Personal Narrative: What I Learned In My Class

In this class, I have learned many new skills to improve my writing, and I have also learned new grammar rules. In regards to my writing, I have learned the importance of freewriting when beginning to write a paper. Additionally, I now know to allow ample time for revising and editing because I can look at my work critically for mistakes and make necessary changes. Furthermore, I have learned about grammar rules such as pronoun-antecedent agreement. This rule is something that I know subconsciously, but being made aware of it has allowed me to find mistakes I make more often.

I believe I have grown a lot since the beginning of this course. My writing was severely lacking grammar and punctuation. I didn’t use any punctuation other than periods and very few commas spersed throughout my papers. My papers still need help in that area, but I have improved. I now know where they need to go and when it’s appropriate to use them. My papers aren’t exactly flawless but they are better than before. I would write how I speak at times and I knew it wasn’t right, but I would still do it because it allowed my papers to flow better in my mind. I read my papers out loud to help avoid my problem with writing how I speak. I’ve learned my writing style in this course, or lack thereof. I found a program that would benefit me now and

I learned how to be a master student by taking responsibility for my actions and my life. I set a discovery plan so I can clearly state what I want. I’m planning on getting a educational advisor so I can map out my degree before I transfer. This class has taught me how to be responsible for my studies and how to be a good student.

Owing to various reasons, I learnt a lot over break. Whether it was through writing these journals, or just through being home for a significant amount of time for the first time since I left for college, I gained a lot of insight about myself that I didn’t have before. I think the biggest realization I made is that I am the only one that can actually spark a change in me. I think most of the things I’ve written about have been in my head but I never took the time to go through them. I knew what I was doing wrong but never thought about how I could fix it and this break allowed me to go the extra step and think about that.

Undoubtedly, I was in the quarterlife crisis 3 years ago before entering college because in this time I only was worried about stupid things and I didn’t be conscious of other important things for example my degree.

This summer, I participated in a 50 mile hike with several others. The hike started on Monday and went through Saturday. The average distance traveled a day was about 10 miles, but varied a few miles each day. We had to go through big challenges and hard things. The experience made everybody on the hike stronger and more confident with themselves. In addition, I learned that I can do things that are very hard and that I never thought I could do. The three main things that contributed to my life lesson are the second day, the lack of sleep, and the final stretch.

I learned many new things about topics I wasn't familar with before. I enjoyed seeing the advocacy pieces from others in the class because many people did topics I didn't know much about. Some of the projects I saw were surprising because I had no idea that these things were taking place. After learning all of this, my beliefs about human rights didn't change much, but I have deepened my understanding in what I believe in.

What I learned from my teammate, Hannah, was that Alce and Calixta actually met in Assumption and fell in love. However, they could not be together due to their very different social classes. I also learned that Bobint and Bibi were terrified to go home and face Calixta because of the way that Bibi looked. Surprisingly, Calixta was actually happy knowing they made it home safely.

Going into the first grade can be daunting for any six-year old. For some it is their first time going to school; for others they know subjects that they like and do not like. I was a part of the latter, knowing that I prefer more of the maths and sciences, and thought that reading and writing was just too hard. However, one teacher, my first grade one Mr. Wagner, taught me that the English subjects does not have to be that hard, and in fact can be rather fun. He used different material for us to use, including newspaper comics and magazines geared for children, all of which I embraced. His writing assignments were those that were actually fun to do, like writing science fiction stories and even comic books. All of his unconventional methods

The other part that also appealed to me is through discussion post from Megan and Gabrielle that were in the same group with me. Every week I was looking forward to learning from the students mainly because the way each responded to question made it easy to learn and through both commenting on my post made me realize what I may have missed while I was reading or responding to the questions I had chosen to answer. I liked the way Gabrielle was always ready posting her answers on Monday night while at other times I had no idea what to answer on Monday until I go and read her post and from there I was able to get it too. One example is when I answered my post on week 12 Megan made a comment on my post that helped me there was another sense of feeling different to the one I had mentioned on my initial discussion post. Discussion board has really played a big role on this class to me, I was able to know how to use different wording so my response is not basic or short of words.

Taking this class has taught me a lot about myself as a learner. At the beginning of this course I defined learning as how one takes in information in their surroundings and applies it to their life. While I do still believe that is a part of the learning process, I now know how to properly use my strong suits and weaknesses to get the best results from the information presented to me. With the information I have acquired throughout this course, I would also include applying critical thinking and reading skills to better decipher the information gained to my definition of learning. Knowing how to interpret the information given to you is a huge part of learning.

When I signed up for this class, I never thought it would change anything about myself. This class has allowed me to think differently, and view people in a new way. It has provided me with tools for the future in parenting, career, and relationship. I learn most of these tools in chapters five, six, seven, eight, ten, eleven, and twelve. In these chapters I learned how learning, memory, thinking, personality, psychological disorders, and many other psychological topics can shape how someone perceives others, and life.

The way we were instructed throughout the course was a technique itself I have learned a lot from. The activities and the discussion inside the classes helped me to find a new way I can use with my students in my classroom. Putting the learner as the core of the learning process is something that I know and I believe in but I always have the fear of using it a lot in my classes. After taking that course and being the learner not the instructor, I realized that I have to use this technique without fear.I have to mention that discussions every class was very fruitful for me and I learned through discussing situations and incidents might happen to me or will happen. The differences among my classmates in teaching experiences were very helpful.

In this course, I was able to identify a number of different things I was unsure of before the class. I now have an idea of what pathway I should take (the one best suited for me), and how long this may take me to carry out. Through this course I was able to discover where I see myself in five, ten, fifth teen and even twenty years time.

This class has affected me, and changed the way I think, in a very positive way. Many things that we have discussed in class I thought I was aware of, but now I know better. I was very open to anything that I would learn, and this class was the perfect one to come to with that mindset. Questioning my intentions and the effect they would have on someone as thoughts pop into my head is a wonderful new habit I have adapted. These questions that pop up ask if what I am thinking is oppressing anyone. I think that the awareness of my faults, I now have, is wonderful.