MASTERPIECE INTERVIEWS

Jake:

• What are you working on?

         Becoming a veterinarian

• Why?

         Loves animals and wants to work with/help them

• What is the significance of this project in your life/career?

         Giving him direction and helping him take the first steps towards pursuing his dream job

• How do you see this work helping you in life outside of school?

         Hopefully providing him with a career that he'll love

• Has anything surprised you in your work?

         How difficult the job is. Arguably more difficult than being a "real" doctor, since a veterinarian has to  be completely versatile and can't specialize in one given area.

• What do you need to successfully complete your project and present it?

         Needs to accurately document veterinary intern work

• What have you learned that's worth teaching someone else?

         Too much to teach, which is a lesson in itself: one should always consult a professional regarding   problems with his/her animal's health 

Carlos:

• What are you working on?

         Boxing

• Why?

         It is his passion, plain and simple

• What is the significance of this project in your life/career?

         Hopes to go pro and make a career out of it

• How do you see this work helping you in life outside of school?

         Keeping him in shape, providing him with the ability to defend himself, and opening a possible career path

• Has anything surprised you in your work?

         The amount of cardio that boxing requires - it's deceivingly exhausting

• What do you need to successfully complete your project and present it?

         Needs to find a way to showcase skills/progress

• What have you learned that's worth teaching someone else?

         Able to teach basic boxing skills to others as a means of self-defense.

Dale:

• What are you working on?

         "Preparing for the future."

• Why?

         "What I'm currently starting, medical training, will help me in many of my career options. If I don't get exactly what I want, I've got somewhere to start."

• What is the significance of this project in your life/career?

         "It will come in useful, in life and career, for myself and others. I plan to use these skills for others' benefit."

• How do you see this work helping you in life outside of school?

         "Also in school if necessary, but it will put me in a better position for the future in what I want and what I can get. It's a very beneficial skill to know, life saving, and you shouldn't ever be without it."

• Has anything surprised you in your work?

         "There aren't any surprises, but I have learned just how much work all of this can be. Even the simplest of tasks, CPR for example, is high intensity, for a few minutes let alone a half hour straight."

• What do you need to successfully complete your project and present it?

         "A variety of skills to demonstrate, share, explore, and gather from others in order to share all of our knowledge in the best way possible. Everything is available and I want every contribution possible. I want to solicit the help of others, to learn from them and to teach them as well."

• What have you learned that's worth teaching someone else?

         "There is much I know and much I don't. What I know and what anyone else does is very different. I have just as much to learn as anyone else. I like to think I have an early lead, but it doesn't really matter in the end. I want to discover what people want so I can give it to them, as well as find what I need and ask those who know for their knowledge. It's a give and take, one that I hope to contribute much to."