make working so much more enjoyable.
DeleteI defiantly think that a nearby bank would work best for your project just because there are lots of banks around.
DeleteI think the actors would be cool to investigate and hang out with and see their process of production.
DeleteFirst of Khalil, don't you ever give up on your dreams. If you want to be an actor then go for it. As for your ethnography ideas, your need to pick a specific site. If you can find an ad agency that is conveniently located for you thats great. You could also do a local bank, while it won't be a big CEO, it is a place to start. Another option is to look into what the theatre department has going. If there is a big production happening this spring that can fit with out assignment schedule, you could do that.
DeleteMy major is Criminal Justice. My career interest is to join the coast guard after college with a bachelor’s degree. Hopefully with that I can get a higher position or even an officer position. Rather just joining right out of high school starting from the bottom. Three possibilities I could study is criminal law and behavior, organized crime and crime theory.
ReplyDeleteMichael- I admire your willingness to serve. My uncle was in the Coast Guard and always has great stories. As for your project, it requires you to study a specific community, not an idea. What might places might interest you?
DeleteI am undecided as of right now and not really sure if I have any career interest. I am not really sure what I want to do in the future. I was thinking three different communities I can study are maybe a homeless shelter, a sports team, or a bank.
ReplyDeleteLike you, I don't know exactly what my career interests are at the moment. Also, since you're not really sure what you want to do in the future, what made you decide upon a homeless shelter, a sports team, or a bank as communities you could possibly study? Are those communities that interest you?
DeleteGo for something you like. Think of your interests your into and maybe there's a career to study. I like the volunteering at a homeless shelter because it will make appreciate whattyou really have.
DeleteI think a homeless shelter would be the most beneficial on both parts and it would be interesting to find out peoples stories and how they ended up there or what they want to do. I think that would be the best paper to write because you would have some much to work with.
DeleteAngel- Those are all very different ideas. I need you to think more about what you want to do with your life. Why are you in college? What jobs interest you? Career services would be a great place for you to go to help with this. Go and see them.
DeleteMy major is Spanish. I'm not sure what my career interests are or what jobs I'd like to have in the future right now. However, I do know that I definitely do not want to teach. As a result, I'm not sure what communities, groups, or locations I could study for ethnography this semester.
ReplyDeleteRachel my question to you, since you do not want to teach, is why are you a Spanish Major? When you chose that what were you thinking you could do with it? This can help us figure out some possible careers and places for you to study.
DeleteMy major is Undecided. Even though I'm Undecided I do know that I want to work in a field that involves children I just don't exactly what I want to do yet. A job that I would like to have one day in the future would either be a therapist, pediatrician, or a teacher. Three places I could study for ethnography could be the psychology department, pediatrics office, or a classroom.
ReplyDeleteI think it's great that you want to work work with children, you could also study in a school counselor's office. They work with children everyday.
DeleteAshlee, the classroom and pediatricians office are great ideas. The thing you have to worry about are the laws of privacy. With a doctors office you can observe in the waiting room and speak to the staff, nurses, and docs. What is important is that you contact a place for permission asap.
DeleteI am a criminal justice major after I graduate from college I hope to someday become either a police officer, detective, something in that field. I have always loved watching shows like criminal minds and law and order and have also had family member working in law enforcement. I could possibly go for a ride along and go and speak with officers at an actual police station to get information and possibly take a trip to a jail if i become real daring. I also thought about possibly spending time at a place where juveniles who break the law are kept.
ReplyDeleteAwesome major! If you were thinking about studying juveniles who break the law maybe you could study one of the charter schools in Brockton if there aren't any privacy issues of course.
DeleteJennilee, as you can see from the many other students who are CJ majors, a police station is a great option. I have had a lot of students have luck at the town police dept.
DeleteMy major is Biology. I hope to become a marine biologist after graduating from college. Possible loction i could study would be the North Attleboro fish hatchery, Cape Cod National seashore people and fisher men.
ReplyDeleteReally cool major one of my dad's cousins is a marine biologist and is doing very well. Lots of cool things out there in the water.
