Learning profile

This class is a different class then I have ever taken before it grades you on not how you do but how much you put forth your future. It lets explore your possibilities and ways for you to get to your goals accomplish easier or better ways to get things done. I felt that my this class has really place some connections at the my feet and I just have to know to I and every one else can use them. I also felt that this class is a reality check class shows you what you're getting your self into. I don't honestly know but I do feel that when I do things hands on I learn a lot easier then by watching some talking the more interaction going the better I am at learning the subject. I don't have many activities that I know that was good act but I have a lot of theories that I think can get you pretty far. If you are have trouble knowing what you want to be or what am going to do after Butler then I would say to you that if take a piece of paper and you right 5 things you think you would love to do or write 5 things you have done already and enjoyed doing it and then you take that you narrow that down to as many as can through out the year as you are working for you degree. As the year goes on you will find many opptunites that you will think you would like to do but I bet you look at that piece of paper 10 year after you get out of school your job would most likely be on that list you made back here at Butler. This worked for me I did this back when I was in middle school and Physical therapy is on my list now it may not help every one but just make a list and something will pop up for you. Now I have to say that my weakness is taking notes throughout all my classes I have to take notes and well it is very hard me to keep up on taking notes I am not a very good writer and I am not the fastest typer. I feel I wish I could be able to understand things more easier I have trouble sometimes to comprehending things like I would think you be telling me something and I would think of something different. My goal for this class has been to have a plan for my degree on what classes I have to have and ones I don't need to have to graduate and well I accomplish that goal and made some new ones. Felt that this class really showed you what you need to now about your degree. We had made sure we go and talk to an advisor about your schedule. This was the most important to me because your degree is what your be working for everyday of your life I say everyday cause I feel that you never stop learning no matter how high of a degree you may have I still feel that you will always learn and you would most likely learn the most by your own kids. This class had a lot of stuff in it I don't know I would really drop anything but maybe touch up a little more in-depth on things like the academic plan and anything that will be with the student the rest of their lives. For all that end up taking this course well just make sure you don't wait until last min to write this leaning profile there is a lot of info you can put into this as you go along through the 8 weeks just don't get be hid and you will be ok. I would not wait to last min to do things I need to be ahead of the teacher as much as possible meaning just have the things done when they need to be done.

I want to say that this class was different I first thought taking this class was stupid and little of me still thinks that but I do feel that I have accomplished a lot from this class and I would like say that Mrs. Melbourne that she is a very caring teacher or professor what ever they are called but she really cared about everyone of us and that takes character to really care about students who she might not ever see again. Which I felt what may me show up to class every Tuesday and Thursday because I knew I would have some there that really wanted me accomplish my goals.

Academic Plan

Wow my academic plan well I thought for years I wanted to go into athletic training but time is going on I having things going through my mind and its making me think is this what I want to do with the rest of my life and I honestly couldn't answer it. But I feel that I still love to help people and I want to keep athletic training apart of my life so as of right now this time in my life I have decided that I am going after a minor in athletic training and Bach or even possible doc in Physical Therapist. Right now at butler I am taking course to achieve associates in science for Personal trainer degree with a certificate of massage therapy. I do not no where I will be going after Butler and right now it is to soon for me to know cause who knows what might happen in 6 months let lone a whole year. But I do feel confident that I have will power to make it through college know matter how much people tell me it is not possible for me because of my learning disability it will be hard but thrive for a challenge and it keeps me on track so I don't get board. I do want to go out of Kansas for my transfer but that cost a lot of money I have looked at some Kansas schools and I have found two who have excellent programs (WSU, and KU) I guess I will just have to keep my options open caused I hate to be tied down some place I don't want to go.

Coping with Change

The past year has had a lot changes in my life I was graduating from high school I am starting college and the list seems to go on and on. When I first got to butler I was a little overwhelmed with all of the freedom. As time has gone on I have adapted to all the changes and seem like more changes start showing up. Like my dad getting married its kind of weird cause when I was living in the house I never heard about marriage and then when out of the house it just happen. But I am very thrilled that he is getting married I can't wait for the wedding. My college experience is different from high school because its not teachers telling you what to do you have to find for your self your becoming apart of the reality of the world. I have been the one to initiate change because I needed something different because I feared that I was going to get burn out. But some the people that care about me doesn't like this change or think this change will end badly. I feel that if I don't have some change and some fun that I am going to get burn out to fast. This change is by far the one I have had most anxiety over I have been really stressed out over this one making sure that it's my right choice which I don't think I will know until try.

Community Service

The president of the United States of America

What are we fighting for now days it seems to me that Bush has to many personal interests in this war. Look at the facts Bush's Farther went to war Operation Dessert Storm and the first Bush didn't win. So did Bush go in to war to finish what his farther couldn't if that had any thing to do with war then I think my 14 year old sister could run the country better than he is. If you look closely you find all the evidence that says that there was no reason to go to war in the first place. Did you ever here if they found the so call Weapons of Mass Destruction. Come realistily Bush has made many mistakes and I am sorry but if you are going lead are country then you need to think before you act cause he sure doesn't cause we have a lot of issues on our hands that it will take years to fix. We are in debt $8,976,544,727,047.08 the estimated population of the United States is 303,127,272 so if each citizen's share of this debt is $29,613.12. So now the New president in 08 will have to find away to get that debt down and well there is only so many ways you can do that and the first on the list taxes you know they will have raise taxes of some sort. One of the biggest thing that bush has done is the No Child left behind act. It is a good program idea it needs to be modified I am sorry but there are kid out there who has learning disability and you expect them to be at the same level of their class you are joking theirs no way It takes time for disability kids to fully understand and sometimes their cases that it may never fully understand you just have to keep trying to teach them so that they can maybe learn on their own.

Time Management

My time is used very wisely I have a very busy schedule I like to have my events or meetings scheduled out I have to know ahead of time so I don't get flustered it drives me crazy when I am late for anything cause that is time I could of used to get my work done.
I have a monthly schedule of all my activities and classes so I don't say I will do something and then have call and cancel my commitment to that individual. That's like going out on and date and say o I for got my wallet and you have pay.
My high school years were okay I got better as I went up the grade levels. I do feel that as I become more of an adult I am becoming aware of things I know I should have managed more efficiently. My college years are even more hectic then my high school cause I have to add a something to my schedule that I haven't really had to do in high school was my class schedule. Because when I made my schedule in high school it just involved the activity I was in and days I could work for my job. So adding my class schedule was a different approach for me when started school this year. It has been tricky getting my schedule worked out I still have a few kinks in it they will resolved in time. I do feel like my judgment in what I do is a big part of time management cause sometimes you may have it schedule to do something but do something totally different.

Personal bio

    Hello My name is Troy Short I am a freshman here at butler I am from Fredonia, ks. I attended Fredonia high school and I participated in StuCo, SADD, FCA, and was very involved my community.

Butler Resources

Case #4 Failing Classes

There are alot of resources for helping disabilities students with note takers to extended test time, you can find these resources at disabilities services web page You can find alot more in the disabilities services office. There also is the the Academic achievement center which has different services in it where you can use computers to type a paper or instructors to help you with a question or understand a problem better. Then there is even the library has computers to just a quiet place to think with a few different resources on its web page.
If you need some tutoring in a certain subject you can check out the learning center.
Then you could use the student life web site to just get involved i found that getting involved the schools activities can help alot.