POL One
This POL's presentation has a 32Q format, this means 3 achievements, 2 areas for growth, and one big question for the next semester
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As for my first celebration, I’d like to outline my writing skills, as well as my journalistic/research skills. One of the best/most recent examples of this is my journalistic writing about the lead bucket located outside Animas. In this assignment, I talk about all kinds of different aspects of the bucket, on which I funneled hours of research into. This produced a three-page essay exploring the many different qualities of the Animas Lead Bucket, specifically outlining the physics, health aspects, and even legality issues with the bucket.
Another celebration that’s noteworthy is my drive to do more with projects. The best example of this is my trebuchet program, which I spent around a month on, with three different versions. When working on it, I always tried to find ways to improve upon it. From version one to version three I added 7 new parameters for the launch, as well as an aerodynamics system. This was simply because I kept on working on the project, and refined further and further until I had something great!
My third celebration is all about pushing through work and setting my bar high. I often try to deliver very high quality work, without skipping over any points. In math class, I put together a portfolio, on which I was required to write a couple sentences for each subject that we had gone over for the quarter. Instead of going for the bare minimum in this sense, I decided to write a paragraph for each subject, totaling about a dozen paragraphs. By doing this, I ensured that I didn’t skip over any part of the subjects that I was writing about. Employing this mentality for every assignment I do ensures quality and makes sure that I don’t have any shortage of topics to discuss.
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My first area for growth is displayed as a skill in other areas, but my selectiveness about it is what I really need to work on. Namely, this is powering through work. If I’m enthusiastic about what I’m writing of, I can easily bang out a quality page or two in an hour, but on the other hand, if I don’t want to be working on my current assignment, this becomes much harder. A prime example of me doing this is my final logic assignment. This assignment is about a page and a half long, widely spaced, but it took me a bit over an hour to make it. In order to grow, I need to learn how to put myself in a good mindset in order to power through the work I dislike, as well as the work I advocate for.
My final area of growth is in the category of “not crucial” but it’s something I really want to work on. I want to be better at going above and beyond in my work more often. My final lab for materials science is a great example of this. I got 59/60 on it, but I still feel like I could have done a much better job on it. I wrote small, short answers for the most part on it, rather than making a more fleshed out answer that consists of a whole paragraph. One of the better reasons to do this is so I feel more secure in the work I turn in. As another upside, I can simply produce better work for all to see if I practice on this skill.
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My big question for the next semester is:
How can I stay more organized with my work?
The reason I ask this is because this semester, my efforts to stay organized have been abysmal. This has made my grades suffer (mainly around the turn of the quarter) and has stressed me out to say the least. I suppose my question is another area for growth at this point, but it’s a great question to have answered!
3:
As for my first celebration, I’d like to outline my writing skills, as well as my journalistic/research skills. One of the best/most recent examples of this is my journalistic writing about the lead bucket located outside Animas. In this assignment, I talk about all kinds of different aspects of the bucket, on which I funneled hours of research into. This produced a three-page essay exploring the many different qualities of the Animas Lead Bucket, specifically outlining the physics, health aspects, and even legality issues with the bucket.
Another celebration that’s noteworthy is my drive to do more with projects. The best example of this is my trebuchet program, which I spent around a month on, with three different versions. When working on it, I always tried to find ways to improve upon it. From version one to version three I added 7 new parameters for the launch, as well as an aerodynamics system. This was simply because I kept on working on the project, and refined further and further until I had something great!
My third celebration is all about pushing through work and setting my bar high. I often try to deliver very high quality work, without skipping over any points. In math class, I put together a portfolio, on which I was required to write a couple sentences for each subject that we had gone over for the quarter. Instead of going for the bare minimum in this sense, I decided to write a paragraph for each subject, totaling about a dozen paragraphs. By doing this, I ensured that I didn’t skip over any part of the subjects that I was writing about. Employing this mentality for every assignment I do ensures quality and makes sure that I don’t have any shortage of topics to discuss.
2:
My first area for growth is displayed as a skill in other areas, but my selectiveness about it is what I really need to work on. Namely, this is powering through work. If I’m enthusiastic about what I’m writing of, I can easily bang out a quality page or two in an hour, but on the other hand, if I don’t want to be working on my current assignment, this becomes much harder. A prime example of me doing this is my final logic assignment. This assignment is about a page and a half long, widely spaced, but it took me a bit over an hour to make it. In order to grow, I need to learn how to put myself in a good mindset in order to power through the work I dislike, as well as the work I advocate for.
My final area of growth is in the category of “not crucial” but it’s something I really want to work on. I want to be better at going above and beyond in my work more often. My final lab for materials science is a great example of this. I got 59/60 on it, but I still feel like I could have done a much better job on it. I wrote small, short answers for the most part on it, rather than making a more fleshed out answer that consists of a whole paragraph. One of the better reasons to do this is so I feel more secure in the work I turn in. As another upside, I can simply produce better work for all to see if I practice on this skill.
Q:
My big question for the next semester is:
How can I stay more organized with my work?
The reason I ask this is because this semester, my efforts to stay organized have been abysmal. This has made my grades suffer (mainly around the turn of the quarter) and has stressed me out to say the least. I suppose my question is another area for growth at this point, but it’s a great question to have answered!