written reflection

Interest & Hobbies: My interest in fish has boosted my ambition to become a marine biologist. My hobbies include watching and collecting fish although my fish tank broke last year but I am going to fix it.

Skills: I know what temperature to keep fish at and what they eat. I also know what fish should and should not be in the same tank.
Personal & work values: My work values are social recognition witch usually requires a degree or certificate it comes with money and power. I am a nice person smart, ambitious, hard working, self motivated. I make quick decisions, funny and non-judge mental

Learning Styles & Intelligence: I am a kinesthetic learner. I learn by touching, moving and feeling(hands on).

Body and Kinesthetic: People with Kinesthetic intelligence love movement. They enjoy sports and/or dance. They are good at building things and like to stay active. They have good motor skills and are very aware of their bodies. They learn best through movement and experimentation.

Visual and spatial: People with Visual intelligence are artistic. They are very aware of their surroundings and are good at remembering images. They have a great sense of direction. They like to draw, paint and read maps. They learn best through drawings and visual aids.

Musical and Rhythmic: People who have strong musical intelligence don't just remember music easily - they can't get it out of their minds, it's so omnipresent. Now, some people will say: "Yes, music is important, but it's a talent, not an intelligence." And I say, "Fine, let's call it a talent. But, then we have to leave the word intelligent out of the conversation and out of all discussions of human abilities.

You are an ESFP (Extravert, Sensor, Feeler, Perceiver)ESFPs represent between 4 and 9% of the U.S. populationESFPs are charismatic, flexible, spontaneous, down-to-earth, talkative, fun-loving, "people people" who enjoy helping others in tangible ways and are gifted at building excitement & enthusiasm..
They are realistic observers and see and accept things as they are. They tend to trust what they can observe first hand instead of theoretical explanations. ESFPs are excellent at speaking "off the cuff." Naturally sensitive to the feelings of others, they go out of their way to avoid conflict. Tolerant and accepting of themselves and others, ESFPs don't tend to try to impose their will on other people. In fact, they are usually able to get people to adopt their suggestions, so they are good at helping conflicting factions get back together. They seek out the company of others and are lively conversationalists.

My Hopes: my hopes are to become a well known Marine Biologist. I hope to make a respectable amount of money and have some wealth. I hope to have a respectable family a wife maybe a kid or two. I hope to have all my friends and not lose any but gain some friends through school and work. I hope to have good health and health coverage. I hope to have some possessions but I don’t think that I will have much more than an average person with an average salary. Due to the fact that I will only make $25,000 to $100,000.

Octopus escaping through a one inch hole

National Museum of marine Biology Aquarium

Job Description

Marine biology is the scientific study of living organisms in the ocean or other marine or brackish bodies of water. Marine biology is the perfect career choice for budding underwater explorers—those who are fascinated by ocean creatures like sharks, crabs, fish, and coral. Marine biologists are scientists who study saltwater organisms and their relationships to their environments. The specific subject areas that marine biologists can focus on are almost limitless. For example, some might research the migration of ocean seals, while others might investigate the interaction between sea anemones and coral in a certain area. Some study the population fluctuations in different species of fish. Biologists may also look at the complex chemical makeup of marine toxins, both natural (in poisonous sea creatures) and man-made. Some study the effects of weather and environmental changes on the oceans and their marine life, and try to develop solutions to the problems they find. One large area of concern is climate change and the effect it will have on the ocean ecosystem. Marine biologists do both independent research and teamwork with other professionals. A marine biologist may work with engineers, business managers, technicians, and scientists from other disciplines..

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Education

The educational requirements depend on the type of position the biologist holds. For positions that do not involve conducting research, a bachelor’s degree in marine biology may be sufficient. Because not all universities offer marine biology as a major, a degree in a related area like biology or zoology may also be acceptable. A graduate degree opens up many more opportunities. Those with master’s degrees can work as laboratory technicians, research assistants, or in technical positions at public aquariums.
High school students hoping to pursue a career as a marine biologist should begin by giving themselves groundings in appropriate subjects. Courses in biology, physics, chemistry, math (calculus and statistics), computers, and even Latin are recommended. If you are considering a career in marine biology, you should have strong research skills. It’s important to be able to work both independently and as part of a team, and you should have excellent oral and written communication skills. You should be creative, curious, and self-motivated. Summer positions are available for college, university, and sometimes high school students. Many marine biologists have to do fieldwork. For this you should be in good physical shape. Scuba diving experience and certification is certainly an asset, as is experience handling a boat. For an academic career, training in teaching and writing is helpful.
Grade 9 English Mathematics Science Social Studies Creative Arts / Business French Health & Physical Education Computers

