blog #10

PHOTOGRAPHER.
EDUCATON & TRAINING
What kind of degree do you need?
Photographic arts.
What in-state schools offer the programs you need?
Washtenaw Community College
University of Michigan
Oakland University
Oakland Community College
Northern Michigan University
Mott Community College
Lansing Community College
Grand Valley State University
Ferris State University
Cranbrook Academy of Art
College for Creative Studies
Aquinas College
How long does it take to get the necessary training?
2-4 years
How much does it cost to get the necessary training?
College=$40,985
STARTING LEVEL
What kind of work will you be doing?
Mostly taking pictures of whatever your employer wants you to.
What kind of wages will you be paid per week?
About 480 a week.
Describe a day in the life of a photographer.
Wake up at eight, eat breakfast, check and respond to business related emails and pay bills, finish reviewing and fixing the photos from the last job, eat lunch, prepare to leave for a shoot, drive to event, set up for the photo shoot, take the photos, finish the photo shoot, drive home, check any business related emails, down load the pictures, pick the best ones, prepare to edit them in the morning, and be finished at five thirty.
REFLECTION
I never really planned to pursue a career in photography full time, but I have thought about it a little. After researching it a bit I realized how boring and repetitive it would be and I would want to quit. The idea of having to constantly work alone and have to set up the whole shoots on my own isn’t very appealing. The upside is that I only have to work when I want to and when I need the money. But over all I don’t like the idea of photography as a career but as more of a hobby.








Child and Youth Worker
EDUCATION & TRAINING
What kind of degree or certification would you need?
• High school diploma • Volunteer experience working with children or teenagers
• Associate degree in human services or a related area
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in psychology, social work, or a related area • Experience as a youth counselor
What in state schools offer the programs you need?
Adrian College
Andrews University
Andrews University
Central Michigan University
Ferris State University
And a lot more.
How long does it take to get the necessary training?
Four years.
How much does it cost to get the necessary education and training?
$32,470
STARTING LEVEL
What kind of work will you be doing?
Assisting with mentoring, literacy, and health programs, Individual and group counseling, keeping records, organizing referrals to other social services. Individual and group counseling, doing administrative work, overseeing staff, and developing new programs.
What kind of wages will you be paid per hour/week?
As low as $16,000 a year and about $307 a week
Up to $50,000 a year and about $961 a week
Describe a day in the life of a child and youth worker…
First wake up and get ready then finish any paper work needed for the day, then go to wherever the kids will be at. Like a school or office or youth center. Then depending on what kind of work you do you might then meet with the kids and start tutoring them and help them with their homework then discussing skills for success. After the kids have left for the day you might have to clean up the room and do any paper work for that day.
Reflection-
When I thought of a job involving working with kids I thought it would be more like day care or something involving little kids. The idea of having to help with home work and helping kids with their learning skills doesn’t seem like something I would want to do as a career. I’ve had to be in a class where were taught how to make better choices and it was so boring. I couldn’t understand how anyone could sit thorough that every day and also have to teach it. Helping kids with their issues and problems interests me but anything to do with homework and school defiantly doesn’t interest me at all.

blog #9

1.
Bailiff

2.
Makeup Artist

3.
Plasterer

4.
Sign Maker

5.
Pharmacy Technician

6.
Pet Groomer

7.
Stunt person

8.
Glazier

9.
Electrician

10.
Animator


I think this top ten doesn’t fit me that well. All the artistic stuff makes sense to me but I wanted and expected more animal and child stuff. I wouldn’t do any of the choices as a full time career, most of them seem like part time jobs to me. But if I had to pick one it would have to be pet groomer. Just because I like animals. The least likely one would be glazier. It all about working with glass and repairing it and it just sounds mega boring. The stunt person sound s fun but I would never actually do it. I’m pretty sure I got that choice because I said I liked heights and dangerous situations. But I have no idea how I got pharmacy technician. I don’t even know what you have to do and what I said to get it. I think I got the bailiff because I might want to be a cop. Over all I don’t think I would pick any of these as a full time career.

If I only had one day left to live I would want to spend it fulfilling my wildest dreams. I would wake up and ask my mom to make pancakes. Just plain pancakes. I like them like that they taste good. I would then get dressed in something I would want to be wearing at my funeral.
I would then call up all my best friends including Nathalie who lives in Florida and also my extended family that I never see.
I would want to go to cedar point because ive never been there and we would go as soon as it’s open and stay there for about 4 hours. While we were there we would ride the biggest and scariest rides and some little one that look fun. I especially want to ride some roller coasters. While we were in Ohio we would also get Ashley who lives there.
We would then go out to eat at Dave and busters because it looks like fun, and I’ve never been there and I want to. I think it would be fun because of all the games. I’m not gonna eat anything special just a burger. When we are done eating we will move on to my next fantasy.
I love animals so next we would go to a pet store so I can get a new puppy. I know a puppy doesn’t really fit in to the perfect day category but I really want one. Before the end of the day I would give him to a kid who really badly wants one and can’t afford one.
By this time it’s about 3:00. I would then say good bye to my friends forever and then go home to spend some of my last hours on earth with my family. My extended family will meet us somewhere where I can go rock climbing. I like climbing I just don’t like the jump down.

