Blog 24: Last Presentation Reflection

(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?
I am most proud of the fact that I didn't mess up a lot. I was worried this entire week that my anxiety would get the best of me and I would make to many mistakes. I am also proud that I was able to calm down throughout my presentation. Again I thought the pressure would be to much for me to handle for a whole hour.

(2) Questions to Consider

a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation?  Use the component contract to defend that assessment.

I would give myself a P, I hit every point in my presentation and I was able to hook my audience throughout my presentation. I did forget a few things like a prop, and mentioning my EQ in the very begining, but it was my first presentation (at least one that lasted an hour long) and I didn't have references like everyone else did from last year. 

b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project? Use the component contract to defend that assessment.

AE, Because I have worked very long and hard with my mentor. I have completed all of my assignments to the best of my ability. I have also done research that wasn't included in my working bibliography and I feel and portray the passion I have for this topic through the past three presentations i have had.


(3) What worked for you in your senior project? 
Having Carol as my mentor was the best part of my senior project. I was comfortable around her and I was able to ask questions i normally wouldn't be able to ask other people. Carol was my main source for interviews and first hand experience when it came to working with foster children.

(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project? 
Answering my EQ was the hardest thing for me because there is no set in stone program that prepares children in the foster care system to age out. I probably would have reworded the question, but kept the same idea of it.

(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors? 
I don't know what I want to do when I grow up, but I know one day I want to provide a home for a foster child and I know for a fact that I will volunteer with bridge of faith for the rest of my life. I have made friends and gotten to know so many good people through the organization. I have learned the importance of having people there for me and around me by hearing these stories about children who don't have anyone to lean on when facing difficult obstacles. 

Answer 2

1.  What is your EQ?
How are foster kids being prepared for the real world and what steps are being taken to prevent them from becoming homeless after the age out of the system?

2.  What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)
There are few programs set out to help foster kids prepare to live on their own, but the few that are out there mainly help with paying for college and finding transitional homes. Also foster parents play a huge role in preparing foster kids to age out of the system.

3.  What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)
Foster kids have few programs, but what I have found helps them the most is evaluating who is close to you and keeping those relationships because in the end the people who care about you are the ones that will help you build a brighter future.

4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.
Form all the articles I have read, keeping your relationships with people close to you is the most important because when you go through a problem its vital for you mental health to have someone to rely on and to have your back. A woman that works with child services told me when a foster child ages out and they are all alone they wind up lonely and making decisions that hurt their future.

5.  What printed source best supports your answer?
My interview 3 is my best source because it was a personal account from a woman who works with foster children everyday.

6.  What other source supports your answer?
The articles "Breaking the vicious cycle of foster care" and "Thousand of Foster Teens are in danger and society doesn't care" were very helpful in developing my answer number too. Also TED talks on the foster system have helped.

7.  Tie this together with a  concluding thought.
After all the research I have done I believe the most important impact on any child is learning how to build relationships because without them a child will fill alone and will eventually make a life changing decision that could ruin their future.

Lesson 2 Reflection

Content:

1.What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?
I am proud that i got through the entire presentation without messing up or skipping slides. I am also proud that I made time.
2. a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

       AE       P          AP       CR       NC

     b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.
I followed all the directions such as, talking about my mentorship, having a good hook, and going over and beyond with my presentation.
3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?
Everything worked for me in the lesson. I was able to explain all of my ideas properly and still fall within the time.
4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?
My activity could have been better and the organization could have also been better.
5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?
My answer two will probably be more about how kids in foster care are being helped and taught about college rather than how they are being helped after foster care.

Lesson 1 Reflection

1. What are you most proud of in your lesson, and why?
In my lesson I am most proud of the fact that I got my point across and was able to say all of my important information before the time was up. I thought it was the most important part of the presentation for me.
2. What assessment would you give yourself on your lesson? Explain why youearned that grade using evidence from the component contract.
I believe I earned an P because I had all of the information that was necessary and then elaborated on certain parts that I thought my audience would want to learn about. At the same time I didn't reach the time limit by 10 seconds because I talked a little faster than normal due to nervousness.

3. If you could go back, what would you change about your lesson?  How can you use that knowledge to give a better Lesson 2?
If i could go back I would talk slower to get my point across better. Since this was the longest presentation i have ever had to do I was extremely nervous. Next time I will calm myself down and try my best to be as comfortable presenting as possible.