Marco Giacomangeli Semester Reflection
The semester actually went very close to how I imagined it. At first i was not very sure what to expect. I knew that there was going to be lots of hands on learning. Also lots of group work on projects. I work better alone but I was still excited for the group work. So by the end of the semester all those things were pretty much true. We had done a lot of group work in things like building rockets, high altitude balloons, and personal finance. Also this semester included a lot of being outside, exploring, and hands on work. This is all subjects that I excel in. Personally I feel that I grew in the fields of working with others, learning how to structure time to get big projects done, and planning a project so when we started working on it we had a neat plan to get the work done. When it comes to working with others it's never been something i'm bad at, but I definitely did improve. We were constantly working in groups. This means working with people that I do well with and others I don't. I think this semester just helped shift my views that if me and someone else really aren't working well together to just accept that and work around it instead of just ignoring them and work around them on my own. Next when it came to delegating time to finish big projects came quickly because of all the big projects we had to do. I learned to better distribute my time so I could finish projects. Before I would just do nothing and then rush last minute to get everything done. A big part of finishing complicated projects is having a plan before hand. This is something I would never do before. But Adam made sure I did before any project. It made my life a lot easier because I though out problems before hand and had a materials list to go off so I wouldn't forget anything. My writing abilities, my ability to explain complicated subjects to others, and my ability to revise work to a point in which it met high standards. My writing abilities were improved from all the writing we have been doing. The blog posts are a great example. You have to re read your work and check for errors. Also writing something that makes sense to others was a part of my improving writing capabilities. Next is that we had a lot of complicated labs and lessons in chemistry we had to explain what we learned from it. This can be hard but the more I did it the better I got at it. So now I feel that I improved a lot in it. A hard part of writing blogs is revising them. To improve your grade you needed to revise. This was common so we had to do a lot of it. As the semester went buy you found ways to improve past work. This was something I was much worse at in the beginning of the semester. Yes I actually moved closer to a lot of goals. I really wanted to improve in my project efficiency. Things like building structures and working on electronics efficiently. Through this semester I have learned a lot of techniques that have vastly improved my project efficiency. This is because of all the projects we do gives me a chance to learn from fellow classmates and teachers. The two goals I have for next semester is being able to expand my views when it comes to world events and improving my literature. Expanding my views to world events includes things like listening to others opinions in thing that are going on in warring countries. This is really important because being closed to every opinion only hurts you. It's really hard to grow your knowledge if you are closed to all outside views. Improving my literature is something i'm always trying to do. This is includes things like spelling and being able to write an interesting paper. Although this is something that I have been working since the beginning of school but it’s something i'm always going to want to be improving. I believe that I did engage in my projects really well. When It came to doing work in class for projects, I got quality work done quickly. Home work was a little harder for me. I wouldn't call it homework, just work I wouldn't finish in class I had trouble doing at home. That is something that has always been hard for me. Hands on work just comes much easier to me. We had a lot of that this year so it worked out really well. For the most part I think I was really engaged this year. If I could design a semester it would include a lot of being outside. This semester would entail having kids go out and learn a lot about a certain area of that group's choice. They would learn things about the plants, animals, stars, and environment. They would also learn basics of first aid. Next they would become guides. Friends, family, or random people could pay a small price to have a guided overnight trip in a local southern california area. This could incorporate astrophotography package for certain customers. Students would have to come very well intact with the local environment to create a good guide service. I think your class was awesome first of all. For Andrew I think a written reflection from the teacher after each class lab, discussion, or blog post would really help. Just so if we forget what that blog post is about we have a place to go back and be reminded. For Adam I think getting a little involved in class discussions is important. Kids can have a hard time thinking of different views on certain topics especially when they all agree. Teachers can add thoughts that will expand their thinking.
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