The Psychology Internship certainly serves to provide the opportunity for seniors to integrate classroom and field experience and finally make use of textbook knowledge. Initial praise aside, however, I must underscore the fact that this course is only what students choose to make it. This ideal integration is dependent on two factors: 1) that the student absorbed, to some extent, the material presented to him/her in classes and 2) that the student actually possesses some semblance of interest in and passion regarding his or her internship. When both previous knowledge and current interest are present, they can fuse together to create a very effective and rewarding internship experience.
I strongly feel that the psychology major along with my active interest in it have lent me the proper tools to function somewhat successfully in the “real world.” What is particularly interesting, however, is that my experiences and passions developed outside the classroom have generally had a greater impact on what I choose to study than vice versa. I was informed at a basic level about Autism Spectrum Disorders, for example, n my Introduction to Psychology course freshman year, but it was not until I began working with children on the Autism Spectrum that following summer that became something meaningful to me on a profoundly personal level. Similarly, my enthusiasm for early childhood education, the role of imaginative play and the importance of art in school were supported by theories dissected in Developmental Psychology sophomore year, but actually blossomed during my time as a Montessori assistant teacher and an art education volunteer.
This pattern leads me to believe that the significant overlap between on and off-campus learning experiences is no coincidence, as each area lends to, develops and exists concurrently with the other. Yet abstracting issues and phenomena from their context in order to properly mentally digest them did less to sufficiently prepare me for the real world than actually working in the real world ever did.
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