The project I chose to tackle was to clean and organize my room. My goals were to organize my closets so all of my clothes were neat and folded, clean off my desk so there is less clutter, and organize the cabinets in my bathroom. My room is never spotless, and my goal was to make it spotless. I knew this was not going to be easy, but I was ready for the challenge.
My initial thoughts were that this was going to take forever and that I would get frustrated. I gave myself so much to do, that I could not get side tracked. I started with my closets and just quickly made sure everything had a hanger, and everything was folded. Then I found myself making a pile of clothes that I do not wear anymore that I could give away. My mom had been bothering for awhile to do that, so I thought I mine as well do it while I am cleaning. I found it hard to give away some of my clothes. I always have that doubt in my mind, well, what if I do need it someday? That was a struggle for me. I did not know I was so sentimental to things.
After finally finishing my closets I had to move onto my desk. I have so many different papers and books around my desk that I probably did not need anymore. So I just made sure I did not throw away anything important, and that part was easy! Once my closets and desk were clean I felt a lot better. I do not know how, but just having a clean room made me feel more calm. Next, I was off to my bathroom.
I just tried to find a place for everything that was sitting on the counter in a cabinet and then I was golden! All of this was not as hard as I thought it would be. I felt so much better having a clean and organized room. My mind had to work to find places for everything in my room, and I guess once I found a place for everything, I was satisfied. I now know that if I really focus and concentrate on one thing at a time, that I can finish it quickly. Now I know that it is possible to get things done efficiently.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Metacognition: Creativity Essay
Some classes in our school really lack creativity. Same exact thing every day. When we were assigned the creativity essay, I was really stumped on what class I should pick. I have taken so many classes over my high school career, but to pick one the one that was lacking in creativity the most was difficult.
I could not narrow down my choices so I just decided to go with math classes in general. I came to this conclusion because we have done the exact same thing every single day for four years. Every single math class is the same. Yes, it is different material but the layout of the classes are identical. Once I had made my choice, I was supposed to come up with reasons as to why this class was not creative and give suggestions.
I had my a couple of complaints and suggestions, but once I started writing the essay I felt like I did not have anything to say. I felt like I could have said what I needed to say in three paragraphs, the goal was one thousand words. I was at a lost of words. I found that when I did not know what to say I would just take a break. I do not think that was effective at all. Because I would take breaks, when I would go back to writing, I repeated things I had already said.
My essay was much to repetitive due to the fact that I was stuck at recommendations to make for math classes. I guess because my creative side is never challenged in Math, I could not come up with recommendations to switch it. This was proof that my creative side is terrible because I am never given the chance to use it.
If my thinking was more creative, I would have have been able to come up with a lot more suggestions.
I could not narrow down my choices so I just decided to go with math classes in general. I came to this conclusion because we have done the exact same thing every single day for four years. Every single math class is the same. Yes, it is different material but the layout of the classes are identical. Once I had made my choice, I was supposed to come up with reasons as to why this class was not creative and give suggestions.
I had my a couple of complaints and suggestions, but once I started writing the essay I felt like I did not have anything to say. I felt like I could have said what I needed to say in three paragraphs, the goal was one thousand words. I was at a lost of words. I found that when I did not know what to say I would just take a break. I do not think that was effective at all. Because I would take breaks, when I would go back to writing, I repeated things I had already said.
My essay was much to repetitive due to the fact that I was stuck at recommendations to make for math classes. I guess because my creative side is never challenged in Math, I could not come up with recommendations to switch it. This was proof that my creative side is terrible because I am never given the chance to use it.
If my thinking was more creative, I would have have been able to come up with a lot more suggestions.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Best of Week: Starling Activity
Out of everything we did this week in class, I believe that the most interesting thing we did was the starling activity. We were forced to use our creative sides to come up with a myth about what the starlings do. We also had to use our scientific sides to come up with a reasonable explanation of how they are able to do this. There are so many different logics to why these birds can fly in formations like this, and that is where we were all forced to use our creativeness.
When Mr. Allen showed us the video of the starlings, it made me think of how animals can do so many amazing things. I never really realized how other creatures can do so many unique things. Starlings making amazing formations was not the only thing that intrigued me. When we were told to come up with a myth, I had no ideas in my head. I was lost. I did not really know the definition of a myth.
When I think of the word myth, Greek gods automatically pop into my mind. I think myths are just the backgrounds of how and why everything was created. We all had such different ideas of a story we could make up. I am guessing this is kind of how myths were made, the Greek gods made logical assumptions of how things were created. Thinking of a myth is more difficult than it sounds. It is very hard to come up with something that is fake, yet sounds like it could actually happen.
We all have such different imaginations. I sat down with my group, and I ideas just started coming out of all of us. It is weird to think that we were all given the same original material and came up with completely different stories. In school these days, we are rarely given the chance to use our creativeness or imaginations.
When I am writing, I never become very creative. I feel like if I had the chance to use my imagination more often, it would be much greater. Just in circumstances that I encounter every day, I wish I use more of my imagination. Now, when I think of random objects or traditions etc., in the back of my mind I am going to be making a myth for why that is the way it is.
Using our imagination is key to being a creative person.
When Mr. Allen showed us the video of the starlings, it made me think of how animals can do so many amazing things. I never really realized how other creatures can do so many unique things. Starlings making amazing formations was not the only thing that intrigued me. When we were told to come up with a myth, I had no ideas in my head. I was lost. I did not really know the definition of a myth.
When I think of the word myth, Greek gods automatically pop into my mind. I think myths are just the backgrounds of how and why everything was created. We all had such different ideas of a story we could make up. I am guessing this is kind of how myths were made, the Greek gods made logical assumptions of how things were created. Thinking of a myth is more difficult than it sounds. It is very hard to come up with something that is fake, yet sounds like it could actually happen.
We all have such different imaginations. I sat down with my group, and I ideas just started coming out of all of us. It is weird to think that we were all given the same original material and came up with completely different stories. In school these days, we are rarely given the chance to use our creativeness or imaginations.
When I am writing, I never become very creative. I feel like if I had the chance to use my imagination more often, it would be much greater. Just in circumstances that I encounter every day, I wish I use more of my imagination. Now, when I think of random objects or traditions etc., in the back of my mind I am going to be making a myth for why that is the way it is.
Using our imagination is key to being a creative person.
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