Reflection Paper Example

The Applied Research class has helped to further develop and demonstrate the amount of effort that goes into making sure research is presented in a correct, professional manner. By doing so, peers, as well as experts, will be able to fully understand all the content presented, ask meaningful questions, and possibly use the information provided to develop, add to, or adjust their own research. Personally, my skills in identifying, analyzing, and writing research papers/related articles has drastically improved. I feel confident I could potentially write a paper/article worthy of being published, if the occasion arises; while also having the ability to fully articulate and close the gaps found throughout other's research. This class was challenging, mainly due to the trouble I have had with properly citing sources; however, I have been able to learn how to properly reference materials in various ways.

The collaborative inquiry project, "Using Triangulation of Learning and Assessment to Support Elementary English Language Learners," allowed us, as teachers, to reflect upon assessment at the elementary level. The Supporting English Language Learners (2008) document described how, "Through assessment, teachers gather information about their students' prior knowledge, language needs, and learning progress." Our project used the STEP: Steps to English Proficiency (2012) document to describe methods of planning and assessing for English Language Learners (ELL), and considered appropriate practices in doing so. The classroom teacher should use nontraditional strategies when working with ELL students, such as encouraging self-assessment, informally assessing students whenever they are reading in the classroom, and creating opportunities for students to feel comfortable to participate (Bailey, A. & Heritage, M., 2014). The following reflection will discuss how I will share this information with others, a reflection about myself as a learner, goals for the future, and a self-assessment of my learning.

I grew up in a Christian home, a Christian church, and had Christian parents who love the Lord. I went to Sunday school every Sunday and learned all the stories of the Bible. My group would make crafts and eat snacks. I loved going to church and I loved God, but I didn’t know what it meant to truly believe in God. It was scary for me to put all my faith into one thing, for fear I would rely on the Lord and at some point I would need Him and He wouldn’t be there. However, I found out the most important thing to do is to put faith into one religion and believe it entirely.

Ralph Ronaldo Emerson once said, "Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not." Although I was unfamiliar with this quote until recently, I would say Emerson's words are a very important part of my life. Without even realizing, I experienced what Emerson was trying to convey with this statement. In my junior year of highschool, I became a part of a pilot mentoring program. Going into the program, I ultimately expected to be helping a student organize their studies or to be explaining class topics to them in a way that would appeal to their sense of logic; I expected to be teaching a student how to do something. However, what I least expected -and what happened- I was the one who learned something new. I learned that the attitude I have in life can drastically affect how I live. If I don’t carry beauty with myself, I will never find beauty around me no matter how hard I try.

If there is one thing in life I have learned, it is that I value the idea of staying true to myself through anything. Although life has a tendency of throwing you some curve balls you can’t let them define you. I often ask myself questions about how I am going to spend the day. I hear my many-sided mind reply “however you want” or “I don’t know but make it count.” The reason I label my thoughts as many sided is because I find myself being pulled back towards things I have been seeking to get away from for some time, as well as letting negative times in my life pull me in another direction. I view my mind as a movie scene in which you see the good and the bad sitting on your shoulder and your sitting trying to figure out which direction to follow, of course the right direction is ideal but that is easier said than done.

My mother constantly reminds me of the importance of education. She tells me, “You’re smart because I read books to you everyday you were in my tummy.” I used to laugh and say, “Yeah, I’m sure that’s it” as if I could’ve comprehend the words she was saying at three weeks gestation.

“One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always be true to yourself and never let what somebody says distract you from your goals.” Stated once by former First Lady, Michelle Obama. The leading female exemplar emphasized how knowledge was essential for development along with advocating for higher institution erudition. Education prompted me to opportunities, exposure to modern situations, and encounters with people from various ethnic backgrounds and perspectives. Throughout my journey of education, I felt unfortunate to receive certain aspects of my education due to being teased by other children, nevertheless fortunate to acquire my current education due to the content received where I am able to contribute to my community where I confronted challenges that expanded my skill and knowledge for the future opportunities essential to assisting the community with materials obtained by TASS.

South Hills High School, AP English and Composition. In the early weeks of this class we learned the importance of what a writer is capable of doing if using the correct strategies. For example, Martin L. King repeated and emphasized the importance of “I have a dream” to make his speech more memorable and get his point through his audience. We further learned Aristotle’s rhetorical triangle and the strategies that each point was tied down with. In this paper, I will demonstrate that I have entered a discourse community of AP English by indicating the knowledge I have acquired throughout the 9 months of this course, effectively using rhetorical strategies, and convincing other members to join this discourse community.