Grade 10 English Mathematics Science Social Studies Personal & Career Development Creative Arts / Business Computers

Grade 11 English Mathematics Probability & Statistics Biology Chemistry Earth & Environmental Science Physics Social Studies Computers

Grade 12 English Algebra & Geometry Calculus Biology Chemistry Earth & Environmental Science Physics Social Studies Computers

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Salary

Marine biologists tend to work for larger employers, such as colleges, universities, government agencies, or aquariums. They usually receive an annual salary. Earnings for marine biologists are as varied as the types of positions they fill. Depending on the type of work they are doing, salaries can range from about $25,000 a year to over $100,000. For example, as a graduate student, you might earn just $15,000 a year as a research assistant. Students take these jobs primarily for the experience they provide. Once fully-qualified, earnings for marine biologists working in research can be anywhere from $40,000 to $85,000 a year. Jobs at aquariums or similar administrative positions generally pay between $25,000 and $75,000 a year, depending on education, seniority, and the size of the organization. Many marine biologists are employed as biology professors at universities; experienced professors can earn between $60,000 and $140,000 a year. Factors affecting income include experience and expertise. In academic settings, the number of articles or books published and seniority within the faculty are determining factors. Many research positions are dependent on funding from government grants.

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Work Environment & Working Conditions

Marine biologists often work as research scientists. Their employers range from private industries to universities to government and non-profit laboratories. Some marine biologists work independently of these institutions, though they usually depend on government grants or other sources of funding. Most marine biologists work regular hours in a laboratory, 9 to 10 hours a day, 40 to 50 hours a week. They may also work in offices and libraries, doing research and writing papers or reports. Many marine biologists also do fieldwork. This can involve travelling to remote (and sometimes exciting) locations, and often demands physical stamina. Living conditions during fieldwork can be uncomfortable, especially if the work requires the scientist to live onboard a ship for long periods of time. While newer ships may have improved living quarters and amenities such as showers and television, it is still easy to become aggravated with the confined quarters, continuous close personal contact with crewmates, and the absence of family. Overtime and weekend work is common for marine biologists. Those working as professors may work up to 60 hours a week.

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TRENDS

Trends will affect this job because everyday we are creating new technology. Soon there will be no need to sucuba dive down to study fish they will invent a camera that has a 1 year battery so they will just send a camera down to study the fish instead of humans. It would cost less to do because you wouldn't have to pay the camera. On the plus side could send the cameras down deeper so you can find out what is at the bottom of the sea craters. There probly won't be that many people intersted in being a marine biologist because every one thinks its kinda boring but I don't. This profession dose not really harm the environment it helps it. The trend with globalization is that there will be another country that comes up with a new technology that will eliminate the need for human interactin with fish and plant life. It will probly make it more careful than human hands on specimen from fish and other organisms in the sea and all other forms of water. Adults are having more than one kid in there family wich means that there will be atleast 1 child per family interested in biology and other sicences.

sample career path

LEVEL 1
Educator at an Aquarium
EARNINGS
$25,000 to $35,000 a year
REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelor’s degree in marine biology or a related field • Some teaching experience
RESPONSIBILITIES
Teaching students and the general public about environmental concerns linked to the marine ecosystem.

LEVEL 2
Supervisor at an Aquarium
EARNINGS
$35,000 to $45,000 a year
REQUIREMENTS
• Some experience as an educator in the field • Management abilities
RESPONSIBILITIES
Leading a team of educators; managing the day-to-day operations within a program at the aquarium; teaching students and the general public about environmental issues.

LEVEL 3
Aquarium Manager
EARNINGS
$45,000 to $60,000 a year
REQUIREMENTS
• Master’s degree in marine biology is recommended • Team leadership experience • Management ability
RESPONSIBILITIES
Managing a department, including a number of staff and projects; increasing administrative duties (such as budgeting and program management).

LEVEL 4
Aquarium Director
EARNINGS
$60,000 to $75,000 a year
REQUIREMENTS
• Graduate degree (master’s or PhD) • Experience managing an aquarium
RESPONSIBILITIES
Setting goals for the aquarium; working with senior managers to meet these goals through program development, organization, and evaluation; performing administrative duties.

dimensions

I am orange

characteristics: I seek charge and make quick decisions. I'm indipentdent and competetive and extremly generous. quickwitted and funny seek new ways to do things takes initiative realistic open to new things non- judgemental.

