Student Success Statement 

"I will persist until i succeed" 

Og Mandino

I really like this simple statement by og mandino. I like that the quote directly goes to the point which is entirely true. I agree that you have to persist in order to succeed. You don't just get things you want or have the success come to you. No. You have to be persistent about it. You have to persist until you have reached the goal of being successful. Nothing is easy and you have to be persistent to get what you want and in this case success. For example at basketball i want to be the best player in the state of  California. In order to do this i have to be persistent in order to accomplish that. 

                                                          

    

Perfusionist

Duties and Responsibilities: Perfusionist operates circulation equipment during medical situations when it is necessary to artificially replace the patients circulatory or respiratory functions. It occurs during heart surgery. They also control the temperature of patients during surgery. They operate heart-lung machines.

Salary: $50,000

Education: You need a high school diploma with a background of biology and chemistry to be accepted in perfusionist training programs. Perfusionist training programs are given academic health centers and medical schools and universities. They must do 150 procedures to include 20 pediatric and infant cases.

Reflection: I would not like to be a perfusionist because I am not interested in this type of career in the medical field.  

                                                     

Student Success Statement 

"Nothing in the world can take the

place of persistence.

TALENT will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. 

GENIUS will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.

Education; will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. 

PERSISTENCE and DETERMINATION alone are omnipotent. The slogan "Press on " has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. "

President Calvin Coolidge

We all should get a clue what President Coolidge has to say about persistence. He is stating that Talent, genius , and education will take the place of persistence. Talent is common when unsuccessful men have talent and Genius is an unrewarded proverb. I very much agree that you need persistence and determination to be successful. The slogan press on has always solved and will continue to solve problems of the human race. For example in basketball you need persistence and determination to be successful. 

Patient Representative

Duties and Responsibilities: Patient Representatives work for healthcare administrators to state the concerns and special needs of patients and their families. They investigate complaints; collect information, if a patient is unsatisfied. They work in departments to resolve patient problems and educate staff. They work in hospitals, nursing homes, and in public health agencies.

Salary: $20,000-$40,000

Educational requirements: Most of the employers prefer college graduates with backgrounds in health or social services. Experience or course work in conflict resolution is also valued.

Reflection: I would like to be a patient representative because it sounds like an easy career and I would like to help people feel satisfied.  

Student Success Statement 

"Persistence can change failure into

extraordinary achievement" 

Matt Biondi

I very much agree with the Olympic gold medalist Matt Biondi. I think if you are not persistent with what you want to achieve then maybe you will fail. You can change things around if you have persistence. You can make a different resolution rather than failing in life. Having persistence is turning failure into extraordinary achievements. For example if i want to become better at basketball then i have to be persistent with my dream and never give up. Cause once you fail with persistence than you will fail in life. 

Osteopathic Physician

Duties and Responsibilities: They use accepted methods of diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases. Osteopaths use a hands-on approach to medicine and frequently manipulate or palpate as part of diagnosis and treatment.

Salary: $110,000

Education: After 3 or 4 years in college, prospective physicians must attend medical school. Undergraduate requirements for admission to all medical schools include one year of basic chemistry, one year of organic chemistry, one year of biology, and one year of physics. Some medical schools require work in calculus, English, the humanities, or social science. Medical school usually includes two years of additional study in both basic and clinical sciences and is followed by a year-long hospital internship.  Physicians who want to specialize must then undertake a three-year residency in their specialty.

Reflection: I would like to be an Osteopathic physician because they get paid really good and it sounds like an interesting career. 

Student Success Statement 

"The answers to these questions will determine 

your success or failure:

1. Can people trust me to do what's right? 

2. Am i committed to doing my very best? 

3. Do i treat people the way i want to be treated? 

If the answers to these questions are YES, there is no way you can fail." 

Lou Holtz

I believe people can trust me to do what is right because i always choose the best not only for myself but to my peers as well. I am committed to what i do best because if i try hard enough it will be a very big positive outcome in my life. Yes i do treat people the way i want to be treated because that is the fair way in life and i wouldn't want to be treated bad. I strongly agree these 3 questions is to determine if you succeed or fail. I answered all of them yes which should determine i am on my way to success. Lou Holtz 3 questions are very good ones to determine if you are going to fail or succeed in life. 