When I was young, the last words I would hear at night were “In Jesus’ name, Amen,” as my mother prayed over my twin sister and I, while tucking us in bed. Her words surrounded and comforted me like a warm blanket, even on the darkest of nights. Anytime I would have a nightmare, I would run to her room and she would appease me with prayer and somehow compel me to feel dauntless. I admired my parents tremendously and always sought for their approval, so I never questioned any of the beliefs or opinions they were teaching me as I grew up. However, growing up into the person I am today I have learned that Christianity, or religion itself, is not always black and white, and occasionally you face obstacles that challenge the beliefs and opinions you were raised to withhold.

Growing up for me went a little something like this. All three of my sisters and I shared a king size bed in the attic of a rental house off 17th & Dorcas. In the mornings we would wake up to mom’s chorizo and tortillas on the stove. In the background you could hear Telemundo, a Spanish channel, on the television. Being that I was one of four siblings Birthday parties came often, and were celebrated with lots of carne asada, jugo for the kids, piñata’s, guacamole and lots of beer and music for the adults. These parties were huge and went all night long. I guess you can say this was the Hispanic traditional way to throw a kid’s birthday party. Growing up biracial, and multi-cultural Mexican- American, our primary language in our home when we were younger was Spanish.

"All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust." The first play I saw was about a boy who never wanted to grow up, he lived in Neverland with lost boys, Pirates, and Mermaids. It was in the fourth grade my teacher started to pass out permission slips to the class for a field trip we were supposed to go on the following week. It was to a play called "Peter Pan" I looked at the paper and I thought to myself, "I don’t care where it's to as long as I get a day out of this place." The day of the field trip comes and everyone is excited because we don’t have to be at school for the day.

Taking this class has had a profound impact on me. I have learned how to properly study for a college class. Also, I learned how to effectively communicate and reach out to my professor. This was my first college course which gave me a learning experience about psychology and myself as a student. I have learned how to manage my time, study in ways that are better for me, and focus on the task in front of me. I have enjoyed taking this course overall as I have met my professor, visited campus, and may take more courses at Millersville since I have learned what taking a college course is like. Even though I learned about Psychology throughout this course, I also learned about myself as a student. I learn more effectively in a classroom rather than online, I needed better time management, and to reach out and ask for help. I have also learned that challenging work pays off because when I was struggling, I made sure to take extra credit opportunities which at this point should bring my grade up by at least one letter grade to a B. Taking this class taught me more than just psychology. I learned that I want to go to Millersville and take more classes now that I know how to study and manage my time more effectively.

While I was duel enrolled in my local community college and in high school, I was wrapped up in the day to day aspects of my life because I had a lot of little things going on and hobbies that I enjoyed. My future career and being in a university seemed so distant so I didn't think about it much. It didn't occur to me until my first week in college that I really needed a plan and that my life is moving incredibly fast. It wasn't until then, that I really started to think about what I wanted to do with my life after I got out of college. I now find myself thinking about it every day, calling friends and family and researching different career paths for different majors.

This semester was my first semester as a college student at Front Range Community College. Since it was my first, it was definitely one of the most difficult and stressful due to the importance of starting my college experience off well. During my English Composition 1 class, I learned several different things. I learned how to self revise my work, the importance of having an audience to write to, using better word choice, how to write in different styles and genres, how to incorporate research sources into a paper, and an understanding as why writing is important. Through articles, class discussions, class exercises, and lessons I was able to obtain these skills. I know these writing techniques set the expectations that would be essential for me to follow the next four years. These techniques have only helped me become a better writer. Although, I was able to learn these new skills my writing still needs an improvement. Some skills that need improvement are better word choice, staying on topic, correctly placing resources into papers, and writing to a specific audience. However, I’ve still noticed some improvement in my writing from high school up until now.

After I take ACC 221 and ACC 222, this semester I decide to take ACC 321. The name of the class is intermediate financial accounting. Before I took the class, I heard the class is the most difficult class among accounting class because of there is a lot of materials to cover in very short time. There are around 15 chapters to cover in a semester so that we have to learn a chapter in a week because we have to use some classes to take the exams and quizzes. And if I want to learn this course well and get a good grade as what I did in ACC221 and ACC222. I will have to read the book, listen to the teacher carefully, do the quiz well, prepare for the exam well and finish all the homework online. It is very important to