Batch 7: Thank You

Dear The Bay School Administration:


I want to thank you for the opportunity to serve as an educational intern at The Bay School.  I have gained valuable insight into the education industry over the past 4 months.


Because you gave the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, I had the chance to observe numerous aspects of teaching, from working with student with autism to maintaining the educational website.  You and your staff were extremely welcoming and helpful and offered me terrific career advise.


This internship has defiantly increased my interest in pursuing a career in education.  I would love to stay in touch, and perhaps speak to you regarding steps I should take in the future to pursue a career as a special education teacher.  Once again thank you for a terrific 4 months!


Sincerely,


Talya Danzig

Batch 7: Most important thing learned / Goals Met

Through my internship I have accomplished and learned more than I thought I could learn in a short amount of time.  Some of the most important things I've learned have to do with communication.  Communicating effectively with others has defiantly been one of my biggest challenges.  Through my internship I have met so many different individuals with different personalities.  Navigating through the different personalities has been a big learning experience for me.  Great communication is an attribute that not everyone has so it is important for me to remember that not everyone is as great at communicating.  Previously, I had never had any experience training other people.   At my internship I was able to train several individuals.  When I started training at my internship I wanted to point out everything that the person I was training was doing wrong.  I found out later from feedback from others that the people I was training were feeling discouraged.  I discovered that I had to give more positive reinforcement.  It was a great experience learning how to train others.  I really didn't know how difficult it was until I tried.

Three goals I achieved during my internship:
1.  Learn about the business:  I learned about what each position at The Bay School does and how the school operates from day to day and year to year.
2.  Learn new skills:  I learned lots about autism, teaching, and applied behavioral analysis.
3.  Make new contacts:  I met over 80 employees some of who are now my friends, and others who will defiantly become future contacts.