Hello and welcome back to my blog, to match what I am talking about I will make this short and precise because I have 32 other assignments to work on!!! That’s just the PLP way.  Anyway, today I will be talking about my Mentor for a Day project, striving to answer the question:

How can learning from others’ career journeys help us shape our own?

Now that’s a big question, considering the fact that I’m in the 10th grade and my life is looking like a disaster. But, there is no harm in thinking about our future careers; it’s best to be prepared.

We started off this project with figuring out what exactly we wanted to do in the future. Now, asking a bunch of dopey 10th graders (myself included) what they want to do for the rest of their lives is a stretch… but luckily, we aren’t legally assigned this job for the future so obviously we are allowed to change it in the future if we wish.

We were soon ordered to interview someone who does this profession for a living, specifically someone who we are not related to. I, the wonderful and amazing artist I am, chose my art teacher at Seycove, Mr. Clancy. I thought I could take a few notes from someone who has basically been doing art and dreaming of being an artist for nearly their whole life.

Me and Mr. Clancy arranged a date and we got to work as soon as school started. I followed him during his classes, and he taught me a lot about not only his interests, but also teaching. A teacher teaching you how to teach is a bit of a tongue twister; but he actually gave me genuine tips on how to teach a class, which I initially thought would be impossible. But, against all odds; he manages to pull through and teach not only the arts, but also careers; a nice little surprise to me.

It’s hard to say much else than that; it was interesting and fun, but I’ve summarized it well I find. Let’s look through some things I’d keep in mind for next time, and things that I did well. Now, just to flatter myself before getting my ego absolutely tainted for life; let’s go over the positives.

One thing I find I did well in this project? It’s hard to say; but… I think my smart brevity note was pretty amazing. Now, I know what you’re saying; that is a note. It is not an important part of the project, because it’s a note!! Well you’re WRONG!!!!!!! I can be PROUD OF MY WORK if I feel so INCLINED TO!!!!! AND YOU CANT STOP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, onto my negative. I don’t think I did any really good work during the project. I know what you’re saying², you’re so perfect and amazing, how do you NOT do something that you’re proud of? Well, the thing is… I’d usually make up some sort of excuse. My dog ate my iPad or I tripped and dropped my iPad into a meatgrinder, and all the apple stores within a 1000 mile radius were imploded, but I don’t feel like making up some elaborate lie, so I’ll tell you the truth.

The truth is… I HATE podcasts. I really do, and this is not a lie! Does that excuse my slacking? No, but it’s got to count for something, right? I mean, how do you expect me to make a good project if I despise the subject we’re slaving over!!! I just don’t feel like it!
I’ve listened to podcasts and didn’t like them. I’ve made podcasts, didn’t like doing that either. It kind of just sounds like the art of talking into a microphone about some story about how autistic people can read minds isn’t for me. because ghosts are real and the world is square, right? That might piss some people off, but I’m not the spiritual type, I’d rather believe in facts instead of old wivestales about how little goblins are going to steal your toenails if you don’t eat all your rabbit stew. Where is this going? I don’t know! But hey, don’t take the mick out of me for not thinking unicorns are real, because they totally are; they’re just in the ocean.

Thank you for reading my new blog post, and take care!