Education Essays from My Perspective: 50 Years as a Professional Educator Offering Pearls of Wisdom for Your Journey Book 1 & Book 2
Teaching, Professional Development, Testing, Evaluating, Planning, Communication, and Leadership – Marsha Diane Akau Wellein (nee Hawaii) discusses these issues using civilian and military educational practices and theories from her view point. She uses her real-life adventures, her personal experiences – she has been there and done it! If you want only DO THIS or DO THAT advice, please do not read this book. It may be too much out-of-the-box thinking by taking you out of your comfort zone! Dr. Wellein has been a professional educator since 1969 – teaching many grades & ability levels, various subjects, special education and regular K – 12 students, undergraduate, graduate, served as a test administrator, principal, curriculum specialist, grants writer, children’s book author - you name it, and she has done it. From Chapter 1, when Dr. Wellein as a young 25-year-old teacher escapes sexual assault, to Chapter 72, dealing with a mentally challenged supervisor and all chapters in between, this book offers you much to ponder. She shows how practice follows sound theory, but one size never fits all! Dr. Wellein also cites the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic as a monumentally significant event, affecting direct, face-to-face instruction for years to come (even with vaccine), and increasing distance/online learning one hundred-fold. There is no central thread in this book, no cord to bind chapters together chronologically or geographically. Each chapter deliberately stands alone; each is merely a snippet, a pearl, for the reader. When Marsha Wellein decided in the mid - 1980s to accept an offer to work overseas in her capacity as a US DOD Civilian in Army Education Services at Larson Barracks, itself located within a very small US Army garrison in the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) in the West German town of Wurzburg, she had absolutely no realization at the time that this innocuous one-time assignment was to be the first step in what would eventually form a substantial block of time for 2 decades comprising multiple back-to-back permanent change of station (PCS) assignments across a broad swath of the world. After the posting in Germany, Dr. Wellein accepted a tour to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt with the Multinational Peacekeeping Force under the US State Dept. (headquartered in Rome), and three years later, returned to Hawaii. Then it was off to Panama and Honduras for a couple of years during the crazy narco-guerrilla cocaine wars, back to Hawaii, then onward to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia following the end of the Iraq war (and quasi safe, inside the US compounds.) Japan (Camp Zama) was really a crowded land of Toyotas & sushi, and South Korea was next, an assignment on the doorstep between the South Korean De-Militarized Zone and North Korea (i.e., Democratic People’s Republic of Korea). She next served as the Army Director of Education & Library Services for US Southern Command in Puerto Rico, responsible for 24 military groups in South & Central America and part of Florida. In 2001, as the Army Reserve Regional Director of Education for Pacific & Asia, Dr. Wellein cared for Army Reservists throughout Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa & Asia. Education is in her blood, so she earned a doctorate in 2010. When she retired from DOD in late 2012, she returned to her first love, teaching. But read this book and see for yourself. You will love reading about solutions to problems, challenging yourself, exploring ideas and new methods, practices, as you continue your academic education journey. Why do almost 1,000 teachers leave their jobs yearly in many major cities? What can education recruiters do to hire more credentialed educators? Will civilian and military educational agencies join forces for some professional development activities in 2021? She offers compelling ideas, Pearls of Wisdom to teachers, administrators, anyone interested in improving education in America.
