Alysha's Capstone
Alysha Ortiz
My link to my work (This provides my essay, cites and many more)
http://aorti4.wix.com/alyshacapstonesenior
Mentor:
Inside source- Mr.Ames
Outside Source- Israel Rodriguez - Izzy's Collision ( 267- 444- 3901 )
Capstone summary:
Basically about stereotypes in gender roles and how it still goes on. Therefore, We see most males in the fields of auto body and collision as for females most are running a secretaries.
Project Abstract:
As many know me as an individual that like to state facts and to change perspectives for people to understand something and have a bigger meaning of a certain subject I am targeting. All the times I come across "job" relative subject such as , females usually work as secretaries, maids, cooks and etc as for males they have more labor jobs such as, construction, police, electricians & etc. I have been working with my step father Israel Rodriguez basically throughout the year and from a first started auto body and collusion it is not easy. Being in this type of field I needed to develop how to metal welding, metal finishing and familiarity with paint preparation and refinish materials are a few of the main skills involved in the department of auto body repair. Many people ask me what pursued me to do this as a senior project and to be honest I always been surround with cars and I always had a intrest in the field of repairing , painting and etc. Having the ability to do this is a chance i'm willing to take and to be able to prove that theses statics of females and males are just label to me is a breath of fresh air. The way I would be approaching this project to reflect what I have learn is building a website of my process, what I have gain, The work I develop during the time and many more.
My Process Paper:
Basically my project revolves around gender roles in job related topics. In other words the stereotypes of females working in non hard labor jobs and guys working on more hard labor. Gender roles surround everywhere especially in job related things. During this process it was a bit stressful due to just beginning to work in this field and knowing nothing. I learn how to do something simple as fixing the button on the side door and changing the stereo to even bigger projects such as fixing the whole product, the bumper and many more.
The reason why I choose this is because not only I want to grow as an individual many people question my abilities due to my gender. My project address many things especially SLA core values Such as Inquiry-Evaluate the damage and repair needed, Collaboration- With my mentor & customers, Research-I researched about the car, Reflection my process from day one till now and Presentation would be consider of the work I done on cars.
Steps that I taken during this process varies on what project I worked on. As for to developing a project I have created I have research a lot about auto body and collision and was able to be first hand on how it works. I have been working every Wednesday straight after school with my mentor Israel Rodriguez. During this process I have encounter many obstacles such as not using time wisely, not being organize and not doing enough research at first but after getting behind schedule with customers vehicles I was able to gain knowledge, patience and I was able to learn how to multi task. Due to lack of sources on females in auto body and collisions I ended up tapping into sources of females coming into other jobs known for males.
In my video I provided I shown data of known jobs for each gender, I shown the blend of mix gender and the percentage and not only that but I show what is the definition of a male and female and what is power so people can have a better understanding on why females and males should be allow to be in any job they desire with out being judge.
I am most proud of the process I made and the ability of me being able to actually repair damage vehicles. I learn many things but I learn every job have its own static of hard ship in it therefore, if someone really desires to work in a field like this or any other field they should do a lot of research before hand. If I was able to do this capstone over again I would say take more pictures of me working instead of the product. Another thing I would have done differently is find more data on my topic.
How is SLA a better place because you were a student here? I believe that being able to become a SLA student I have shown a lot of approvement especially from where I am from. I currently was born and raise in North Philadelphia, Kensington area not many people have the ability to reach the things I have since my years in Science Leadership Academy. That being said I made SLA more creative, more out going , more spoken, my work came from the heart, I showed dictation , I was able to show what I was able to do with just a few things given, the ability to show leadership and many more incredible things. Also as a student of having a disability of learning ( IEP ) I was able to show that SLA doesn’t judge on background or knowledge I shown the partnership SLA is able to build with each student. I have shown the passion each teacher and staff member in SLA is able to provide. Finally, I was able to make a difference for the new generation by showing no matter where you are from people can label you as whatever they want to label you but never give up and reach for your dreams.