What I Learned From Your Book

In chapter 5, Pink presents Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. At the age of twenty-two, Csikszentmihalyi moved to the United States to study psychology. He registered at the University of Illinois-Chicago and earned a Ph.D. in nine years after moving to the United States. Csikszentmihalyi set up an experiment with the electronic pager to study what he called “autotelic experiences” which is the objective of self-fulfillment and the endeavor acts as is its own incentive. The outcomes from the experiment led to the finest moments of flow: “The highest most satisfying experiences in people’s lives were when they were in flow” (112). The thought of flow is important to mastery because goals are strong and an individual is engaged as people in flow is

[]In “Finding Flow” Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi explores the idea of what it means “to live” (544). Csikszentmihalyi compares living with his idea to flow. Throughout the “Finding Flow” excerpt, Csikszentmihalyi discusses the idea of flow is to have a clear and concise goal, provide immediate feedback, and to balance skills and action opportunities (548).

The article by Manzano et al, "The psychophysiology of flow during piano playing" attempts to conduct empirical research to validate physiological responses to the concept of flow. Flow is the notion that there are certain exercises that people engage in which are so demanding and enjoyable that their attention level is lowered, and a cognitive form of expertise takes over so that they lose awareness of time and self-consciousness while achieving a high degree of proficiency at that activity. The flow state is defined within the article as one which combines a high state of arousal with a positive valence (Manzano et al, 2010, p. 302).

The article by Manzano et al, "The psychophysiology of flow during piano playing" attempts to conduct empirical research to validate physiological responses to the concept of flow. Flow is the notion that there are certain exercises that people engage in which are so demanding and enjoyable that their attention level is lowered, and a cognitive form of expertise takes over so that they lose awareness of time and self-consciousness while achieving a high degree of proficiency at that activity. The flow state is defined within the article as one which combines a high state of arousal with a positive valence (Manzano et al, 2010, p. 302).

I am planning to write a paper for my Key Assessment Task # 3: Representing My Inquiry, because coming from a Psychology major, I am someone who highly enjoys writing research papers. I often experience flow during these moments. Flow or the “zone, is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity—complete absoprtion” (Wikipedia, 2017, para. 1). Writing research papers is also one of my known strengths throughout high school and university. Therefore, currently, at this stage I am extracting relevant information from the sources. I have a few more articles extract information from and then I will move to the four

Toni Cade Bambara has quite a unique style of writing. She does not have the typical “proper” style as other authors do, which shows drastically in her short story “The Lesson.” Bambara was born in New York and grew up in Harlem which explains her high influence of writing about African American lifestyles. In “The Lesson” she writes about a poverty stricken African family who meet a rich woman that moves into their neighborhood to teach the children. Bambara’s unique voice comes to life in this short story when she uses informal words and phrases, has a relaxed and informal tone, and incorporates irony into her story. Using all of these components make for an outstanding story and makes it more realistic and somewhat more relatable.

Chew On This by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson is a fascinating book about the lesser-known horrors surrounding the fast food industry. The book is filled with facts containing information from the start of fast food to the disturbing contents of your cheeseburger. Not only does it expose the horrors of what is in the food, but also how the animals are treated and how big industries brainwash their customers.

I haven’t wondered what it would be like to be a sixteen-year-old kid and kill people for a living. This book explains it perfectly though. In the beginning of my book Ben (I will refer to him as Ben because we don’t know his real name yet and it is his fake name later in the book) goes into a different friend’s dad because he was told to. Later in the book Ben is given the task to kill the mayor of New York. Connecting The James Bond theme to Ben, Hit me with your best shot to Sam, and Domo arigato Mr. Roboto to Ben.

Learners learn in different ways, and teachers teach differently. For a long time I’ve been used to a lesson, a worksheet, and a quiz to end end the unit. Being put in Mrs. Meeks class was different and something that I had to get used to, and still am getting used to. Daily Evaluations and book reviews have taught me about responsibility, and have made me think deeper than I was before when reading and writing.

In chapter 15, Figuring out Textbooks I can connect with it very well. As each quarter that passes we have to register for the next one and then start thinking about out purchasing the books. I myself hate to wait to the last minute but there are times that live happens and I'm not able to make to the bookstore or there are times that I don’t have the money ahead of time because I did not think ahead of time. I like the options the book was giving, you can share a book, rent the book or buy it online. Yes, in each one it has its ups and downs for example sharing the book with a classmate. What if that person doesn’t show then what? You don’t have a book it’s much better to just go purchase the book from your local bookstore and just be ready for the first day of class.

Flow experiences are what happen when we are able to do our favorite activities or desired things, and flow tends to occur when a person is faced with a goal. Another characteristic of flow activities is that they provide immediate feedback. After every decision you will be able to tell whether or not it was positive or negative for yourself.

Nancy Barry’s book When Reality Hits: What Employers Want Recent College Graduates to Know brings a wealth of information in every page that is read. The contents of this book prove to be beneficial to not only recent or aspiring college graduates, but to any one who has a job anywhere. Skills, tips and tricks that are not always taught in any particular course and that people will sometimes learn the hard way can be found in this interesting read. Although I have been fortunate enough to learn many professional skills though my personal experiences, this book has brought new and important information to me as a student and future professional.

I will see shadows before what causes them, notice a grammatical error on an advertisement before the product, and follow the intricate patterns on a stone before I acknowledge the mountain. The little details in life fascinate me, and it always seems that everyone else moves on too quickly—focusing only on their final goal—to see how beautiful the world can be if you only stop and look. I see no reason for rushing and worrying, because it only complicates life and makes it more difficult. People who try to move too quickly never take the time to stop and just think– about themselves, about others, about the world. They only just skim the surface of experiences like a water strider on a pond. I have always been the minnow, the nymph, the tadpole who dives beneath to explore the sand and the weeds and the play of sunlight on the stones below, and while I will stop to enjoy the ripples on the surface they are not my sole concern. Nothing in life is boring, because everything from leaves to stones to clouds contains an infinite amount of detail, so much so that nobody could ever hope to see every part of it. This is why I love to learn and explore: because there is an inexhaustible amount of tiny secrets to be discovered and nothing has a fully concrete answer, though people have tried to extract solid reasons for thousands of years. I can only smile at their

This week was exciting for me. I am actually going to be in the classroom three times this week on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. I am excited to see what happens on Friday because it will be a new day and will be full of new adventures. We also get to dress up like a character from Because of Winn Dixie; I plan on being Ms. Franny the librarian. One high from this week was I taught my first lesson and it went really well. The students loved my lesson they had so much fun and their reactions were hysterical. My cooperating teacher also gave me positive feedback on my lesson and she said that she could tell the students really enjoyed my lesson. One of the most exciting parts of my lesson however, was the ending when we had our discussion. I could tell that the students had really learned the importance of adding detail and specifics to their sequencing writing. One low from the week was that I had to have a discussion with one of my students about respect. The teacher then confronted the student and they had to write me a note apologizing for being disrespectful. I hope that I will still be able to build a strong relationship with this student, and that our relationship is not strained because of this interaction. Even

In high school I was never popular. I was never homecoming queen and I was never “that girl” that everyone wanted to be friends with and I am okay with that. I only have a little over three months left of high school, and looking back on my time here, I am proud of my personal growth and my accomplishments. Of course, I’m not perfect, and there are things I wish I could have done differently, but overall the time I spent in high school was well spent!