U-Blog 5

This section has been pretty interesting. It focuses on learning in the classroom. I have to say, one thing I hate most is being stuck in a classroom for hours on end. Having to sit there, listening to a mono toned teacher go on and on about something that could be interesting, but you instead fight back the yawns and kick yourself for not getting that well need cup of coffee. This describes about 90% of the professors here at USC. I spoke about one of my most memorable teachers of my life, Mrs. King. On thing I liked about her was her willingness to get us up and moving around to learn. She was a firm believer in a visual, hands on approach. I just wish more teachers would do this.

U-Blog 4

Since my new promotion, I've found quit a few people who don't respond well to authority and who don't fully understand and appreciate rules and guild lines in order to achieve a well ran business. I have my first mandatory staff meeting as manager and look forward to leading my employees to strive to be the best. I'm finding myself having to basically retrain the staff to insure we share the saw views. Now that I have that off my chest, I really want to talk about how interesting Chapter 5 was. I've studied a bit about the theories mentioned in the book in my psychology classes, but really understanding how it affects learning in a job setting is something I never thought about.

U-Blog 3

I've recently received a promotion at my job, and let me tell you how stressful it is trying to juggle school, work, and now a lot more responsibility. As a manager now of a restaurant, and having from anywhere around 35 employees that I'm in charge of, has really opened my eyes on how I was trained for my original position, as a bartender, and my new position as manager. It really means a great deal to me that all my employees are properly trained an know they're full responsibilities. I'm finding that properly training your employees saves a whole hell of a lot of headaches in the long run.