Blog 9: Lesson 1 Reflection

1. What I'm most proud of in my lesson 1 presentation was that I didn't rely on any technology throughout presenting. I went up there and presented everything I knew and discovered because of the research checks we have a week. I felt like I talked about everything I could under the 10 minutes we had. My favorite part of my presentation was my hook activity because I'm so amused by this little girl name Iris Grace. I'm amused of the art she can paint for the age she has. I feel like I did really good on presenting my topic and essential question.

2. The assessment I would give myself would be a solid P. The reason why I think so is because I did everything that was required. My stores and events was backed up with references from my research. I also broke down my essential questions into three different parts (autism, vaccines and links.) I had great stories that I told throughout my presentation. I also met the time requirement. I wouldn't give myself an AE because I don't believe I went above and beyond and the reason for that was because I only did what was required for the P requirement.

3. What worked for me in my lesson 1 presentation was how I broke down my essential question. I feel like the way I broke it down helped me a lot with reaching my time minimum. My essential question is "What is the link between vaccines and autism in children?" I broke it down by first talking about my topic, pediatrics, then I talked about autism then vaccines and then to my conclusion, the links; which is not true because there are no links between vaccines and autism whatsoever. What I think also worked was the way my presentation flowed. I feel like I said everything I needed to say for the class to understand my topic, my essential question and my answers.

4. I can't really say nothing "didn't work" because I met my time and did not go over 10 minutes. I know that when I present I tend to talk really fast; that's one thing I would like to change. Now that I feel more confident talking about my topic to the class I feel more prepared for lesson 2 presentation. The reason why I talk too fast is because I feel anxiety and want to talk about my topic all at once but I know now that all I need to do is slow down and feel calm; and if I keep telling myself that then I'll do better for the next time.

Iris Grace

Iris Grace is a five year old girl who was diagnosed with autism at the age of two. She's just starting to talk but she has one of the most beautiful talents anybody has ever seen. Iris can paint! Her art is so amazing that it came out in the newspaper. Her parents were happy and ok with that because it raised awareness of her condition and inspired other families in similar situations. This story was published globally in 207 different countries in the year of 2013.

Blog 8: Research and Working EQ

1. What is your working EQ?
What is the link between vaccines and autism in children?

2. What is the link between vaccines and autism in children?

• Children who delay vaccines do no better than children who receive vaccines; delaying vaccines cause children to be more at risks for diseases.
• Safety is constantly evaluated and re-evaluated in a system operating independently from the pharmaceutical companies that make vaccines. 
• There is no link between vaccines and autism in children. One of the reasons for Autism could be the kinds of chemical that are spread throughout the air that are known as neurodevelopment toxicants.

3. What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ?

The most important sources I have used that have helped me come up with an answer to my working EQ are articles that are published through the Scientific American website. The articles published there are always recent and filled with so much detailed about everything that is going on with today. The link between vaccines and autism in children is still happening as of right now. Scientists have yet found absolutely no link whatsoever.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/

4. Who is your mentor, or where are you doing mentorship, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ?

My mentor is Dr. Chen. She's a pediatrician at the pediatric clinic that I do my mentorship at. Autism is nearly seen when the patient is a child. That's when parents start realizing that their child isn't like any other; they start realizing really bad behavioral problems. Working on my mentorship at the pediatric clinic relates to my working EQ because I get to talk to doctors who have either diagnosed Autism or treated a patient with Autism. These doctors have been around children with Autism and can talk to me about the topic. 

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

1. What I plan to do for my 30 hours of Independent Component is to keep doing the same thing I was doing for mentorship, only this time I will work more with my mentor, Dr. Chen. By that I mean that I will shadow with her more often rather than how much I did for mentorship. I will shadow Dr. Chen and see how she treats her patients, as I'm shadowing her I will write down some questions that I'll have for her to answer by the time she's done seeing patients. After I'm done shadowing with her I will ask her if she could take some time to answer the questions I have for that day.

2. To meet the expectations of showing 30 hours of evidence for my Independent Component I will type out the questions and answers I asked my mentor. That way I have my evidence but I also have answers that will help me for my senior topic.

3. What I will be doing for my Independent Component will help me explore my topic in more depth by, helping me understand and answer my senior topic and essential question. The answers I will receive from my mentor will help me with my senior topic because the questions I will be asking are ones that I knew nothing about and find interest in.

Your Child's Health

I checked this book out from Cal Poly's library. This so far has been my favorite book that I've read and used for research check. Let me talk a little bit about the author. Barton D. Schmitt is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado, a school of medicine. He's an author of more than 100 articles and books for physicians, nurses, and parents. He wrote this book as a guidance for parents. This book talks about what a parent should do if their child comes across any type of behavior or sickness. Anything possible that a parent could be concerned about is in this book.

Blog 6: Second Interview Preparation

1. Who is your mentor and where do they work?
My mentor is Dr. Chen. She’s a pediatrician who works at a pediatric clinic in Pomona, called Sunshine Pediatrics.

2. What five questions will you ask them about their background?

1.   Did you always want to become a pediatrician? If not, what did you want to do? And why?
2.  What college did you attend and what was your major?
3.  Were you the first to attend college or did you have a role model to look up to and follow their steps? If yes, who was it? If no, did you have to be a role model to others? (Siblings, parents, teachers, friends, etc.)
4. What was your first experience like when you became a pediatrician? Was it difficult for you? If so, what was?
5. Was there a point in life where you wanted to just give up and choose an easier career? If yes, when was it? And why did you decide to keep moving forward?

Blog 5: Mentorship Reflection

1. Describe your experience in how you found your mentorship?
I started my community service hours the summer after my freshman year. I volunteered at a pediatric clinic called Sunshine Pediatrics. I found out about this clinic because my younger sister is a patient there. Volunteering at Sunshine Pediatrics has taught me a lot of experience in the field I want to work in. I got close to the doctors there and had a stronger connection with Dr. Chen. I decided I wanted to choose her as my mentor.

2.What has been your most important article you have read so far and why?
Article 2 has been the most important article I have read due to my topic and EQ. The article is about how delaying vaccines only puts children at more risk. It talks about why parents are delaying vaccines for children. This article states how wrong parents are informed about vaccines causing autism. It states how autism is shown with children who haven't even received the MMR vaccine. The MMR vaccine prevents measles. Measles is spread through respiration. The article goes on about the measles outbreak and how it'll keep getting worst if parents are not letting their children receive the recommended vaccines at their age.