student success statement

regarding successful living:

"there is no giant step that does it. its a lot of little steps."

-ANON 

recreation therapist

duties and responsibilities:Recreational therapists plan, direct, and coordinate recreation-based treatment programs for people with disabilities, injuries, or illnesses. Recreational therapists use a variety of modalities, including arts and crafts, drama, music, dance, sports, games, and community reintegration field trips to help maintain or improve a patient’s physical, social, and emotional well-being.A recreational therapist may introduce a therapy dog to a patient who needs help managing a disability or illness.

salary:$42,280 per year 

education:Most recreational therapists need a bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy or a related field. Though less common, associate’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees are also available.Recreational therapy programs include courses in assessment, human anatomy, medical and psychiatric terminology, characteristics of illnesses and disabilities, and the use of assistive devices and technology. Bachelor’s degree programs usually include an internship.

reflection: No i would not like to be a recreation therapist because its sounds very boring 

student success statement

"Right Is Right, Even If Everyone Is Against It, And Wrong Is Wrong, Even If Everyone Is For It."

-William Penn 

thoracic surgeon

duties and responsibilities:Also known as cardiothoracic  surgeons, thoracic surgeons are medical doctors who specialize in surgically treating illnesses, injuries and conditions that afflict the heart, lung, esophagus,etc.Thoracic surgeons can specialize in working with children, adults, or as general practitioners.In addition to performing surgeries, cardiothoracic surgeons also contribute research and information on the field of cardiothoracic surgery, can teach within the discipline, and act as consultants to general medical practitioners.

salary:$400,000 annually

education: some educational requirements that a thoracic surgeon might need are:

• completion of any four-year degree
• four years in medical school
• five years in a surgical residency program,
• three years of advanced training in cardiothoracic surgery.

reflection: no i would not like to be a thoracic surgeon.

student success statement

cowardice asks the quetions "is it safe?"

expendiency aks the quetion "is it polite?"

vanity asks the question "is it popular?"

but, consciences aks the question "is it right?"

and there comes a time when one must take,a 

position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor 

popular, but one must take it because one's 

consciences tells one that it is right:

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

radiologic technologists

duties and responsibilities: Radiologic technologists perform diagnostic imaging examinations, such as x rays, on patients. MRI technologists operate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners to create diagnostic images.Radiologic technologists perform diagnostic imaging examinations on patients.   

salary: $55,910 per year
education: An associate’s degree is the most common educational path for radiologic and MRI technologists. Technologists must be licensed or certified in some states; requirements vary by state.         

•  associate’s degrees, or bachelor’s degrees  
• classroom training and clinical training
• Coursework includes anatomy, pathology, patient care, radiation physics and protection, and image evaluation.

reflection: NO i would not like to a ne radiologic technologists because it sounds really boring to be one.

student success statement

"let us have faith that right makes 

right, and in that faith let us to

the end dare to do our duty as 

we understand it."

-Abraham Lincoln 

radiation therapist

Duties and responsibilities:Radiation therapists treat cancer and other diseases in patients by administering radiation treatments.

• Explain treatment plans to the patient
•  protect the patient and themselves from overexposure to radiation
• determine the exact location of the area requiring treatment
• Operate the machine to treat the patient with radiation
• check for unusual reactions to the treatment on the patient

Salary:$77,560 per year

Education:

• associate’s degree or a bachelor's degree
•  must be licensed 
• they must take programs that have to do a lot with: human anatomy and physiology, physics, algebra, computer science, and research methodology

Reflection: NO, i would not like to be a radiation therapist because it too much work....

student success statement

"the reward for doing 
right is mostly an internal 
phenomenon:
self respect, dignity,
integrity, and self-esteem."
~ Dr. Laura Schlessinger

psychologist

duties and responsibilities: psychologist study the behavior and actions of people to understand, explain, and change their behavior patterns. their duties also include:

Diagnosing and treating problems. Interviewing and observing patients. Developing, selecting, and administering tests. Counseling patients, groups, and families. Developing mental health programs. Conducting research and teaching. salary: $45,000 - $65,000

education: some educational requirements are:

• earn a P.H.D. in psychology.
• pass oral and written state qualifying exams. 
• complete a two-year supervised internship 

reflection: no i would not like to be a psychologist...

student success statement

"Right is right only when entire."

- Victor Hugo 

student success statement

"That which we persist in

 doing becomes easier to do,

 not that the nature of the 

thing has changed but that 

our power to do has

 increased."

- ralph waldo emerson 

psychiatrist

Duties and responsibilities: 
Psychiatrist are physicains who specialize in the probblems of mental illness. their dutiesm include: 

• Designing treatments programs. 
• Conducting psychotherapy sessions.
• Prescribing potent mental illness drugs.
• Supervising electrotherapy treatments.
• Conducting research.
• Leading a team of mental health care providers.

Education:

In addition to completing the requirements for a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine, psychiatrists must complete an intensive three years residency in psychiatry.
salary: $90,000-$200,000

reflection: I would not like to be a psychiatrist because it sounds really really boring......

when you tell one lie

"when you tell one lie." 

 -Paul Halch 

when you tell one lie, it leads to another
so you tell two lies to cover each other
then you tell three lies and, Oh Brother , 
you're in trouble up to your ears!

so you tell four lies to try to protect you
then you tell five lies so folks, won't suspect you '
then you tell six lies and you'll collect 
a life filled with worries and fears

cause you cant remember how many lies you have told 
and half the things you say aren't true 
and sometimes you'll slip up you'll trip up and then 
whatever will become of you?

so you lie and lie without even trying 
and each lie you tell will keep multiplying 
till the whole wide world will know youre lying 
then you'll be 
suspected
detected
rejected 
neglected 
disliked 
and you should 
when you lie you're choosing the door 
on everything good 

student success statement

"Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have."

-Thomas Edison Inventor 

psychiatric aide_technician

duties and responsibilities:Psychiatric technicians and aides care for people who have mental illness and developmental disabilities. Technicians typically provide therapeutic care. Aides help patients in their daily activities and ensure a safe, clean environment.Psychiatric technicians observe patients’ behavior and listen to their concerns.

salary:$27,440 per year

education: to become a psychiatric aide technician people have to take many challenging classes and training programs.

• associate’s degree
•  high school diploma 
• receive on-the-job training

reflection:i would not like to be a psychiatric aide_technicain because it sounds boring and because it too much work to take care of a person who has mental illness or development disabilities.

Pharmacist

Duties and Responsibilities: Pharmacists compound, or prepare, prescriptions written by physicians, dentists, and other practitioners. They review these prescriptions to validate their accuracy and then prepare the medication. This can involve weighing, measuring, and mixing drugs. Once the compounds are prepared, pharmacists then dispense them to customers and patients.

Salary: $33,000-$51,000

Education: All pharmacists must graduate from college of pharmacy. Most pharmacy schools require applicants to take the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT), and some require up to two years of pre-pharmacy education. Other colleges will admit students directly from high school. 

reflection: no i would not like to be a pharmacist because its sounds too boring.