Essay On Personal Reflection

While I appreciated that one of my peers provided feedback on my work, I feel that the feedback that was provided did not fulfill the assignment. My peer did not provide detailed feedback on my paper that could be adequately incorporated in my review and revisions. Most of the information that was provided as feedback were simply statements that reiterated what the prompt question was. Please see the below feedback provided to me by my peer.

| |the intellectual conversation of topics that were discussed. I also enjoyed the learning |

“Finding Your Passions” (Larson 2013) is a discussion about finding one’s ideal career by examining their personal interests. It’s obvious that a job is necessary to get ahead in the fast paced society prevalent today, but Larson suggests that one’s profession doesn’t have to be a burden, in fact, it can be an enjoyment if it’s something that one feels passionate about. She believes that in order to determine this ideal career, one has to be willing to take the plunge into self discovery. Keeping an open mind and exploring new fields of interest are essential to understanding oneself, as with a rigid frame of mind, one may likely bypass their true passion. Larson propagates that power should not be considered in the decision making process,

This reflection paper is about Judy, a 40-year-old woman that migrated from Guyana to Canada with her husband and three children ages 5, 7, and 9. Judy has been married for twelve years, but she has been living in Ontario for ten years with her family. Her husband left her for a younger woman and wants nothing to do with her and the children. Judy says she is very angry, and finds herself crying uncontrollably at times. Also by her tone of voice and the expression on her face, I could see the resentment that she feels for her husband. Judy has never worked outside the home, and her husband took care of all the rent and bills. Now she feels that she is going into a state of depression as she is worried about how she is going to handle the responsibilities of caring for her three children and paying the bills without having a job or any help from friends and relatives.

I was nominated for this course of study by the Criminology and Criminal Justice department at Glyndwr University. Once receiving notification I was both pleasantly surprised and excited. This is in-part due to my previous credentials which include professional experience in leadership roles in the hospitality industry, beauty industry and welfare-to-work sector. Based on my working history, the course is everything I expected it to be as I have always had a keen interest for gaining a better understanding of myself and others. My only criticism, is that I personally feel I would have gained more from the course by discussing the topics in more depth, therefore perhaps a course of longer duration may have been more beneficial for me.

During the Fall semester of 2017 at SUNY New Paltz, you took a course called Intermediate Composition, and for this course we had an temporal theme, which was “What does it mean to be human in the digital landscape of 2017.” Through this we took part in several projects consisting of recording our digital technology usage throughout a 24 hour period, refraining from technology for 24 hours, and also a research paper which posed a question regarding our technology and how we are using it. We used the popular TV show Black Mirror to reference from, as it expresses what could happen if we become too addicted to certain technologies.

What concepts, principles, or ideas that you have learned, do you think you will remember the most after you leave this class?

During my final placement, one strength which was highlighted, by both my support teacher and tutor, was embracing the values of social justice. This strength was evident in various ways. Firstly, my support teacher commented that I was able to build trusting relationships easily, not only with the children but also with the staff. This is something I see as being an important strength, simply because many of the people I came across during my placement showed, in return, both openness and honesty towards myself. She also saw my effective questioning as a strength within my professional values and commitment. Specifically during weekly discussions, my high-quality questioning I made sure that each and every child was included in generating their own learning. Secondly, I felt it was important to know the background I was teaching in and therefore created a community lesson as well as participating in a community walk. Ultimately, these actions showed great strength in my inclusive teaching (according to my support teacher). Lastly, during my tutor visit, it was pointed out that I demonstrated a commitment to engaging the learners. My tutor emphasised that I showed that I understood the importance of developing positive relationships with my pupils and quickly praised and encouraged during the lesson. These experiences allowed me to progress further in the second part of my placement, I soon found myself open feedback, from both the children and the staff. This, in turn,

Mr. Turner is always on the move she doesn`t really have a room that is signified as hers, through working with her I found she moves throughout the building any given day. She does two classes that I got to know well in my time with them and they are her 6th period civics class that has 8 students each of them have a unique IEP. From her 7th period World History class which had about the same number as her civics class. As well each of them had have a unique IEP. Within these two classes there were students that have autism as well as other students that have emotional disturbances.