At 9:00 ill start getting ready for my funeral making sure I know what’s happening with my stuff and who’s getting what. I don’t really care where the funeral is just as long as the people I love most are there. At 10:00 I would watch a movie with my family, when the movie is over ill crawl into bed shut my eyes and sleep forever. I think that would be the perfect end to the perfect day.

10 riddles

riddle #1
What side of the cake is left?
riddlw #2
I can sizzle like bacon, I am made with an egg, I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg, I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole, I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole, What am I?
riddlle #3
There was a man one night. He started to run straight forward. Then he turned left. Soon after, he turned left again. Then he started running toward home. When he got home there were 2 masked men waiting for him. Who were they?
riddle #4
You are walking through a field, and you find something to eat. It doesn't have bones, and it doesn't have meat. You pick it up and put it into your pocket. You take it home and put it on a shelf, but 3 days later it walks away. What is it?
riddle #5
"I'm as small as an ant, as big as a whale. I'll approach like a breeze, but can come like a gale. By some I get hit, but all have shown fear. I'll dance to the music, though I can't hear. Of names I have many, of names I have one. I'm as slow as a snail, but from me you can't run. What am I?"
riddle #6
"This is as light as a feather, yet no man can hold it for long. What is it?"
riddle #7
There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies
riddle #8
I'm sometimes white, although usually I'm black. I take you there, but never bring you back. What am I?
riddle #9
I am an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that allows people to see through walls. What am I?
riddle # 10
In the grass, I'm clothed in yellow array. Near death, I turn white, and then fly away. What am I?

In the next ten years...

In ten years I will be living in New York in a penthouse with my fiancé and bull dog named chomppers. I will also convince my best friend tiffany to move with me to New York instead of her going to live in Virginia. While my fiancé will also works during the day I will be working as either a psychiatrist or a lawyer. I haven’t decided yet but probably a psychiatrist. I know being a psychiatrist is not exactly most people’s first choice but I think it would be really cool to understand how the brain works and how people think. When I drive to work I won’t need a car until I move to California after I get married. I will just use taxis because it’s so much easier in New York. And if I want to drive another state to visit my family or for job related trips I can rent a car or borrow a friend’s car. In my spare time I will be hanging out with my friends and shopping, kind of like I do now but in ten years it will be in New York. It’s the main reason I wanted to live in New York. Also in my spare time I will take cooking lessons. Right now my main problem is overcooking, burning, and under cooking the food. While I still suck at cooking my fiancé and I will go out to eat most of the time. In ten years I will be 25 and already have one kid hopefully a girl. I want either one or two kids. If I only have one kid I want a girl, but if I have two kids I want a boy and a girl. But before I have kids or move to New York and settle down, and after I get my degree I want to go to England for six months to visit my distant family. I just think it would be fun to hang out with my cousins because some of them are close to my age and some of them are way older and younger than me and because I’ve never really got a chance to get to know any of my cousins or aunts and uncles and I don’t think I will any time soon either.

my favorite teacher

My favorite teacher is one that is funny, always making jokes. They also talk to students like they know each other and not just about school stuff, like they talk about sports and games and other stuff kids know about and can relate to. give you time at the end of class to work on homework, and don’t make us turn in homework until Friday. And when teachers let us work in groups and pick who we want to work with. And teachers who let us pick where we want to sit. Also when we don’t have to present in front of the class. And when teachers have us work in groups and learn in a fun way with games so its more memorable and the information will be easier to remember. Teachers who make everything into a joke are more memorable and help me learn the best. I have one teacher who makes jokes and goofs off but he also stays on subject.

my ideal school

My ideal school would be a two story school with main classes on the first floor and elective classes on the second floor. School would be four hours a day, four days a week. All four hours would be main classes. And you could choose to stay longer for electives. You can take whatever classes you want in a day, but you have to take all classes four times each week. Each class would have two teachers, one for teaching and another for helping the students. All the class rooms would have tables instead of desks (like in science classes), and no classes with a bunch of kids in them. For grading it will be A, B, C, D, E, F, and if u get in trouble there will be detention and suspensions but no Saturday school. For schedules you can pick what class’s u want for each day and what hour u want to take them, so u can be in classes with your friends. If you take electives, you can choose to take them whatever hour in the day you want, as long as u still do all your other classes. For home work, u can choose to stay at school in a work/study class or u can do your home work at home. But there will always be time at the end of class, but if u stay longer than normal school u have to provide your own way to get home. The kind of work will be mostly hands on with a lot of interaction, like in science classes. And we will use computers in language arts instead of writing. For the buses, you can get them to and from school as long as u only go for the four hours, and if u stay for electives u will also get a bus.