Reflections

Bianka Personal Reflection When I first got assigned to ENGL 1301 I was quick to assume that the class was just going to consist of a lot of reading and taking a quiz at the end of each reading material. After reading the syllabus, I was honestly scared of proceeding with the class. I am not good at writing whatsoever. It is easy for me to think of what I am going to write about, but difficult to begin the writing process. In my opinion my writing process improved a little. Now looking back…

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” -Charles William Elliot I find this quote to be fully true and I learned this important lesson about writing, reading, and literature when I was a freshman in high school, in one of the most feared classes there, Mr. Monsour 's biology class. Not many people are fond of reading and writing, especially as an assignment to be graded by the “destroyer of…

Throughout this class, there was an emphasis on core values and served as a catalyst of self-reflection my personality and how that plays in the workplace. I started my first job when I was 18 years old and there was no training involved. My first job was formulaic on how I perceived the workplace and understand its structure. The core of who I begin when I started this job. These helped me align my values and what I searched in the workplace. Integrity in the workplace is key. My job lacked…

Learning Through Reflection During this semester, I finished three main essays. They are the summary and response, rhetorical analysis and argumentative essays. In general, I think I have improved in many aspects within my professor’s help. In high school, students were only required to write 120 words for an essay, but in college, we are normally required to write at least a thousand words for an essay. At first, I had no idea how to just finish it, and just reach the word count, but now, I am…

Reflections on Teaching & Learning: Your Lesson Evaluation should include EACH of the following: Decisions about the plan • Why did you choose to use these specific teaching strategies? I felt that an inquiry-based strategy would be beneficial to the students, because I wanted to allow them to make their own hypothesis and then conduct experiments making their own observations before providing them with information and details. This allowed them to make personal connections with what they…

literature and builds the students’ professional identity. Reflection where students could contemplate and discuss together with teachers and nurses, and possibly chaplains from clinical rotation, is also reported to provide affirmation and support to students (Pesut 2008a, Mitchell et al. 2006). Mitchell et al. (2006) argue that repetitive reflections can cultivate reflection to become a natural part of students’ cognitive process. Post-clinical reflection can turn the…

Service Learning Reflection Through my service learning experience in libs 3000 I have had the opportunity to learn invaluable classroom techniques and procedures that could only be learned through observation and practice. The service learning experience also offers future teachers a crucial resource to becoming good teachers. Additionally this experience allows those volunteering to see a different perspective on what teaching entails and if it is truly the path they will continue to follow.…

This week I focused my reflection of the NAACP on an article that depicts the Health advocacy programs implemented by the NAACP. The article outlines the main principals of health focused on by the NAACP, which include - childhood obesity, HIV/AIDS, healthcare system reform, and health disparities. Each branch of the health advocacy program is intended to improve the well being of African American families. The article proposed the idea of just how much of a lack of knowledge the black community…

seven weeks I have experienced at UCT have played a role towards my becoming an integrated health professional. I have learnt how the three dimensions of the IHP diagram, identified by Olckers, Gibbs and Duncan (2007: 1) as Empathy, Knowledge and Reflection, all contribute to this journey. In this essay I will draw on two impactful events that have aided me in the three dimensions mentioned above through my thoughts and feelings prior, during and after the respective events. I will link these…

conflict, or a theme Questions/Reflections: What are you thinking or wondering after having read this section? 1-2 notes is sufficient. Chapter 1 Summary: Elie, the main character lived in a town called Sighet in Transylvania. He was Jewish boy. His tutor, Moshe was deported…