Strength: flexible adaptable problem solver quck to act thinks on the spot

Functional skills: jack-of-all-trades

Potential weakness: impatient pushey bend and break rules laxs detail not follow through

Needs: independence

Likes: Taking risks and testing limits

Gaining their cooperation: assign critical and chalenging tasks

Problems causeed by: feeling un used or un appretiateed

Rewards

Give: money, time off

Compliments: their ingenious approach to problems and problem solving
Give: psotive feed back

Acknolegement: energy and endurence

Reconize: their ability to adapte and cope and react well in crisis situations.

personal values

Family, money success, freedome, friends
owning my own buissness would be the best job where i can have all these things.

Work Values

A high score in this area suggests that you would prefer occupations which have high school scocial recognition. Status and recognition come from a variety of scorces including power, intelligence, money, and community respect. Occupations which provide you with status and recognition often require a college or university degree.

multiple intelligence

Bodily and kinesthetic-
People with Kinesthetic intelligence love movement. They enjoy sports and/or dance. They are good at building things and like to stay active. They have good motor skills and are very aware of their bodies. They learn best through movement and experimentation.

Visual and spatial-
People with Visual intelligence are artistic. They are very aware of their surroundings and are good at remembering images. They have a great sense of direction. They like to draw, paint and read maps. They learn best through drawings and visual aids.

Musical and Rhythmic-People who have strong musical intelligence don't just remember music easily - they can't get it out of their minds, it's so omnipresent. Now, some people will say: "Yes, music is important, but it's a talent, not an intelligence." And I say, "Fine, let's call it a talent. But, then we have to leave the word intelligent out of the conversation and out of all discussions of human abilities.

learning styles

I am a kinesthetic learner.
I learn by touching feeling and moving. (hands on)

Interests Inventory

I am a hands on person. I enjoy using tools and machines. Making objects with my hands, maintaining, and fixing equipement, and finding out how thing work.

Multiple Intelligence Quiz Results :
Types of Intelligence
Low
High
Naturalist :
84%
Bodily/Kinesthetic :
84%
Musical :
72%
Visual/Spatial :
69%
Intrapersonal :
59%
Logical/Mathematical :
59%
Interpersonal :
56%
Verbal/Linguistic :
41%
Top 3 Types of Intelligence NaturalistYou can distinguish among, classify, and use features of your environment. Gardeners, florists, and geologists have this intelligence about nature. Bodily/KinestheticYou use all or part of your body to create products or solve problems. Athletes, surgeons, dancers, and craftspeople have this intelligence. MusicalYou can create, communicate, and understand meanings made out of sounds. Composers and musicians have this intelligence. Check out the suggested Learning Strategies for your types of intelligence.
To find out more about the other types of intelligences, click on the titles in the chart above.

Work Values Quiz Results :
Express your values through your work to attain job satisfaction. Here are the work values that you selected as being very important. Important Values My Work Style
I want work that lets me use my creativity to think up new ways to do things.
I enjoy work that requires attention to detail and accuracy.
I want the freedom to work to my own schedule. My Work Motivations
I'm motivated by work that allows me to help other people, either individually or in small groups.
I want work that leaves me leisure time for my family and friends.
The idea of making money motivates me a great deal.
I'm motivated by work that will lead to a management position.
I'm not interested in managing other people. I'm motivated by work that allows me to manage just myself. My Preferred Work Setting
I would like to work outside all or some of the time.
I would like to travel and experience different cultures and places. Somewhat Important Values My Work Style
I enjoy work that has fixed hours and a set schedule.
I like work where I can solve problems and decide how things should be done.
I want a work situation that's exciting and high-pressured.
I want work with responsibilities that change frequently. My Work Motivations
I'm motivated by work that will improve the world.
It's important to me to get public recognition for the work that I do.
Money is not as important to me as a personal sense of satisfaction. How I Like to Interact with Others
I would like to work with the public.
I like work that lets me persuade or negotiate with others.
I prefer to work away from the public.
I want work where I set and meet my own personal goals.
I like to compete and put my skills and abilities against others.
I like to work independently with little or no supervision.
I want work where I get to interact with a team of other people.
I want work where I can influence the attitudes or opinions of others. My Preferred Work Setting
I want work that challenges my intellectual capacities.
I like work that is physically challenging.
I want a calm, peaceful work setting. These are your work values. You can:
add to them based on your knowledge of yourself
Use them as a guide while you research occupations to make your career decision
Think about how you see the fit between the work and your values
You can include questions in your information interview relating to your important values.
If you need some help in deciding what kind of work fits best with your values you may wish to contact a Career Counsellor for advice.