The comments say that I display a growth mindset and also generate good ideas, but that normally I do not put them in the table and also, I do not take initiative when it is necessary.

From the group discussion we had about each other political views there was many things that I learned and reflected on. To start off, I identify with the Democratic party, but since the previous presidential election I don't know if I still want to be associated with it. The current Democratic party is a party right now that I feel alienated right now because I believe they are not reflecting the current working man and are corrupted by Wall Street officials. Based on my previous answer, I classify myself a subset of the Democratic party: a Social Democratic. On social issues, I believe that the environment is the number one priority facing the nation because the environment affects everyone and with no end in sight, there needs to be increased regulations in order to protect it for future generations and the future of the country. Another social issues that is a concern for again everyone is who has guns. I pointed to the events in Las Vegas and Newtown and the unnecessary amount of killing resulting from the inadequate amount of mental health facilities, of gun ownership education, and of regulations on certain guns. On economic terms, I see that a bigger government will be better for the American public because it's natural that people especially the wealthy will only benefit themselves; it’s just human nature. Therefore, the idea of trickle down economics will not work for the average worker, but the everyday CEO. The most important political topics that is needed for

When first coming across this course, from the title, I expected the course to discuss and educate us about aging women and the physical, mental, and emotional changes they go through as they age. For example, I thought we would be discussing health issues such as malnutrition, memory loss, and depression. Each of which are health concerns that have been found to be associated with older women. In addition, I also expected the course to go into details about the physical changes that women go through and how they affect them emotionally. However, after beginning the course I realized that my expectations of this course were very basic compared to what the course was about. In fact, I felt almost ashamed of my shallow expectations because the course covered more important, broad issues that women deal with as they age. Most of the issues discussed many people are unaware of and have no knowledge about. Women age 60 and up battle with inequality, lack of power, and how they are a less dominant group in our society.

In setting an intention for my practice throughout the semester, I knew that for it to be impactful it had to challenge me to further develop my skills as a contemplative person both in and out of the classroom. I began the Fall 2017 semester without a particularly strong intention for anything. Perhaps a simple intention to excel and get high grades in my new courses. An intention to meet new people and make friends. However, soon enough, by the end of the 2nd week of the semester specifically, it was intuitively divined that I should set an intention to listen for my 49 day project. More specifically then to just listen was a desire to allow other people, things, and situations communicating to me to be allowed to express themselves authentically while feeling that they were genuinely being heard. I considered this to be a great intention for myself, because while it is true, that on more than one occasion, I have been told that I am a good listener, that people feel I give them my full attention and am not thinking of a response instead I’m attentively absorbing what they have to say. It is also true that many people consider me to be a very stubborn person that doesn’t allow feedback, criticism, or advice to change my course of actions. People feel that no matter they tell me, I don’t change. I don’t completely agree with such assessments, but I do realize this could be an important area for my growth. Being able to listen, understand, and make people feel that what they

The aim of the reflective essay is to highlight my own personal development skills that I have developed during first semester of my module. However, in this report I will make sure my learning ability phase and what this module has allowed me to work and understand in improving my personal skills and purpose. My major aim is to develop and assess an in depth range of my personal traits as a student in order to endorse my future development plan.

Self-evaluation or personal reflection is the ability to judge our character and personality while referencing to our values and ethics. What we believe to be good and what we also consider to be bad. The ability to know that good will always not be good in all circumstances. Self-evaluation also teach us about the selfish and the selfless behaviors of a person (Barrett, 2004). Do we make decisions that are affected by our selfish gains like we want to make a good life at the expense of other people personal reflection also help us know how we are growing and developing? People undergo changes over time, and these changes may affect their character.