Robin McLaurin Williams

Some of us know Bob Murno from the movie "RV", Teddy Roosevelt from "Night at the Museum" but without doubt we all know who the Genie from the movie "Aladdin," was. We all know how much the Genie wished to be free and not be trapped in the lamp any longer. Aladdin in the movie asked the Genie if he was a prisoner, and the Genie replied with "It's all part and parcel, the whole genie gig, Phenomenal cosmic powers! Itty bitty living space!" Robin Williams, committed suicide on August 11,2014. We only saw what Williams would allow us to see from his personal life, but in the movies all we would see is happiness, we saw a happiness that didn't exist in his life. Williams felt like the Genie in real life. He felt like a prisoner because he was trapped in his own thoughts. Williams is a perfect example that suicide is something that can happen to anyone no matter how happy they may seem. You may feel like suicide is overpowering you, but with the correct people, they will help you survive that phase in life. Trying to admit that you're suicidal is not easy but thats the first step to a better life, don't stay quite and help yourself out by calling a hotline (1-800-273-8255) or talking to a professional. 

Blog 6: Second Interview Preparation

1. Who is your mentor and where do they work?
My mentors' name is Patricia Azevedo and she's a Program Administrator. She works in the Pomona Unified School District, School Mental Health Services.

2. What five questions will you ask them about their background?

1. Why and how did you end up choosing this career?
2. What degrees did you have to work on getting to be in the position you are right now?
3. What school did you attend?
4. At any point in life did you think of changing your career path?
5. At what age did you decide that you wanted to work as a Program Administrator?
6. Was you family supportive over the decision that you were making on becoming a Program Administrator?
7. Did you ever have any doubts on your abilities to become a Program Administrator?

Blog 5: Mentorship Reflection

1. Mentorship question: Describe your experience in how you found your mentorship?  If you haven't found one yet, describe your experience so far in the search of a mentor.

I actually found my mentor from one of the last years seniors that did the same topic as I am currently doing at the moment. With my mentor is just basically going to different group meetings with various different people and they come and talk about how they feel or just anything they kind of want. I also have another mentor, I actually I found my second mentor thanks to Mrs. Pittman. I haven't done any hours with my second mentor, but we talked about what I will be doing for my mentorship and I'm going to be assigned to a couple of different students and I will have to meet up with them. 

2. Research question: What has been your most important article you have read so far and why?

The most important article I've read so far is an article called "Teens Are Talking About Suicide. Why Aren't Adults?" by Glen Canning. Throughout the whole article it discusses how everyone is so focused on teen suicide, that people are oblivious to the fact that some adults are also silently seeking help. Robin Williams, a famous Hollywood star recently committed suicide and it was an eye opener because it showed society how teens aren't the only ones that need all the attention. In Canning's article he stated, "We can go a long way to preventing suicide if we stop seeing it as something someone does, a crime they commit, and start seeing it as something that happens to them." I realize that this is true; when someone "commits" suicide we view it as something very wrong. In no way do I agree that someone should take their life away, but what I am saying is that just because a person didn't die from natural causes or physical illnesses, it shouldn't be labeled as a crime.