Student Success Statement (Og Mandino)

"I will persist until i succeed"
 Og Mandino

In order to succeed you need to keep going and trying to succeed. You cannot succeed without persistence. This is true in everything you try to achieve.

Perfusionist

Duties and responsibilities: The perfusionist manages the physiological and metabolic needs of the cardiac surgical patient so that the cardiac surgeon may operate on a still, unbeating heart.

Salary: Between $80,414 and $114,923 annually

Education: Complete perfusion training programs.

Reflection: I wouldn't want to be a perfusionist because it doesn't interest me.

Student Success Statement (Calvin Coolidge)

“Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence.

TALENT will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

GENIUS will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.

EDUCATION will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”

- President Calvin Coolidge

30^th president of the US (1872 – 1933)

Hard work and failure are necessary for success, successes aren't really successes when they are handed to you. Hard work is what gives value to accomplishing your goals, and by staying persistent and determined, you will eventually accomplish it.

Patient Representative

Duties and Responsibilities: Patient representatives work in hospitals, nursing homes and other public health agencies to address the patients dissatisfactions, and work with departments to resolve these problems.

Salary: $20,000 - $40,000

Education: Should take challenging high school courses in business, science math, and English.

Although requirements differ, most employers prefer college graduates with backgrounds in health or social services.

Reflection: I would not like to be a patient representative because I have little patience.

Student Success Statement(Lou Holtz)

" The answers to these questions will determine your success or failure:
1. Can people trust me to do what's right? (Yes)
2. Am i committed to doing my very best? (Yes)
3. Do i treat people the way i want to be treated? (Yes)

If the answers to these questions are YES, there is no way you can fail."

Optometrist

Duties and Responsibilities: Optometrists examine, diagnose, and treat diseases and disorders in the visual system.

Salary: Between $104,280 and $131,461

Education: Four years of college, and four more years at a college of optometry where they study the relationship between the eye and the rest of the body.

Reflection: I would not like to be an optometrist because I am not interested in entering the medical field.

"No student ever attains eminent success by simply doing what is required of him/her; it is amount and excellence of what is over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction."
Charles Kendall Adams, American Historian
By reaching for the bare minimum, you'll just get mediocre results. In order for a student to learn, they have to reach for higher goals, to learn and become better.

Optical Laboratory Technician

Optical Laboratory Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Optical technicians use various tools to read lenses for prescriptions, mount lenses, make modifications to eye glasses, and examine broken lenses for original prescriptions.

Salary: $34,000

Education: There are no specific education requirements, but certifications is recommended for better job oppurtunities.

Reflection: I would not consider being an Optical Laboratory Technician because it doesn't interest me.

Student Success Statement(Chick Moorman)

"Doing what is right, fair, and honorable is more important than winning or losing."
Chick Moorman

This is true, and is basically the definition of good sportsman ship, because when you win through cheating, you don't really win.

Ophthalmologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Ophthalmologists provide full eye care, they can do everything from prescribing eye glasses, to doing eye surgery.
Salary: $220,043 - $296,377

Education: four years of college;
•  four years of medical school;
•  one year of internship;
•  three years, at least, of residency  in the diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment of eye disorders.

Reflection: I wouldn't become an Ophthalmologist because it seems too stressful

Student Success Statement (Henry Ward Beecher)

“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.”

Henry Ward Beecher

Everyone needs to learn discipline and having high expectations for yourself will teach you that, and motivate you to try harder. Never settle for to be mediocre, or settle for anything below your goals, and If you can, go above your goals.

Ophthalmic Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: An Ophthalmic Technician record patient medical history, administer diagnostic test, record visual acuity, record visual acuity, maintain ophthalmic instruments, administer medications, and carry out other tasks.

Salary: $26,000 - $70,000

Education: You must enroll into and complete an academic program as an ophthalmic technician with a degree. There you will have training through classes, labs and clinical experiences.

Reflection: Would not like to be an Ophthalmic Technician because it doesn’t interest me.