Reflection

In When We Fight, We Win by Greg Jobin-Leeds it says that “comparison can block compassion both for others and for ourselves.” I agree with such statement; I think that listening is a skill you learn throughout time. One can pretend to listen without really getting anything out of the conversation that one is having with that other person. In the Compassionate Listening workshop, I got to do it with Rachel Kurland and I sit and listened to her talking about the moment her friend treason her. I tried to understand her plight, why would she not cut that friendship off, I understood she loved her friend, however, I could not resist bringing my biases to our conversation. I asked myself, why is Rachel, such a good, loving, and smart person,

I had never enjoyed school much through the years, and it’s not because of the learning, that’s what I loved about it. I just found myself to loathe the social end of it, as I had went through troubles with that. I had eventually had to seclude myself from most people. But as I came to college, expecting the worse in result getting the best. It has been an experience so far and can clearly see a difference, my attitude towards everything has changed. Before it had felt like I had no friends, but now I feel like I definitely do. High school felt like it was very close-knit, everyone was in everyone's business; it was a little community of its own within a small or medium sized building. At a college community there is just too much going on and it’s not all about what Sally did or what George did, or what they did together. There may be things said and all among somewhere in there, but it honestly does not even matter. Perhaps I am not quite hitting it on the nose of what’s the difference but the feeling is a whole new one and it’s the best kind of change I can find. Although there are still some that stir up the drama that is high school and trivial that could be avoided. Everyone wants to stray away from. The whole experience though, has made me think that maybe life isn’t just like high school despite what the popular saying is, ‘you never get

Reflection is a major factor in "developing self-awareness" to improve services provided to everyone around me, this is to develop my own understanding in realising the good and bad made previously. Moving forward with a better understanding, as well as rectifying the mistake whilst recognizing the good points, (Horton-Deutsch and Sherwood, 2008).

I started interview Sarah in a comfortable settings at her own house. It was just me and her, and we had a lot of time without being in a hurry. First, we talked on easy

The purpose of this assignment is to discuss the contribution of reflective practice for clinical nursing. Reflection has been defined as a way for individuals to “capture their experience, think about it, mull it over and evaluate” (Boud et al 1985: 19)

I met with Christine, an acquaintance I know through members of a twelve step program. We met for about 20 minutes over coffee. As we spoke, I asked the questions that I prepared,

I am on target with meeting the weekly milestone deadlines and the content requirements. However, as I complete the final synthesis paper I will edit the sections within Digication to reflect any changes made within the paper that are relevant. I have yet to upload a professional photograph, but when I have one taken, I will add this to the welcome page above the quotation image. When I began using Digication, it was time consuming to grow accustomed to how to maneuver around and complete tasks, which included editing the background, when customizing it to reflect my unique identity as an MSW student and an individual. Now that I have been utilizing it on a regular basis, making changes has become quicker to accomplish. The process of building my portfolio has helped me

I think I had a bit too much time to think about things and picture what I thought my life would be going into college, and I think I was a bit disappointed when I got here. I thought college was going to be easy, I thought it was going to be easy to make friends and other connections, but it’s really not. I’m still not living up to the expectations that I have set for myself and that’s what is making my transition a little harder.

Mr. Jurdy don’t just speak on life after high school, but explains why it is so important to have a plan for the accomplish-ments students wish to achieve. I had the pleasure to not only shadow Mr. Jurdy but also gain experience under my pursuing degree and perform counselor duties. Being able to speak to stu-dents who are where I once was in life was rejuvenating. I was able to speak to the students about my experience after high school and encourage those who want to go to college to go. I made it known that they can do anything they want to do in life. I encouraged them to not only go to college, but finish no matter how long it may take them because it’s not about how fast you finish. I also had the opportunity to speak with those who weren’t going to graduate this time around and encouraged them to never give up because receiving a high school diploma is very rewarding. High school students go through stuff every day and some even get told that they aren’t going to make it out of high school. I conveyed how important it is to take whatever nega-tivity is thrown their way and build positivity off of it and show those who put them down that they are not what someone else speak of them but what they themselves think of themselves. Mimicking as a high school counselor has been a nice experience and I hope that I

This semester I learned a lot about writing in English 151. It has been a roller coaster ride with these essays for me this semester. I learned step by step how to write a good essay and how to have your readers be engaged in what you’re trying to tell them. Each essay I did has taught me something valuable I can take to the next level of English. I feel as if as the semester went by I did not take my writing that seriously and that reflected in my grades I received in each essay. It made me a better student and writer and it will reflect next semester. In this essay, I will reflect on what I learned throughout this semester that you should apply in your writing when you begin English 151.

In conclusion, my experience in college has caused me to change and impacted to the point that I am now more mature, more social, and spiked me emotionally. Through the teachings of my professors and the environment that the college offered that I could learn and grow. Through my experiences, I’ve learned it is best to be more socially active. Lastly, it is for the strive to get better from those lessons that I force myself to be, thus exploiting myself emotional to the account of not

The hardest part about college are(is) not the classes, it’s not being away from home, and honestly, even though constantly having $1.16 in my checking account is not ideal, it’s not the lack of money. The hardest part about college is socializing. I know the people from my town- how they act, how they think, how they live. Here, all I know about the people is that they are attending the same school as me. Making friends is second only to breathing because no one wants to walk to class, or go to school events, or eat lunch by themselves, and socializing becomes when everyone seems to know each other, and I seem to know no one. Because of unchangeable truth, I decided to spend the day in my room instead of attempting to make friends.

The inspiration for Chantal and I’s praxis paper was from Carl Leggo’s article, “Pedagogy of the heart”. As I read Leggo’s ruminations between his prose story and his poetic expression I realized his article read like a praxis paper. When thinking about how to conceptualize this paper Chantal and I were bogged down by ‘in the box’ thinking until we were lamenting on Leggo’s method of narration and expression. I could not help but feel happy when I read Leggo’s article, it was free, honest, and creative, I could literally read the passion of his pedagogy in every word. Leggo would write a portion of his story and what he learned in his prose portion but expressed and connected his next prose with a

As a former co-worker and adviser, I decided to observe Carmen Macias from East Los Angeles College (ELAC). I wanted to interview her because I knew first hand of her impressive work ethic. In addition, she serves at an institution that services students who come from my home high school of South Gate, CA. ELAC is located in Monterey Park and is one of the nine community colleges apart of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). The class profile consist of first year students who are a part of Adelante, a first year student program. Many of the students in the class are in a cohort and will be taking various classes together. The classroom itself is in a horseshoe style seating. When talking to Carmen about the purpose of this,

This assignment is a reflection on what I have learned over the past ten weeks, as I have almost completed my first semester and I have grown and learnt more than I thought possible. I will outline my area of expertise and how they have changed over this short period. I will discuss my current knowledge of the online environment and how it has advanced. I will demonstrate how being introduced to certain principles have given me a clear understanding of particular unit goals I would like to achieve, which will pave the pathway in completing my course goals. I will reflect on lessons learnt throughout this unit, and how they will help advance me throughout my degree and assist me in becoming a primary teacher.