Monthly Archives: July 2015

New perspective and outlook

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I learned that unlike education in which lots of teachers really stand alone, this industry is very different from that. There are numerous roles that lots of different people have to play in order to accomplish a common goal here. It has been my experience that within education at a smaller school in particular there is one teacher per subject per grade… Read more »

Internship Experience

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My internship experience has been such an awesome opportunity to learn about an industry that I had no prior knowledge of at all. I was able to experience the entire pickle making process from the time that it was delivered within the brine yard to when it was shipped out in cases from the warehouse. It was amazing to see… Read more »

Product Creation

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Throughout this experience I have learned so much about the way in which a large cooperation is ran and all of the various roles that people play in order to keep the business operating successfully. It is very interesting to see the structure and hierarchy of positions within the industry. Things are ran so much differently than they are in… Read more »

Mentor’s Organization Benefits

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This internship experience should have several benefits for my mentor’s organization. First, free publicity through the actual Kenan Fellows Program as well as within my classroom and school. The Kenan Fellows website and publications may provide more publicity on a larger scale. However, I will be able to make my students more aware for years to come of the local career… Read more »

Internship Goals

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When I think of this internship experience, I cannot help but feel excited as well as a little anxious about the possibilities. I hope that this experience will allow me to make connections within the community, grow professionally, and create a product that will engage my students within the classroom. Being able to collaborate with such knowledgable staff at Bay… Read more »