Optometrist

Duties and Responsibilities: Optometrist treats vision problems. They treat vision problems by prescribing corrective eyeglasses, contact lenses, or vision therapy. They are not physicians which mean they cannot prescribe medical prescriptions, treat disease or perform surgery.  Most are self-employed, however many work for hospitals, government agencies, and universities.

Salary: $78,000

Education: Students should take AP classes in math, science, and English. You need two years of college in a pre- professional program is required. Then they need to go to optometry school which is 4 years long. After being rewarded the Degree of Doctor of Optometry, optometrists must pass a state exam before staring practice.

Reflection: I would be interested in being an optometrist because it sounds like an interesting career that pays good money.

 

Student Success Statement 

"Never look to the ground for your 

next step. Greatness belongs to those

who look to the horizon." 

Bud Greenspan

This is a very good statement by Bud Greenspan. I think i do know what it means. It is trying to tell us that we should never look down for our next step. We should always look up to our future so we can achieve greatness. When you do good and look forward in life, then you will achieve it and have greatness but if you look at the ground then you wont accomplish it. Looking to the horizon is your goal. For example if your goal is to run the fastest in your pe class to run the mile then you don't look down, therefore if you want to achieve the greatness look up to the horizon. 

Orthotist

Duties and Responsibilities: Orthotists work with patients that need extra support for their muscles, spine, or limbs. They design, make, and fit apparatuses made of plastic, wood, leather, and metal that help stabilize, strengthen or replace body parts.  They also make and fit devices that help to align limbs that have grown in a crooked manner.

Salary: $25,000-$40,000

Education: You need to attend a college or university that offers bachelor degrees in orthotic and prosthetic programs.  The programs include courses in anatomy, physics, mathematics, mechanical drawing, and the use of using tools to make something. After one year of experience you may apply for certification.

Reflection: No I would not be interested in this career because I am not interested in this sudden career in the medical field. They do not really pay well as well.

 

John F. Kennedy summary

President Kennedy is not talking to one particular group in the united states but the whole country about Physical health. He states on how we should participate in any type of physical exercise and how he wants all of the us to have good mental and physical health. He wants the whole country to put a little effort in doing any type of physical exercise. He lastly informs us if we do exercise then we have a chance at living longer in life. I will now exercise more and stay away from any type of drug in my community. Not only to be a better person or for my health  but as well as being a US citizen with good mental and physical health. 

Student Success Statement

“Physical Fitness is not only one of the most Important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood. But we do know what the Greeks knew: That intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.”

 President John. F Kennedy

The statement by President Kennedy may sound confusing at first but I think I know what it means. I think it is saying that if you keep your body healthy and do physical exercise then you will be more intelligent in the mind.  Physical fitness is not the only key to a healthy body but so is your mind. The complex situation is the body and the mind in shorter words. He is also saying we know what the Greeks knew. Your intelligence and skills are getting stronger at the peak in life when you are healthy and strong.  For example let’s say you are trying to gain muscle and keep a healthy life, then your mind will exercise as well and you can become more intelligent.  I very much agree with this statement and think it is a clever one.

Optician

Duties and Responsibilities: Opticians fit and dispense eyeglasses for patients based upon prescriptions written by ophthalmologists or optometrists.  Optician’s help the customers’ select eyeglass frames and then measure their faces so that correct size frames can be ordered.  They also measure the distance between the corneas of the eyes so that the lenses may be correctly fitted in the frames.

They work in an optical store or own their own retail store. Most work for optometrists and ophthalmologists who sell glasses.

Salary: $19,000-$40,000

Education: Students should take high school classes in physics, algebra, and Mechanical drawing. They need either a high school diploma or a GED certificate. They need to also have training. Either a two year course at a school of optician or an approved three year on the job apprenticeship.

Reflection: I would be interested in being a optician because it looks like a fun and easy job to help people get the right glasses. 

Students Success Statement 

"No student ever attains eminent success by

simply doing what is required of him/her

it is the amount and excellence of what is over

and above the required that determines the 

greatness of ultimate distinction". 

Charles Kendall Adams, American Historian

I very much agree with this quote and i find it very true in what it is stating. Charles Adams is telling us that we shouldn't just be satisfied with what we are told what to do and just complete it. Rather do more of the expectations to reach a higher rank at success. The thing that is going to make us even more successful is the amount and excellence of what is required to do to even be better than what we can achieve. If we follow this then we will be the greatest of ultimate distinction. For example if were told just to read a chapter of a novel, then what we should do to be more successful is read the whole book. 

