“Thank you for coming to my presentation on learning. I am the expert on my own learning. I am also responsible and accountable for my own learning. You can expect me to give an honest evaluation of my progress. We will discuss my strengths and opportunities for growth. Thank you in advance for listening and for offering feedback that I can use to improve as a learner.”
This year has been a hard one, but one that has transformed me as a student and a person. I’ve faced many challenges, beaten many of them and been beaten by some. I’ve learned a lot of history, skills, and things about myself that I’ll try and capture in this final post of the year.
I started this year strong, feeling confident and organized for a couple months, putting everything I had into my projects and creating results I was proud of. That’s not say say I did everything perfectly, or even well, but I felt good about what I was doing. I created some projects that I was proud of like my podcast on diversity in the Canadian military.
A project I would like to highlight from this time of the year was Atomic Habits, where we read and analyzed a book on how to form good habits and break bad ones. I think this project highlighted both my biggest weaknesses and my largest strengths and I’ll try my best to outline that here:
| Strengths: | Weaknesses: |
| Passion – I got to do something I enjoy (design and show of a skill of mine well developing my skills) which helps we focus better | Hyperfixation – I focussed too much on the thing I designed instead of stopping to think what choices benefited the project and my learning goals |
| Presentation & Reflection – I think this project showcased how I am able to pitch an idea and hold a conversation, and then meaningfully reflect on that experience | Time Management & Efficiency – I spent far more time than was necessary on my design and did it much slower than I could of with more forethought. I also didn’t do enough on other parts of the project. |
And then moving on in the school year I slowly fell back in work ethic and the quality of my work, not assisted by thing like the band and PLP trips, taking us away from our other classes. This was a major setback, and sent me reeling, so combined with some of the burnout I was feeling things weren’t going great, but over the course of the rest of the year I managed to get things back on track. I know this could probably be fleshed out a bit but I’d like to have time to touch on some other projects.
A huge step forward for me this year was in my sophistication of both my work and life, especially nearing the end of the year I’ve noticed the quality of my work climbing back up and with the creation of a resume, gaining of some certifications and real-world experience, I’ve gained a better understanding of the world and how I can fit into it.
In my mPOL and VMV Statement, I noted some of main goals for this year which I’d like to talk about. So I’ll now talk a bit about where I’ve made progress or met challenges in those areas:
Engagement:
I’ve managed to work on my engagement throughout the year, I’ve had some points where it was getting good like our spring exhibition where I was fully engaged with all the work I was putting into that.
Self-Regulation:
This is one that it still being worked on but I noticed improvements and I am learning what works for me, although that would be hard to explain now.
Communication & Collaboration:
Both D.I. this year and our spring exhibition serve as examples of how I can communicate and collaborate well going forwards.
Thanks so much more reading and caring about my learning journey! Have a good Summer, as there will not be another post until after the break
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