DeleteThe National Marine Life Center in Bourne would be an awesome place for you to go in you are interested in being a marine biologist ! They have a lot of wildlife, and a friend of mine actually got an internship there a few years back. She actually got to be really hands on with the animals and learned a lot about them in the process.
DeleteLauren, While these are all good ideas, your options will be limited by the season. Is the North Attleboro place open this time of year? If so that would be great. The aquarium is always an option if you are willing to make trips into the city. You should start contacting asap for permission.
DeleteI think a possible location could be an aquarium due to all of the marine life, you could speak to the maintainers and those who care for the animals as well.
DeleteI am currently undecided. Some possible career interests that I have thought about are kinesiology, sports management or something to do with business. I have also thought about sports management. I’m not sure what kind of job I’d want in the future yet but as of right now I think it would be something that has to do with sports. Three possible places or groups I could study would be the athletic department here at Bridgewater, a physical therapy clinic or facility or any community business to figure out how they work. I would have to narrow down what kind of business to focus on though if I do choose that.
ReplyDeleteJake- It sounds to me like a physical therapy office would be great for you. The Athletic Trainers office here at BSU could be a possibility but it depends on the timing. If there are sports teams going on now then that works.
DeleteI am a Psychology major. My career interests are counseling children and/or adolescents. In the future I would like to be a School Psychologist. Three possible places and groups I could study are middle schools, high schools and a mental health institution that works with kids and teens.
ReplyDeleteWhat about a school guidance office? You need to make contact asap to ask for permission.
DeleteI am an art major with a concentration in photography. My career goals are to have my own photography business. I want to travel the world taking photographs to share my experiences, and the true beauty of the world around us. I'm not really sure where I could visit to study, but maybe I could find some local photographers and talk to them so I could do my project, or maybe visit an art gallery or museum and see if there is any work with photography in it.
ReplyDeleteNicole- you have to have one location to study. The perfect thing for you would be a local photography studio. I have never had a student do that. I think it would be fabulous. You would be able to observe shoots but also learn a lot from the photographer about how they work as well as how they started their business.
DeleteMy major is general management. I would love to become a music producer and a music manager. I would then like to own my own record label. I want to be apart of the music industry. Three communities I can study are dancers, recording studio, and musicians.
ReplyDeleteNataly, what about the radio station here at BSU? I have had a student do that before and it was great
DeleteI am majoring in psychology. One of my career interests is to work with athletes in college. I would love to work with the student athletes to help motivate them or solve any problems that they may have that hold them back or inhibit them in any way. Another career interest is to work in a high school. On top of having summers off, it would be nice to help the students get through high school as I was helped through it. Three possible groups and locations that I would study are sports teams, preferably one male and one female team, the library, and classrooms that I am not a part of.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth, you need one specific location. what about a guidance office? Or perhaps some part of the Academic Achievement Center here on campus?Such as one of the labs or centers?
DeleteI am majoring in biology. I'm not quite sure what i want to do yet but I am leaning towards pediatrics or veterinary med. I love animals and little kids so being able to help either of them would be a gift. I do work with kids during the summer and love being around them. I've also been around animals all my life.That being said I think the best places for me to maybe study would be a local vet office, animal clinic, or day care.
ReplyDeleteJosiel, I think a vet office would be a great idea. You won't have as many privacy restrictions. I see a lot of potential with that topic. You should contact one asap for permission.
ReplyDeleteI am a psychology major and although I do not know which route to take in the field of psych I am interested in researching and specifically developmental psychology. Possible areas where I can study for my ethnography are hospitals, research facilities and also psychology labs.
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ReplyDeleteI am double majoring in Spanish and special education. I want to do
this because I feel like I should give back to the community since I
have had so many great teachers along the way. They haven't just been
teachers to me, but more like parents, and role-models who I have
looked up to my entire life. I want to show and prove to children with
disabilities that they can be completely independent and shape their
lives into whatever they want them to be like. The three observation
sites that I was thinking were a special education classroom, Spanish
classroom, or an after-school program for children with special needs.
I have some contacts at the local Bridgewater High school so I will
start looking there.