Final Reflection

Final Reflection 

I started off strong in the beginning of the semester. I remember turning in my homework on time and always redoing my essays because I wanted it to be perfect. Coming to class was really hard for me because it was an 8am class. I always came late to my high school classes, sometimes coming in 30 minutes late. The thing about habits, is that is it hard to get rid of. Although that is not a good enough excuse for my tardiness. But, I have gotten way better at coming to class on time in college than in high school and I am proud of myself for that because that is progress.

I know I don't speak much in class but I am engaged. I mostly talk in group circles because I feel more comfortable. But I do speak up when I am called and I do attend conferences. I have turned in every major assignment. The inquiry project is incomplete because I forgot to do this final reflection. When it comes to the readings, I do comment, ask question, and write in the double entry notebook. When I don't understand something like a word or concept, I search it up. When I write, I go through a process of brainstorming, to drafting, and to revision. I take my classmates' and the teacher's comments to make my work better. I also never forget to cite my sources. 

I think I try to do more than the bare minimum in class because I alway redo my essays. When it came to going beyond my comfort zone, I think I really pushed myself to make new friends. I remember starting conversations before class started and asking my peers to hang out outside of class. The assignments that interested me the most and helped me shine in reading, writing, research, inquiry, was the writing project and research project. I was most interested in it because I never really written about stuff like that before. I usually write essays and not myself. The writing project was my favorite because I really had to dig deep about finding my "purpose". It also eased my transition in college because I realized I didn't need to figure it out right away.

Some transferable skills I can use in and outside of classes are : to be curious and ask questions, to be persistent, and to not be afraid to ask for help. If you aren't curious and asking questions, you aren't growing as a person. Being curious is a part of growth and that is very important to me. I learned that being persistent is what makes change and that is also a part of growth. Lastly, not being afraid to ask for help is such an important thing to me because I realized that it is okay to not understand something and I shouldn't be embarrassed. People have different backgrounds and we are all brought up differently. The fact that I willing to comprehend a concept is all that matters. These skills combined create change and growth, and that is essential to growing up and becoming an adult.

I would teach art therapy and mindfulness workshop at SFSU. The world is not always kind to us and it is important to still have a good mindset on life. In this art therapy and mindfulness workshop, we can meditate every day for 10 minutes. To destress, there will be many things we can do like drawing, painting, ceramics and maybe even throwing paint onto a canvas. We can also have field trips where we can hike, go to museums, or do some other kind of workshops. Guests can come in and also teach the class art in a therapeutic way.