Connor Alexander
1) My major goal in my profession is not so much making a lot of money, but instead making a living and enjoying the work I am doing.
I have to choose a profession that I enjoy and that makes enough to support a family.
2) Personally I would not mind moving back to Kansas. In reality however, I will go where the jobs are. My preference of where I live can work out for me. Johnson County, KS has wonderful schools which would work out well with my aspirations of being a teacher/coach.
3) I have made it up in my mind that before my wife and I have any children we will travel. It doesn't matter to me where we travel but I have yet to see much of the world outside Kansas and Missouri. I have to be financially stable to be able to travel.
4) I value being respected. I am motivated by the respect I can earn from my peers and onlookers from my hard work. If I want to be respected I must be a very admirable person in my selected field.
5) I prefer variety over routine. Which is why teaching and coaching is a good choice. Sure you might teach the same thing 7 times a day, but you will change everyday.
Dream Job: My dream job would be taking a High School administration position while also coaching high school football/track. I would like the school to be located in a suburb and the school district to pay their teachers well enough so that My family and I could live comfortably.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Monday, September 22, 2014
Blog #2 (MOJO)
Friday Night Lights
The movie Friday Night Lights follows the football season of the 1988 Permian Panthers of Odessa HS in Texas. In Texas, where football reigns supreme (especially high school football), small town life revolves around how the area high school football team does. A scene in the movie that best illistrates this is when a few players including the quarterback, Mike, are eating at a local drive in and are approached by several men asking if "they'll bring the state title back to town." The pressure put on the players is also put on new coach, Gary Gaines, as he tries to restore the teams dominance.
The film also follows the sad tale of Boobie Miles. Boobie, who was the go to guy for the Panthers the previous season, was on his way to a full ride at his choice of school and a great season. Before the season started he suffers a knee injury keeps him sidelined the rest of the season.
Football back in the late 80s and ealry 90s was a brutal beast. Not to mention, football in Texas is just a different beast. The movie accuratly portrays how violent and the on field attitudes players have.
I am a little biased but I give the movie a 5/5. The ending of the movie is probably the saddest ending of any movie because I lived that.
The movie Friday Night Lights follows the football season of the 1988 Permian Panthers of Odessa HS in Texas. In Texas, where football reigns supreme (especially high school football), small town life revolves around how the area high school football team does. A scene in the movie that best illistrates this is when a few players including the quarterback, Mike, are eating at a local drive in and are approached by several men asking if "they'll bring the state title back to town." The pressure put on the players is also put on new coach, Gary Gaines, as he tries to restore the teams dominance.
The film also follows the sad tale of Boobie Miles. Boobie, who was the go to guy for the Panthers the previous season, was on his way to a full ride at his choice of school and a great season. Before the season started he suffers a knee injury keeps him sidelined the rest of the season.
Football back in the late 80s and ealry 90s was a brutal beast. Not to mention, football in Texas is just a different beast. The movie accuratly portrays how violent and the on field attitudes players have.
I am a little biased but I give the movie a 5/5. The ending of the movie is probably the saddest ending of any movie because I lived that.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
9-10-14
Why did I come to SEMO? Well first of all it didn't really matter what university I went to, I was determined to get a college education. Like my father, I was going to attend KSU, you know, follow in his footsteps. However, I kind of wanted to make a name for myself somewhere else. The author describes his dad saying in order for him to keep attending the college at which his dad taught, he was to keep a 3.0. If I went to K-State I'm sure any of the professors my dad had would expect me not to show up (my father wasn't the best of students). I disagree with the excerpt that states "you need a college education or you will not make it in society." This is not necessarily true. My grandfather (albeit he is from a different generation) was able to build a business from the ground up and it is now a thriving business my dad runs back home. This was all without finishing high school! The second article shows more factual evidence about the benefits of getting a college education. First off, there's the salary. Statistics show that a person with a doctorate will make approximately $70,000 more than a person with only a diploma. The unemployment rate is a little shocking though. If you think about it, there are probably 50x more people with only high school diplomas than those with a bachelor's. Yet, the unemployment rate for those with only a diploma is only 2x as high as those with a bachelor's. Those numbers don't add up in my mind.
Why did I come to SEMO? Well first of all it didn't really matter what university I went to, I was determined to get a college education. Like my father, I was going to attend KSU, you know, follow in his footsteps. However, I kind of wanted to make a name for myself somewhere else. The author describes his dad saying in order for him to keep attending the college at which his dad taught, he was to keep a 3.0. If I went to K-State I'm sure any of the professors my dad had would expect me not to show up (my father wasn't the best of students). I disagree with the excerpt that states "you need a college education or you will not make it in society." This is not necessarily true. My grandfather (albeit he is from a different generation) was able to build a business from the ground up and it is now a thriving business my dad runs back home. This was all without finishing high school! The second article shows more factual evidence about the benefits of getting a college education. First off, there's the salary. Statistics show that a person with a doctorate will make approximately $70,000 more than a person with only a diploma. The unemployment rate is a little shocking though. If you think about it, there are probably 50x more people with only high school diplomas than those with a bachelor's. Yet, the unemployment rate for those with only a diploma is only 2x as high as those with a bachelor's. Those numbers don't add up in my mind.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
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