Written Assignment Unit 4 A self-directed, intrinsically motivated, active learner is someone who has a passion for learning and derives joy from learning. This is a person who seeks out opportunities to participate in discussions and debates and can assist others through demonstrating or explaining what they have learned. This is a person who will take responsibility for their lifelong learning and will seek out various venues to support, clarify and enhance what they learn.…
I would describe my personality as approachable, light hearted, and positive. I believe that, if asked, my colleagues and supervisor would say the same about me. I have worked with diverse groups of people most of my career, including my time in University. I am most comfortable, and happy, in this type of environment because it offers me unique learning opportunities. I have found, in the past, that I work well in an individually driven environment; however, I can certainly be productive in a team based setting as well.…
Once you narrow it down, you'll be able to realistically focus on a few things every day and be more effective. 2. Be intentional. It's one thing to purchase a planner.…
I will try to be persistent in my efforts to stay organized and keep my room…
My SMART goal was to maintain my A’s for Quarter 2 in all seven classes. I was able to achieve this goal. In these next paragraphs, I will explain more about my effort, difficulties, successes, and changes. I put in a lot of effort into achieving this goal. To me, one of the most important things in getting good grades is always putting your best effort into things.…
You've seen that one woman who never seems to have a stray hair out of place. She has a color-coded binder for organizing her life while you've forgotten where you left your keys. There's still hope that you can be that person who you admire. It's not magic or voodoo. There's a certain mindset that organized people have, and there's hope for you too.…
There is no science to my madness; I keep it simple when it comes to organizing my day, or reminding me of an appointment. My calendar app on my phone is the only way I keep up with my busy schedule. When adding to my calendar I make sure I have a brief description that reminds me of what I have to accomplish. Usually, for appointments I have scheduled I set a reminder for that morning to inform me about upcoming appointments for that day, so I am better aware of my day. As I mentioned in my introduction, I am a Dental Assistant in the Army, and I see multiple patients on a daily basis.…
The decision to revisit the idea of school nearly took a year of research. Applying at a traditional college was not the route I would be taking. The school, the time and effort, and of course cost ought to work for my family. A couple of the goals that steered the way to continuing my education are graduating with an associate’s degree and also implementing it into a career in Healthcare Administration. I concede that in order for me to pursue my goals I will need to maintain a schedule, ruthlessly track my progress, and retain the technical skills and knowledge needed to move forward with my impending goals.…
College the word that most high schoolers fear. I had grown up listening to horrible things that happens in college. The teachers are mean,nobody is going to help you or guide you, or you are alone once you start college were some pretty common things i hear from most middle and high school teachers. I’m sure they were just trying to scare us up to motivate us to the ou homeworks, study and be organized. Eventhough college doesn’t seem that hard,surely is not a piece of cake and that's why I have a formula or strategy that helps excel in.…
College Success Skills #2 At the beginning of this semester, my main goal was to work on my habit of procrastination. I wanted to manage my time better with the use of a planner and make myself sit down and do my homework or study ahead of time so that I wouldn’t be as stressed out and could have time to have fun with friends without worrying about an assignment or test. At first I was doing an okay job, but soon I found myself falling back into my old habits.…
Everyone comes up with different meaning of happiness. Happiness is a state of being contented and satisfied after achieving a goal or aim. People assume that happiness is based on new cars, job offers, lottery et al but the truth of the matter is that happiness is not built on material things because it does not last forever. The new job offer would not be a lifetime contract.…
A huge barrier I view to obtaining my MSW degree is the negative experiences I endured when I was a child. However, I have become a resilient person because of these events and I have also learned how to remain objective. This could be considered a barrier because it could impact me pursuing my master’s degree in social work. As a result of a negative childhood, there are times I suffer from a negative self-image. This may impact my studies because I may experience self-doubt and question my abilities.…
In the story Six Months Three Days by Charlie Jane Anders, Doug and Judy both possess psychic abilities; they are able to recall future events. Doug can only see one set of events, the future, what he says is the only way that events will unfold. On the other hand, Judy sees many futures. She believes that there are many ways the future may pass. Doug believes that Judy is seeing one true future, the one he sees, amidst many false ones.…
I. INTRO A. ATTENTION GETTER-(Walk out of class and come back in with the phone, then set it down and pick up the papers) Oh my god, I forgot I had homework! (Sets it back down) Well I’ll do it tomorrow! ( Turns off lights and writes on the chalkboard,” 7 days later…” and walks to grab paper)…
I need to remind myself that if I lapse it is okay and to get right back on track. I will have those times where I wont always meet my goal but hopefully the processes like helping relationship and environmental control will hold me…