This year in English we covered an array of topics, but the one that stood out to me the most was the very first lesson our class had; Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs includes biological and physiological needs, safety, love and belongingness, esteem, and the final step after all of the previously mentioned needs; self-actualization. Self-actualization was the base of our entire year in this class, and was integrated throughout both semesters. I learned that self-actualization is when a person reaches a point in their life where all their needs are met and they’re able to accept situations, the people around them, and most importantly, themselves. The Hierarchy of Needs was significant to me personally because as someone
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One of which being that we had to take Cornell Notes; I remember everyone in the class complaining about the fact that we had to have an extra column and a summary added onto our notes. Within taking the notes, I remember having thoughts around the perimeters of, “Oh, this makes a lot more sense…” and realizing why I had been doing certain things in my life. For example, trying to achieve success and acceptance through writing, sports, and in classroom environments. (Cornell Notes on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Article; Notebook) The next step in this unit was to take a test online on where we were in our journey of self-actualization. The results of this test taught me that I should mainly focus on my esteem and promote/build myself up more. (Self-Actualization Test; Notebook) I chose to talk about this subject because of these test results because I remember reading the results in shock. I had suspected that I would have been a lot closer to the beginning of the journey than the end, however, the results had me taken aback by revealing to me that I was a lot further along than expected. Then, throughout the unit and both semesters, the topic came up again and again which kept reminding me of the day I got the results of the quiz our class took which made me reflect on myself which helped me take away a lot from the
One of which being that we had to take Cornell Notes; I remember everyone in the class complaining about the fact that we had to have an extra column and a summary added onto our notes. Within taking the notes, I remember having thoughts around the perimeters of, “Oh, this makes a lot more sense…” and realizing why I had been doing certain things in my life. For example, trying to achieve success and acceptance through writing, sports, and in classroom environments. (Cornell Notes on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Article; Notebook) The next step in this unit was to take a test online on where we were in our journey of self-actualization. The results of this test taught me that I should mainly focus on my esteem and promote/build myself up more. (Self-Actualization Test; Notebook) I chose to talk about this subject because of these test results because I remember reading the results in shock. I had suspected that I would have been a lot closer to the beginning of the journey than the end, however, the results had me taken aback by revealing to me that I was a lot further along than expected. Then, throughout the unit and both semesters, the topic came up again and again which kept reminding me of the day I got the results of the quiz our class took which made me reflect on myself which helped me take away a lot from the