Education Essays From My Perspective: 50 Years as a Professional Educator Offering Pearls of Wisdom For Your Journey, Book 1, academic work on education published by MD Wellein, Inc., January 2021, written by Dr. Marsha Diane Akau Wellein, with technical editor Nicholas Patrick Wellein, senior editor Dr. Carole Freehan, graphic designer Samuel Sammy Naah, and photographer John Waipa, Registered by Library of Congress Catalog Control Number 202 900 728 ISBN 978-7364147-0-5 ($18.55); Available from Amazon.com Kindle ISBN number eBook 978-1-7364147-1-2 (free or $1.00) www.amazon.com/Education-Essays-My-Perspective-Professional-ebook/dp/B09PGKCP9X
Teaching, Professional Development, Testing, Evaluating, Planning, Communication, and Leadership – Marsha Diane Akau Wellein (nee Hawaii) discusses these issues using civilian and military educational practices and theories from her view point. She uses her real-life adventures, her personal experiences – she has been there and done it! If you want only DO THIS or DO THAT advice, please do not read this book. It may be too much out-of-the-box thinking by taking you out of your comfort zone! Dr. Wellein has been a professional educator since 1969 – teaching many grades & ability levels, various subjects, special education and regular K – 12 students, undergraduate, graduate, served as a test administrator, principal, curriculum specialist, grants writer, children’s book author - you name it, and she has done it. From Chapter 1, when Dr. Wellein as a young 25-year-old teacher escapes sexual assault, to Chapter 72, dealing with a mentally challenged supervisor and all chapters in between, this book offers you much to ponder. She shows how practice follows sound theory, but one size never fits all! Dr. Wellein also cites the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic as a monumentally significant event, affecting direct, face-to-face instruction for years to come (even with vaccine), and increasing distance/online learning one hundred-fold. There is no central thread in this book, no cord to bind chapters together chronologically or geographically. Each chapter deliberately stands alone; each is merely a snippet, a pearl, for the reader. When Marsha Wellein decided in the mid - 1980s to accept an offer to work overseas in her capacity as a US DOD Civilian in Army Education Services at Larson Barracks, itself located within a very small US Army garrison in the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) in the West German town of Wurzburg, she had absolutely no realization at the time that this innocuous one-time assignment was to be the first step in what would eventually form a substantial block of time for 2 decades comprising multiple back-to-back permanent change of station (PCS) assignments across a broad swath of the world. After the posting in Germany, Dr. Wellein accepted a tour to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt with the Multinational Peacekeeping Force under the US State Dept. (headquartered in Rome), and three years later, returned to Hawaii. Then it was off to Panama and Honduras for a couple of years during the crazy narco-guerrilla cocaine wars, back to Hawaii, then onward to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia following the end of the Iraq war (and quasi safe, inside the US compounds.) Japan (Camp Zama) was really a crowded land of Toyotas & sushi, and South Korea was next, an assignment on the doorstep between the South Korean De-Militarized Zone and North Korea (i.e., Democratic People’s Republic of Korea). She next served as the Army Director of Education & Library Services for US Southern Command in Puerto Rico, responsible for 24 military groups in South & Central America and part of Florida. In 2001, as the Army Reserve Regional Director of Education for Pacific & Asia, Dr. Wellein cared for Army Reservists throughout Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa & Asia. Education is in her blood, so she earned a doctorate in 2010. When she retired from DOD in late 2012, she returned to her first love, teaching. But read this book and see for yourself. You will love reading about solutions to problems, challenging yourself, exploring ideas and new methods, practices, as you continue your academic education journey. Why do almost 1,000 teachers leave their jobs yearly in many major cities? What can education recruiters do to hire more credentialed educators? Will civilian and military educational agencies join forces for some professional development activities in 2021? She offers compelling ideas, Pearls of Wisdom to teachers, administrators, anyone interested in improving education in America.
Education Essays From My Perspective: 50 Years as a Professional Educator Offering Pearls of Wisdom For Your Journey, Book 1, academic work on education published by MD Wellein, Inc., January 2021, written by Dr. Marsha Diane Akau Wellein, with technical editor Nicholas Patrick Wellein, senior editor Dr. Carole Freehan, graphic designer Samuel Sammy Naah, and photographer John Waipa, Registered by Library of Congress Catalog Control Number 202 900 728 ISBN 978-7364147-0-5 ($18.55); Available from Amazon.com Kindle ISBN number eBook 978-1-7364147-1-2 (free or $1.00) www.amazon.com/Education-Essays-My-Perspective-Professional-ebook/dp/B09PGKCP9X
Marsha Diane Akau Wellein discusses these issues using civilian & military educational practices & theories from her viewpoint bolstered by detailed academic research. She also uses her personal experiences – she has been there & done it!
Dr. Wellein has been a professional educator since 1969 – teaching many grades & ability levels, various subjects, special education & regular K-12 students, undergraduate & graduate level courses, serving as test administrator, principal, curriculum specialist, grants writer, children’s book author & Army military education director of islands & regions of the world.
Book 2 begins with CH 1, when Dr. Wellein as a young teacher at Hawaii Job Corps confronts racial prejudice head-on. CH 2-27 continue, examining such topics as sources of discrimination, bullying, biasness in our society, female genital mutilation, evidence of gender unfairness in children’s literature, multiculturalism in the classroom, & real-life examples of intolerance.