Optical Laboratory Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Optical laboratory technicians grind and fit eyeglass lenses into frames according to prescriptions written by ophthalmologists or optometrists. Some of the Optical Laboratory Technician work in laboratories or in retail eyeglass shops.

Salary: $15,000-$20,000

Education: You need a High school diploma or a GED certificate in order to participate in optical laboratory technician training. The training last for about six months to a year. Some offer on-site training.

Reflection: I would like to be a Optical Laboratory Technician because it sounds like an easy job and it sounds interesting. 

Student Success Statement

"Doing what is right, fair and 

honorable is more important 

than winning or loosing" 

Chick Moorman

I very much agree with this statement because it really shows who the real champion is. Winning or loosing may not be the only good thing about a game. Being fair and honorable is way better then loosing or winning. In order to be a good person with sportsmanship then you must do what is right and be fair and honorable. Doing what is right and fair and also honorable is more important than winning or loosing to me. For example Kobe Bryant follows this. If Kobe is in a game that his team is loosing, he does not give up and he chooses whats right fir his team and is fair at the end even if he looses. 

Ophthalmologists

Duties and Responsibilities: Ophthalmologists are physicians who specialize in the treatment of eye disorders and diseases.  They treat vision problems and write prescriptions for both pharmaceuticals and corrective eyeglass lenses.  When necessary, they perform eye surgery.

Salary: $90,000-$150,000

Education: Only physicians may study to become ophthamologists.  After completing medical school and an internship, an ophthalmologist must then complete a three to five year residency in an approved ophthalmology program.  After completing their residency program they must pass an examination to be certified.

Reflection: I would like to be one because they pay very well and it sounds interesting helping others with their vision. 

Student Success Statement 

" Hold Yourself responsible for a higher

standard than anybody else expects of you.

Never excuse yourself." 

Henry Ward Beecher

As i always say there is no limit to what you can achieve.Yes you may put standards on yourself and people can see it as well. But always but the standard you have as a decoy. People may think you can only achieve what you said, but only you can get higher. Never let no one know you can achieve a standard that is higher than they expect. For example if your standard is to get a's and b's in school then you keep it like that. After you tell yourself you want a better standard which is to get straight a's. 

Ophthalmic Technician

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Duties and Responsibilities: They help ophthalmologists collect data and measurements to allow the correct diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases and problems. They preform simple eye exams, assisting with eye surgery, and explaining treatments and diagnostics to patients.

Salary: $14,000-$25,000

Education: You need a high school diploma or GED certificate and two years of college prior to beginning ophthalmic training programs. The programs last about two years.

Reflection: I would not like to be an ophthalmic technician because it’s a job that does not pay very much and I am not interested in the things they have to do.

Student Success Statement 

"Goal setting is goal

getting, set and get." 

Mark Victor Hansen

I very much agree with this statement because i really try to follow that. I believe that when you set a goal for yourself your supposed to go and get it and accomplish it. Mark Hansen is trying to tell us that once you set a goal for yourself ago and get it. Set and Get is perfect because that makes you want to chase after your goal and reach it. For example if you set a goal to be a rapper then your gonna go get the goal and your going to accomplish it. Many goals take work and you gotta follow it and work hard enough to achieve it.

Operating Room Technician

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Duties and Responsibilities: They assist in preparing operating rooms for surgery.  They are responsible for having surgical instruments, sterile bandages and linens, needed fluids, and other equipment ready for the operation.  They may also assist doctors by handing them needed instruments during surgery and for counting sponges and needles before and after the operation.  They deliver specimens to hospital laboratories for analysis, and after operations they take patients to the recovery room.

Salary: $16,000-$22,000

Education:  A high school diploma or GED certificate is required.  Many vocational and junior colleges offer programs in operating room technology, and training may also be taken at large hospitals.  Programs vary between one year to two years.  Students receive training in medical terminology, physiology, and sterilization methods.

You also need to pass an examination by the Association of Surgical Technologists to become certified.

Reflection:  I would like to be a Operating Room Technician because it may be a great early experience to become a surgeon later in life