Well as many of you know, I started training for my new job today. I am working with NeuroRestorative (the #1 Brain Injury Rehab facility in the nation) as a Life Skills Trainer. I am very excited about this opportunity and can't wait to actually use the education that I got in college! Today though we spent a lot of time learning about the brain, which was all a review to me thanks to one class: Cognitive Psychology.
The name Dr. Zombory brought fear to my mind before I had any of his classes. It is well known at PBA that he has a reputation for being one of the hardest professors and it is very difficult to get an A in his class. He is also intimidating. I was scared of him pretty much my entire time in Cognitive Psych. This was my first class with him. I sat in the front row and held onto every word. I studied really hard. I actually learned a lot. Seriously! I even grew to really respect and appreciate him as a teacher. After that I took as many classes with him as I could. I knew if I took a class with him I would have to work really hard, and therefore learn a lot!
I am so glad I did! ALL day today I kept thinking of him and all that I had learned from him. What was a bunch of confusing new information to a lot of my peers at work was an easy review for me. I was able to easily understand why clients act a certain way and why specific treatment methods work better than others. I am so excited about starting this new job. I am so thankful for all that I learned from Dr. Z. He is truly responsible for making my job easier!
Thank you Dr. Z. for making me work really hard in college! Thank you for preparing me for a job in psychology! Thank you for not letting your students take the easy way out or even simply memorize answers for a test! I had to actually learn the information to pass your classes and that information has now given me an advantage at my job. I miss having you as a professor! Thanks again for everything you challenged me to do.
Sincerely,
Mary Beth