CH 28-40 discuss change & how to implement change successfully in civilian & military agencies. Finally, CH 41-51 focus on adult learning & education, community college salary issues, diploma mills/fake degrees, challenges during Dr. Wellein’s doctoral journey, & finally, personal reflections. This book includes detailed references, documenting sources for you to explore.
When Dr. Wellein in 1988 accepted an offer to work as a U.S. DOD civilian in Army Education Services in the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) in the West German town of Wurzburg, she had absolutely no realization that this innocuous one-time assignment was the first step in what would eventually form a substantial block of time for well over 2 decades comprising multiple back-to-back permanent change of station (PCS) assignments across a broad swath of the world.
After the posting in Germany, Dr. Wellein accepted a tour to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt -Multinational Peacekeeping Force, U.S. State Dept. (headquartered in Rome) & three years later, returned to Hawaii. Then it was off to Panama & Honduras for a couple of years during the crazy narco-guerrilla cocaine wars, back to Hawaii, then onward to Kuwait & Saudi Arabia following the end of the Iraq war (& quasi-safe, inside the US compounds). Japan was next, then South Korea, an assignment on the doorstep between the South Korea De-Militarized Zone near the 38th Parallel & North Korea.
Dr. Wellein next served as the Army Director of Education & Library Services for U.S. Southern Command in Puerto Rico, responsible for 24 military groups in South & Central America, U.S. Virgin Islands, & part of Florida. In 2001, as the Army Reserve Regional Director of Education for Pacific & Asia, Dr. Wellein cared for Army Reservists throughout Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa, & Asia.
Dr. Wellein shows how practice follows sound theory, but one size never fits all! Dr. Wellein also cites the COVID-19 Pandemic as a monumentally significant world event, affecting direct, face-to-face instruction for years to come. There is no central thread in this book, no cord to bind chapters together chronologically or geographically. Each chapter deliberately stands alone; each is merely a snippet, a pearl, for the reader.
You will love reading about solutions to problems, challenging yourself, exploring ideas & new methods, & practices as you continue your journey. She offers compelling ideas, Pearls of Wisdom, to civilian & military educators, administrators--anyone interested in improving education in America.
Marsha Diane Akau Wellein discusses these issues using civilian & military educational practices & theories from her viewpoint bolstered by detailed academic research. She also uses her personal experiences – she has been there & done it!
Dr. Wellein has been a professional educator since 1969 – teaching many grades & ability levels, various subjects, special education & regular K-12 students, undergraduate & graduate level courses, serving as test administrator, principal, curriculum specialist, grants writer, children’s book author & Army military education director of islands & regions of the world.
Book 2 begins with CH 1, when Dr. Wellein as a young teacher at Hawaii Job Corps confronts racial prejudice head-on. CH 2-27 continue, examining such topics as sources of discrimination, bullying, biasness in our society, female genital mutilation, evidence of gender unfairness in children’s literature, multiculturalism in the classroom, & real-life examples of intolerance.
CH 28-40 discuss change & how to implement change successfully in civilian & military agencies. Finally, CH 41-51 focus on adult learning & education, community college salary issues, diploma mills/fake degrees, challenges during Dr. Wellein’s doctoral journey, & finally, personal reflections. This book includes detailed references, documenting sources for you to explore.
When Dr. Wellein in 1988 accepted an offer to work as a U.S. DOD civilian in Army Education Services in the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) in the West German town of Wurzburg, she had absolutely no realization that this innocuous one-time assignment was the first step in what would eventually form a substantial block of time for well over 2 decades comprising multiple back-to-back permanent change of station (PCS) assignments across a broad swath of the world.
After the posting in Germany, Dr. Wellein accepted a tour to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt -Multinational Peacekeeping Force, U.S. State Dept. (headquartered in Rome) & three years later, returned to Hawaii. Then it was off to Panama & Honduras for a couple of years during the crazy narco-guerrilla cocaine wars, back to Hawaii, then onward to Kuwait & Saudi Arabia following the end of the Iraq war (& quasi-safe, inside the US compounds). Japan was next, then South Korea, an assignment on the doorstep between the South Korea De-Militarized Zone near the 38th Parallel & North Korea.
Dr. Wellein next served as the Army Director of Education & Library Services for U.S. Southern Command in Puerto Rico, responsible for 24 military groups in South & Central America, U.S. Virgin Islands, & part of Florida. In 2001, as the Army Reserve Regional Director of Education for Pacific & Asia, Dr. Wellein cared for Army Reservists throughout Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa, & Asia.
