The skill that I still need to most work on refining is time management. Oftentimes throughout our section I would let our group get sidetracked for much too long simply because I was enjoying the discussion, or I was so glad that they were enjoying the discussion. Because of this there were numerous occasions where we did not make it to all the topics I wanted to discuss that day. I need to work on reeling a group back in to refocus and get back on topic. This particular shortcoming, I believe, was due to my inexperience as a Peer Facilitator. The fact of the matter is that I also managed to enjoyenjoyed the side conversations we were having, and I need to work on maintaining my focus during section discussions.
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This became particularly noticeable during a conversation about birth control during our Reproductive Justice discussion. Two of my peers who identify as Catholic women came to the conclusion that even if they did not believe in using birth control for themselves they have no reason or right to infringe upon that decision for other women. This exemplifies the concept of “Moral Justice” in that they are recognizing that there are complexities and ambiguities to this problem, but there is an understanding of what would do the most good for the most amount of people. Some of my peers failed to reach this point; I believe this was simply due to the fact that they were not as actively engaged as others. In my section the students who talked and shared the most, I believe, were the ones who saw the greatest amount of moral growth along each of the vectors. Yeakley agrees with this, and in her work, she argues that the more people sharea person shares about themselves the more likely they are to have a positive transforming experience (25). At the end of the term my two shyerMy two more shy students at the end of the term seemed to have less inclination to want to engage in moral actions. I believe that they were simply less comfortable taking a stance on many issues and even less comfortable doing something about that stance. This could be attributed to me,myself and them as I should have encouraged my peers to be more confident in their opinions and worked to get everyone to share more. GroupMy discussions were often dominated by half of the class while the other half listened and sometimes provided input as noted by a peer, “It would have been nice if everyone participated more equally” (Student E, Journal 13, 5, December 2016). I believe that if I would have worked to get everyone to share more openly I would have
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This became particularly noticeable during a conversation about birth control during our Reproductive Justice discussion. Two of my peers who identify as Catholic women came to the conclusion that even if they did not believe in using birth control for themselves they have no reason or right to infringe upon that decision for other women. This exemplifies the concept of “Moral Justice” in that they are recognizing that there are complexities and ambiguities to this problem, but there is an understanding of what would do the most good for the most amount of people. Some of my peers failed to reach this point; I believe this was simply due to the fact that they were not as actively engaged as others. In my section the students who talked and shared the most, I believe, were the ones who saw the greatest amount of moral growth along each of the vectors. Yeakley agrees with this, and in her work, she argues that the more people sharea person shares about themselves the more likely they are to have a positive transforming experience (25). At the end of the term my two shyerMy two more shy students at the end of the term seemed to have less inclination to want to engage in moral actions. I believe that they were simply less comfortable taking a stance on many issues and even less comfortable doing something about that stance. This could be attributed to me,myself and them as I should have encouraged my peers to be more confident in their opinions and worked to get everyone to share more. GroupMy discussions were often dominated by half of the class while the other half listened and sometimes provided input as noted by a peer, “It would have been nice if everyone participated more equally” (Student E, Journal 13, 5, December 2016). I believe that if I would have worked to get everyone to share more openly I would have