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Conference 2018

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Last week I was invited to attend a conference about student learning research at the Providence Biltmore. This was my first conference, I was excited to learn more about research and how the process works. I was shocked to see how many people attended and who traveled from just for this conference. In the beginning Eric went over the itinerary for the day and what would be expected of us and what we would learn throughout the day at the workshops. I attended The Met workshop where we met the principal and four students. Throughout the presentation the students did most of the talking while the principal sat back and listened. I enjoyed that since we got to hear from the youth and how The Met has such a positive impact on their life. The Met offers internships that help the students with their future careers and goals for their life. This is a perfect example of how youth development works. We are allowing the students to talk about what they like and experience life rather then doing ...
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Youth Worker Portrait

I was in the tenth grade when I started slacking off in school and putting my homework on the back-burner. My parents started arguing more, no way to concentrate and always worrying about what would happen next. I would attend school just as an escape from my home life. I was now failing two classed and my parents were called in to have a meeting with the school principal on some ways to help me pass. It was because of that meeting that I met my student support teacher, Mrs. Barlow. I remember walking into her small room for the first time and her greeting me with a huge smile and saying, “Whatever happens in this room, stays in this room.” It was warm and welcome, I finally felt a sense of relief. As the school year went on Mrs. Barlow and I formed an inseparable bond. She was my home away from home, my go-to, someone I could finally rely on. I opened up to her about my home life and how it made me feel and the reason behind slacking off. Student support offered me ex...
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