Reflecting on my second paper actually pulls me in two
separate directions. J
First, I looked into the varying styles of parenting.
Although I have seen these examples throughout my life, I liked how they were
defined and separated. I learned a great
deal on why some children behave as they do. Their parental guidance is a great
influence, and in many instances, their siblings behave in the same
manner. Of course, there is always
one! The individual who stands out. This can be in either a positive or negative
manner. When the individual child has a
strong will, all the guidance (or neglect) cannot keep the child’s true spirit
in.
As for my second direction, we were asked to dive in and
deeply evaluate a peer’s work. I found
this very difficult. I am striving to
develop my writing skill; learning the ins and outs, what is and is not
acceptable. My strife lays here- what if
I give incorrect information, what if I am completely off base? I am guessing this task was assigned to do
exactly this. Get me out of my comfort
zone, to learn skills by helping others hone theirs. I just hope I did not give anyone terrible
guidance. If I did- I’M SORRY!
I find the papers quite difficult to start, but once I do
get started I will not stop. I need to
finish; I cannot walk away. I will lose
my entire train of thought! Although
this is my rough draft, I am then able to go back and revise. My main ideas are there, as disheveled as
they may be! I go back many times, often
reading aloud to myself. I am hoping,
with practice, my writing skills will increase and the writing process will not
take quite so long.
Hey, Jenn!
ReplyDeleteI struggled with the idea of giving classmates horrible advice, as well. Going into that confidently and saying "You should do this..." can be hard when you aren't even sure you've got it figured out yourself. Hopefully, though, we all know what we are trying to say enough that we can choose what advice to take and what advice to leave.
I'm sure you did great!
Alyssa
Hi Jenn,
ReplyDeleteI can relate to being out of the comfort zone. The assignments in the class have been out of my comfort zone, but surely a life lesson in all. The skill of providing feedback can't be taught, it's something you just have to do. I think we are all afraid of this, but I think we are doing a great job at it. We are all like our writing skills. a work in progress.
Katie
Hi Jenn,
ReplyDeleteI can relate to being out of the comfort zone. The assignments in the class have been out of my comfort zone, but surely a life lesson in all. The skill of providing feedback can't be taught, it's something you just have to do. I think we are all afraid of this, but I think we are doing a great job at it. We are all like our writing skills. a work in progress.
Katie
Hi Jenn!
ReplyDeleteI also agree about evaluating other peer's assignment's, I did not like this! However, we did our best and will learn from this class. I feel I am not qualified to give feedback on other student's papers ,because I am still learning myself.
Kaf
Hi Jenn!
ReplyDeleteI also agree about evaluating other peer's assignment's, I did not like this! However, we did our best and will learn from this class. I feel I am not qualified to give feedback on other student's papers ,because I am still learning myself.
Kaf