Dr. Wellein shows how practice follows sound theory, but one size never fits all! Dr. Wellein also cites the COVID-19 Pandemic as a monumentally significant world event, affecting direct, face-to-face instruction for years to come. There is no central thread in this book, no cord to bind chapters together chronologically or geographically. Each chapter deliberately stands alone; each is merely a snippet, a pearl, for the reader.
You will love reading about solutions to problems, challenging yourself, exploring ideas & new methods, & practices as you continue your journey. She offers compelling ideas, Pearls of Wisdom, to civilian & military educators, administrators--anyone interested in improving education in America.
APPENDIX C: How to Locate Dr. Wellein’s Dissertation
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest;
Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and Third by experience,
which is the bitterest.
Confucius
Dissertations, Theses: Full Text. (Publication No. AAT 3429228)
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Factors associated with Army reservists using educational programs and services at 9th Mission Support Command by Wellein, Marsha Diane Akau, Ed.D., Argosy University/Hawai'i, 2010, 288 Pages; 3429228
Abstract (Summary)
This investigation was to determine which variables impacted 1088 Army reservists from 9th Mission Support Command, Hawaii in utilizing civilian education programs and services available to them throughout Pacific and Asia. Extensive research of active-duty military has been available, but examining Army reservists without reference to reenlistment or retentions has been scarce. Self-identified factors in a 23-question survey included too many family responsibilities, little access to the Internet, and working full-time which proved to be substantial barriers to soldiers’ educational postsecondary pursuit. These variables were statistically significant at the .05 level, using the t-test and multiple regression analysis. Other questioned factors, such as ethnicity, bilingualism, or location did not seem to effect soldiers’ decision to pursue civilian education.
Indexing (document details)
Advisor: Duellberg, Donna J.
Publication Number: 3429228; ISBN: 978-1-124-26220-8 288 pages; 3429228.
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This Dissertation is free to anyone.
School: Argosy University/Hawai'i
School Location: United States - Hawaii
Source: DAI-A 71/10, Dissertation Abstracts International
Source Type: DISSERTATION
Subjects: Adult education, Continuing education, Military studies
Keywords: Army reserve education, Military education benefits, Pacific and
Asia reservists, Soldier civilian, Veterans education
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Two CHamoru youngsters, 8 and 12, spend an eventful summer in Guam, a small U.S. Territory in the western Pacific Ocean. The boys Ike and Francisco, with their father, Daniet, experience night fishing, Betel Nut Hunting, killing a pig, and, later, a Brown Tree snake, a moray eel attack, and village fiesta preparations. The children had lost their mother when the youngest boy was born, so their father raised them with the help of his close relatives.
The Endless Summer – An Adventure Story of Guam by Dr. Wellein, a hardback children’s chapter book (Juvenile fiction), published in 1976, Vantage Press, New York, First Edition. ISBN 5333-01409-3 Library of Congress 74-83228, presently out of print.books.google.com/books/about/The_Endless_Summer.html?id=fUH3GwAACAAJ
The Endless Summer - An Adventure Story of Guam REVISITED by Dr. Wellein, a hard-back children's chapter book (Juvenile fiction), is to be released in 2024.
Summary:
Two CHamoru youngsters, 8 and 12, spend an eventful summer in Guam, a small U.S. Territory in the western Pacific Ocean. The boys Ike and Francisco, with their father, Daniet, experience night fishing, Betel Nut Hunting, killing a pig, and, later, a Brown Tree snake surprise, a Moray Eel attack, and village fiesta preparations. The children had lost their mother when the youngest boy was born, so their father raised them with the help of his close relatives.
This children's chapter book is partially bi-lingual, as it has over 250 CHamoru terms and some 140 pages, in an enriched version of the original book published earlier, in 1976, since out of print. Guam's unique culture is introduced to the reader over the course of the book's 15 chapters and includes a glossary, a list of the names of villages & fiestas,
a quiz for teachers and parents, and an article about Guam in the 1970s and now. Some 30 lovely, striking illustrations by artist Jerrod D. Castro, together with a map of Guam, enrich the book. A well-respected CHamoru language expert, Ronald T. Laguana, has reviewed all CHamoru terms used to ensure 100% accuracy and authenticity.
The intended audience of the book category:
Pacific and Guam Children's Literature; Guam Language Stories;
Stories About Guam; Guam Chapter Books; Guam Culture; Adventure Tales in the Pacific; CHamoru culture, and Pacific Island stories.
