8.12.10

I write this as I am in the midst of my group project. Although I have studied a lot in classes over the past few years, it has been a while since I have felt the stress of a major project or test. Strangely I love this feeling. It gives me the feeling of progression and the hope to always make better of myself. (it's also kind of fun, because it takes me back to my college years)

As we concluded each day and I reflected, either in my mind or on the computer, I would always look back on the day's activities and feel like I had learned something valuable for my future. My problem exists in that all of these ideas are fairly new. And in many cases having had heard them for the first it is such a huge challenge to put them all into practice.

Since I do want to continue to improve I have to admit an area that I could have improved. In the beginning, I actually thought that the reflections were more of an exercise to check to see if we were learning and paying attention. Of course it is a great way to evaluate whether or not students are learning but for the students I think that it is a great method for internallizing and reflecting on the applications in a more personal way. I feel like if I had spent a little more time in my reflections I would have had an easier time with applying what we had learned. Hopefully this is a habit I can take with me into the future.