Work Preference Quiz Results :
Method of Working:
Low
High
Objective :
98%

Directive :
57%

Innovative :
55%

Methodical :
40%

Social :
33%

Education Level : Any level
Definitions of Top 3 Preferred Methods ObjectiveObjective persons enjoy working with tools, equipment, instruments and machinery. They like to repair and/or fabricate things from various materials according to specifications and using established techniques. Objective persons are interested in finding out how things operate and how they are built. DirectiveDirective persons like to take charge and control situations. They like to take responsibility for projects that require planning, decision making and co-ordinating the work of others. They are able to give direction and instructions easily. They enjoy organizing their own activities. They see themselves as independent and self-directing. InnovativeInnovative persons like to explore things in depth and arrive at solutions to problems by experimenting. They are interested in initiating and creating different ways to solve questions and present information. They enjoy scientific subjects. Innovative persons prefer to be challenged with new and unexpected experiences. They adjust to change easily.

results

Learning Styles Quiz Results :
Learning Style
Low
High
Doing learning style :
81%
Hearing learning style :
56%
Visual learning style :
31%
Learning Style Descriptions Doing learning styleYou need to receive information through touch and feel and learn best from hands-on work and movement. Hearing learning styleYou need to hear information and learn best from lectures and conversations. Visual learning styleYou need to see information in a visual format and learn best from written information, diagrams, and pictures. These charts describe the degree to which you learn by hearing, seeing and doing.

work method

Your Method of Working
Category
Method

Working with Data and Information
Synthesizing/Co-ordinating/Analyzing :

Working with People
Speaking - Signalling/Serving - Assisting :

Working with Things
Setting up/Precision working :
Education Level
Any level
Method Descriptions Synthesizing/Co-ordinating/Analyzinginterpreting and critically assessing information/data; putting abstract ideas, concepts together or taking them apart. I respond to work that involves Synthesizing/Co-ordinating/Analyzing. Speaking - Signalling/Serving - Assistinggiving out information or answering requests to purposely help bring about a result. I connect with work that involves Speaking - Signalling/Serving - Assisting. Setting up/Precision workingworking by mechanical means with skill and dexterity. I engage in work that involves Setting up/Precision working.
Want something more in-depth? There are more in-depth self assessment tools available that require the assistance of a professional career counsellor.

abilities

Abilities Quiz Results :
Type of Ability
Low
High
Finger Dexterity :
95%
Motor Co-ordination :
94%
Form Perception :
81%
Verbal Ability :
75%
Manual Dexterity :
75%
General Learning Ability :
70%
Clerical Perception :
69%
Spatial Perception :
63%
Numerical Ability :
55%
Education Level : Any level
Top Three Abilities
Finger DexterityAbility to move the fingers and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and/or accurately.
Motor Co-ordinationAbility to co-ordinate eyes, hands and fingers rapidly and accurately when required to respond with precise movements.
Form PerceptionAbility to perceive pertinent detail in objects and in pictorial and graphic material; to make visual comparisons and discriminations and to see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. To find out more about the other types of abilities, click on the titles in the chart above. Judging your level of ability is sometimes difficult. People frequently underestimate their abilities. If you are uncertain about your assessment of your abilities you may request assistance from a Career Counsellor.

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personality test

You are an ESFP (Extravert, Sensor, Feeler, Perceiver)
ESFPs represent between 4 and 9% of the U.S. population
ESFPs are charismatic, flexible, spontaneous, down-to-earth, talkative, fun-loving, "people people" who enjoy helping others in tangible ways and are gifted at building excitement & enthusiasm. ESFPs have an uncanny ability to notice & remember conversations, facts & details (particularly those that relate to people). They are realistic observers and see and accept things as they are. They tend to trust what they can observe first hand instead of theoretical explanations. ESFPs are excellent at speaking "off the cuff." Naturally sensitive to the feelings of others, they go out of their way to avoid conflict.
Tolerant and accepting of themselves and others, ESFPs don't tend to try to impose their will on other people. In fact, they are usually able to get people to adopt their suggestions, so they are good at helping conflicting factions get back together. They seek out the company of others and are lively conversationalists.
Personality Type can be a gateway your ideal career, relationship, parenting and even your sales and networking. You can learn more about your personality type by purchasing a Custom Personality Type Report.

Video Games

There should be a class where all you do is play video games. Where they teach u how to make them and then play hard games and they show you all the cheats and stuff like that and for homework they should give you video games to play and beat.

School

School sucks because they make you work and run and do stuff in the morning. They make you get up so early. Al schools should be like the one in Tronto start @ 10 and end @ 5.