Self Analysis

Throughout my academic career, I have faced a few challenges that shaped me into the person I am today. The distinct obstacles that I had to overcome changed my perception of the world and my personality. In first grade, I moved from South Korea to the United States, In korea, I was outgoing and confident. I lived in the countryside where my mother was a nurse practitioner so I always had the best toys and the best resources for my education. This allowed me to excel in school and gain numerous friends. However, my move to America changed all of that. I did not know a word in English and barely knew the alphabet. It was such a bleak contrast to my life in Korea as I was belittled for my lacking English skills and inability to communicate. In

In C.D. Wright’s complex investigation called One Big Self, the author twists around different views and social norms of convicts by exposing the side of prisoners that not many think about. This piece proves to be a culture shock, because of the twisted message of prisoners having a soft side, along with the unique style and conventions that the writing is delivered through with the odd layout of stanzas, fragmented quotes, and different fonts. The bizarre environment of the prison from which C.D. Wright finds her information proves to be rare and original because she uses her book as a metaphor to relate to the prisoners, which no other author has completed before. When reading One Big Self, readers feel that the book is hard to approach and not easy to understand because the tone is not accessible. By using this type of style, the author relates her writing to how people identify and relate with criminals, like those in

My strengths would be self-motivation, organization and great patient care. I am very self-motivated and I like to stay on top of my assignments. I tend to set goals for myself to achieve throughout the day. I also like to stay organized and know where everything I need is at just in case of an emergency or an issue. Patient care is another of my strengths, I like to make sure my patients are doing well and have no further needs. That would lean towards my weakness which is spending a lot of time making sure my patient is doing well and falling a little behind, but I am working to improve that.

As educators, we are instructing our students not only in matters of scholarship, but in matters of self. Expression through confidence of autonomy, self-efficacy, and intrinsic motivation are integral to the development of any individual.

One area of my life that has gone very well as a result of these strengths, would be being a learner and a focused person. I am from Burundi, a small country in Africa. My first language is french, coming to the US at the age of sixteen and having to learn english was hard but I overcome it. This showed me that I can learn very fast and efficiently, which is a benefit to me.

This is very important because all student’s do not learn at the same pace and all activities or task will not be as easy to accomplish for everyone. It’s hard to learn when you have low self- efficacy. When your self-efficacy is low it’s hard to focus and motivated on a task and this will make it hard for the learning process of a student. You want to give a student a comfortable learning environment as well. I will have to say that self-efficiancy played a significant role in my education background. When I was attending elementary school my mother always taught me that if I worked really hard and listened to the teacher I was going to be very smart and I was going to be able to do all of my school work successfully. This became a type of motivation in my life. As I got older it became something that I had to do for myself. I enjoyed getting good grades and finishing my work without the help of any teachers. I’ve always been the type of person or student that live my life based on self-efficacy because I know deep down if I continue to strive for my goals which is to finish my first four years of college I will end up with my degree. In my book being self-efficient is a necessity to succeed as a student or

The results of the investigation would seem to suggest that motivation and self-efficacy have an impact on academic success and likewise on the process of learning. There also appears to be some impact of age on motivation and self-efficacy.

I spent most of my childhood in front of a two-way mirror tied down with microphones and bombarded with tedious questions. As I grew, the silliness of an adult asking me to repeat words soon was outgrown as the harsh reality of being judged and observed was exposed. A lot a children attend speech therapy at a young age to get rid of their babyish slurs but for some, we continue the gruesome process of being assigned to a therapist, trying, failing, and being pasted to the next until you’re old enough to know that chances are you will sound like this forever and even the most intense therapy won’t help. Having everything you say criticized at a young age creates someone with dangerously low self-esteem and shyness towards everyone from classmates

One of the hardest things to do is to figure out who you are as a person. For a long time I thought I knew who I was. My parents taught me to be selfless and kind despite what others do to me. I lived a life sheltered from the harsh truth that sometimes being kind all the time leaves the door open for someone to walk all over you. The people that showed me this side of the world were none other than the girls I called my best friends. After that, I learned a little something about myself and something that I could teach other people. I learned about being confident in myself and that standing up for yourself makes you a stronger person,

Each person possess a series of strengths and weaknesses that compile their persona. After an analysis of my traits and abilities, I conclude I show strength in cooperating with people, and in communication. When working with other people, I believe everyone has the same potential and capabilities. I do not rank or judge anybody on the level of their intelligence or additional factors. Each and every person had amazing capabilities, and that is why I also attempt to listen to everybody’s thoughts and ideas, and see through their eyes. For instance, in science class, we were supposed to get into groups of five and create an experiment. To come up with an experiment, my group had decided to pick a topic we all found interesting and to formulate

In this week’s workshop (three), I felt as though I did a lot better than the workshop from the week before. Looking back at how I conducted myself last week, I really struggled to even just keep the counseling session conversation running smoothly. However, this week I felt as though I improved on the areas of my weaknesses.

I was essentially brought up in a peaceful, suburban neighborhood in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. My household consists of my father, mother, a younger sister, and me. We originally came from South Korea (except my sister who was born in the U.S.), but we have lived in Oklahoma the longest (not including my father and mother). In the time we spent in South Korea, including summer vacation, it is always wonderful to meet my relatives once more. Though I have difficultity in communicating with my extended family, I still have a special connection with them, even though they haven’t been in my life that often. Moreover, my family is able to talk to our distant relatives through phone/face-timing apps. Also, my family attends the Church of St. Benedict where I was taught my basis of morals. I was raised in my family from my early childhood, and understand how my faith can help me through difficult challenges as well. Throughout the years that I have lived in the United States, I have grown within its culture

There are many characteristics that define active, self-directed and intrinsically motivated students. According to Jeff Cobb's article about successful self-directed learners, they are the are the ones who take initiative and do not wait for instructions and directions from others. They are self-sustaining and comfortable with being independent, while working collaboratively with students and instructors. (Cobb, 2013). Moreover, self-directed learners

The essential aspects of a self-directed, intrinsically motivated, active learner seem self evident, but often aren’t. One major aspect of attaining these attributes involves the setting of personal goals, and monitoring your progress towards these goals. In addition, these types of learners are not driven by the need for some form of external praise, but are instead motivated by some type of intrinsic reason. They want to learn for themselves, not for others. These types of learners do not leave their education within classroom doors, but instead try to make connections between what they learn in class, and what they have learned in their private lives. These type of learners are truly interdisciplinary in their approach to picking up new information and making connections. These learners don’t simply absorb what their teacher tells them, but instead uses their teacher as a guide to more education. In addition, these types of learners are very attuned to the idea that you can learn more from collaboration than you can alone. Two minds (or more) are better than one!

Self- directed learner is a descriptive method where the students, with support from the instructor, decide what and how they will learn. It can be done individually or with group learning, but the general idea is that students take ownership of their learning. Students therefore choose different learning objectives and outcomes based on their personal interest and strengths. Essential aspects of such people would be; they are able to manage and monitor their learning goals, and also have a time frame for accomplishment, as they usually have a feeling of being responsible for their learning. They work hard to assess their needs as they learn, and get help when necessary, because they are always motivated to take new challenges. They are always eager to gain knowledge and experience with peers or with just anyone they can learn from. Also, they are reflective and likes to evaluate their outcome, in order to know where to improve on (Garland, 2017). Intrinsically motivated person is that individual whose motivational spurs come from within, and such person will desire to perform a task because it’s