Literacy Project – Rough Draft
For the past month or so I have been learning about what it is like to be a meteorologist and how to utilize that information to build my own skills in understanding and teaching others about the meteorological processes. I believe that the word, literacy, can be defined by being able to understand and perform a certain skill in a subject. Observing a meteorologist has taught how to understand weather models and how to predict weather for the public, which shows my growth in that skill.
I decided to pursue becoming literate in meteorology phenomena because I am currently majoring in meteorology. I have always had an interest in the earth sciences and seeing how I won’t begin my in-depth meteorology courses until sophomore year, I felt it would be a good experience to observe a fellow meteorology major that has multiple years of experience in the field so that I could use the information for my own personal gain other than fulfilling an assigned project. I hope to apply this new literacy in meteorology into my future academic career here at UNC-Charlotte so that I can grow and become the best meteorologist that I can be. Being knowledge of some meteorological processes before I am deep into the courses in the major may put me at an advantage over other students seeing how I now have general knowledge on how the curriculum works, and I have met with and gotten to know other students and faculty in the meteorology department.
The person that I observed is named Ricky Matthews, a senior meteorology student here at UNC Charlotte. Ricky is the president of the weather club (STORM) here, and is a well-known and respected meteorology major. Ricky also co-runs the UNCC Weather twitter account to provide weather information for the UNCC area whether it be a sunny day or a severe storm. Ricky says that he loves doing it and informing others, but that there are challenges. Ricky felt that the most difficult part about running the twitter page is responding to people when he is busy, because just like everyone else, he has classes and homework as well.
Despite having many responsibilities and little time for much else, Ricky was kind enough to actually allow me to sit in his meteorology lab and observe him. He taught me multiple ways to understand weather models, predict oncoming weather, and how to understand that a forecast may not always end up being correct. I will now be able to use this knowledge and apply it to my meteorology courses I will be taking next year. Ricky has taught me lessons that will be valuable throughout life, as I have to deal with the public and others who do not agree with the way I do things. Many meteorologists face those kinds of tasks daily but through persevering and being confident in my abilities I feel that I will be just as successful as Ricky.
For the past month or so I have been learning about what it is like to be a meteorologist and how to utilize that information to build my own skills in understanding and teaching others about the meteorological processes. I believe that the word, literacy, can be defined by being able to understand and perform a certain skill in a subject. Observing a meteorologist has taught how to understand weather models and how to predict weather for the public, which shows my growth in that skill.
I decided to pursue becoming literate in meteorology phenomena because I am currently majoring in meteorology. I have always had an interest in the earth sciences and seeing how I won’t begin my in-depth meteorology courses until sophomore year, I felt it would be a good experience to observe a fellow meteorology major that has multiple years of experience in the field so that I could use the information for my own personal gain other than fulfilling an assigned project. I hope to apply this new literacy in meteorology into my future academic career here at UNC-Charlotte so that I can grow and become the best meteorologist that I can be. Being knowledge of some meteorological processes before I am deep into the courses in the major may put me at an advantage over other students seeing how I now have general knowledge on how the curriculum works, and I have met with and gotten to know other students and faculty in the meteorology department.
The person that I observed is named Ricky Matthews, a senior meteorology student here at UNC Charlotte. Ricky is the president of the weather club (STORM) here, and is a well-known and respected meteorology major. Ricky also co-runs the UNCC Weather twitter account to provide weather information for the UNCC area whether it be a sunny day or a severe storm. Ricky says that he loves doing it and informing others, but that there are challenges. Ricky felt that the most difficult part about running the twitter page is responding to people when he is busy, because just like everyone else, he has classes and homework as well.
Despite having many responsibilities and little time for much else, Ricky was kind enough to actually allow me to sit in his meteorology lab and observe him. He taught me multiple ways to understand weather models, predict oncoming weather, and how to understand that a forecast may not always end up being correct. I will now be able to use this knowledge and apply it to my meteorology courses I will be taking next year. Ricky has taught me lessons that will be valuable throughout life, as I have to deal with the public and others who do not agree with the way I do things. Many meteorologists face those kinds of tasks daily but through persevering and being confident in my abilities I feel that I will be just as successful as Ricky.
Human Experience - Literacy Project FINAL DRAFT
For the past month or so I have been learning about what it is like to be a meteorologist and how to utilize the knowledge gained through observing a student in that major in order to build my own skills in the understanding and teaching of others about weather processes. I believe that the word, literacy, can be defined by being able to understand and perform a certain skill in a subject. Observing a meteorologist has taught how to understand weather models and how to predict weather for the public, which shows my growth in that skill.
I decided to pursue becoming literate in meteorology phenomena because I am currently majoring in meteorology. I have always had an interest in the earth sciences and since I will not begin my in-depth meteorology courses until sophomore year, I felt it would be a worthwhile experience to observe a fellow meteorology major that has multiple years of practice in the field. This will allow me to use the information that I observed for my own personal gain. I hope to apply this new literacy in meteorology to my future academic career here at UNC-Charlotte so that I can grow and become the best meteorologist that I can be. Becoming knowledgeable of certain meteorological processes may put me at an advantage over other freshman meteorology students seeing how I now have general knowledge of how the curriculum works and what kind of dedication the students must possess in order to reach success.
The successful person that I observed for this project is named Ricky Matthews, a senior meteorology student here at UNC Charlotte. Ricky is the president of the weather club (STORM) here, and is a well-known and respected meteorology major. Ricky also co-runs the UNCC Weather twitter account to provide weather information for the UNCC area whether it be a sun filled day or a day with severe storms. Ricky says that he loves tending to the public and informing them of the weather as he does, but that there are challenges. Ricky feels that the most difficult part about running the twitter page is responding to people when he is busy, because just like everyone else, he has classes and homework as well. Ricky, however, manages to always have time to do something productive even though he is hard at work most of the time.
Despite having many responsibilities and little time for shenanigans, Ricky was kind enough to actually allow me to sit in his meteorology lab and observe him. He taught me multiple ways to understand weather models, predict oncoming weather, and how to understand that a forecast may not always end up being correct. I gained experience by watching how meteorologists handle snowstorms and the public, and also Ricky allowed me to assist in operating meteorological devices such as the weather station on top of McEniry. Before I began observing Ricky I hoped to gain insight to how I can be successful as a meteorology major and now I want to encourage other freshman students to put themselves out there because it is important to become involved early on to show the determination of the student to succeed.
I will now be able to use this knowledge and apply it to my meteorology courses I will be taking next year. Ricky has taught me lessons that will be valuable throughout life, as I have to deal with the public and others who do not agree with the way I do things. Many meteorologists face those kinds of tasks daily but through practice, dedication, persevering, and remaining confident in my abilities I feel that I will be just as successful as Ricky as I start my long path to becoming a meteorologist.
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