10A: Dorm Life Video Reflection

I know I made the right choice coming to Southern. The environment here is so welcoming and there are many resources to help you become successful now and in the future for your career. Not only that, but I’ve always wanted to have the experience of moving out of my house and living on a campus, and SCSU offers great facilities to feel right at home. So, when making my Southern Spirit video for my INQ class, I chose something that I enjoy while being here; dorming/living on campus.

                Looking back at the video, I fulfilled the time requirement (6 minutes), I have a solid introduction stating my name, class and the topic I would be covering, and I addressed many solid points of my reasons for living on campus with supporting evidence. I posted a working link on my blog before the due date and my video was technologically appealing (graphically and musically.) But I feel there was one part I lacked in; interviewing. Though I did interview two people, I feel as if I could have gone more in depth with my interviews. I could possibly include a video instead of just quotes. And if I didn’t want to put a video in, I could have elaborated more on my quotes.

                Something that caught my interest and I feel, kept people interested, was the music. Though it doesn’t have to do with the topic of dorming, it was upbeat and catchy and paying attention to the video, rather than a silent film, losing the audience.

                If I were to grade myself, I would probably give myself a B. Though I addressed many topics, I could have elaborated in curtain areas, like the interviews as I’ve stated above. In general, I feel as though I could have personally took more time with the project and elaborated in multiple areas, such as the different things to do on campus, or even, what the dorm rooms included. 

9V: Critical Thinking....and More!!

Critical Thinking: I remember learning about critical thinking in my Sociology class. We learned that it means: using skilled judgment and using cognitive skills to identify, analyze and evaluate situations.

                Other words I learned this week:

Traditionalists: people that do things that come from the past (tradition)

Familism: most important thing to an individual is family

9I: INQ Meeting

                This week, I met with my INQ professor to discuss my plans for classes for next semester. We talked about what classes I have to take for my intended major and what classes are required for me to graduate. We looked at what classes I was doing well at and what ones I could do well at next semester. This was incredibly helpful for me, being a first semester freshman in college, because, though we are supposed to be independent, learning how to register is very helpful and a good way to help ease the transition from being told exactly what to do and be reminded every second, to being completely on my own. 

9B: Turning My Failures into Success

                Have you ever heard, you are who you hang out with? Well, from personal experience, I have a feeling this is true. My friends in school were never really into grades and just sort of got by in school. We were just out for a good time and never really put time aside to do work.

                But coming to college, I feel as if everyone’s goals are more similar, and I have a goal of what I want to be, and am more inclined to do well. With this said, I believe my goals have reflected greatly on my grades. I am doing so much better than I did in high school and I know it’s because I have been very focused on my school work and less on going out and hanging out with my friends.

                I’ve gotten all A’s and high B’s in all my classes which is all I've could hoped for, so for that, I am very proud of myself. Yet some grades make me very frustrated, like my INQ class I have an 89. Though that is far from a bad grade, it is one point lower than an A, which makes me think, what could I have done to get that one extra point?

                Though, with this frustration, I can channel it into my work so I can get a better grade. The things that I feel I need to do more is, stop procrastinating on my homework and maybe speak up more in class.

                Like I’ve talked about previously, with failure comes learning and growing. So like any other failure I will take that I believe I’ve been slacking at and fix it, then start to do things a new way, so I can succeed. 

9A: There Once Was a Good Critical Thinker....

               

College can be a struggle for some. You are suddenly cut off from the everyday support system of your close family and friends of back home and are stranded to learn how to live more of an individual lifestyle. Though the teachers are always willing to help, you are basically on your own for decision making. These decisions you make are really important because they are ultimately the choices that will affect your future. So with big choices, you should think of all the possible outcomes, so you can make the best choices for your future.

                Something that comes with good critical thinking is weighing your options. I suggest making a pro/con list. You come up with every good or bad thing comes with making the big decision and whichever side has more things on it, decides whether or not you do it.

                Lately, I’ve been thinking about, not just the classes I’m currently taking, but what classes I’m thinking about taking next semester. While I was looking at the classes I have to take, I was given choices. I read each course description and weighed what things I was good at so I know what class I will most likely succeed at.

                But even looking at the courses I’m taking now; every night I have the choice of doing my homework or going to hang out with friends. Though this may be a small choice, I know if I don’t do my homework that night, I will get an “F” for that grade. This lazy motivation, could cause a streak of bad grades in the future. Though this situation may seem outrageous to some, this is a possible situation and in the end, a good critical thinker has to think of everything that can possibly happen. 



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Perks of Living On Campus at SCSU Midterm Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AEBA4STl5U&feature=youtu.be

8V: Mastery

Mastery:

                When you master something, you are one of the best people when you do it. You make minimal mistakes and basically are better than most, you might even be known for this talent. Some argue that you have to use something called deliberate practice, practicing for a purpose and doing it constantly and working on specific areas of mistake, for at least 10,000 hours or 10 years before you can become an expert. Yet others argue that, if you’re born with a natural talent, then you will take less time to become a master.

 Other vocab I learned this week:

• Sociobiology: human behavior best explained by evolution. The genes (strong/weak) you get from your parents/the way you look or genetics effect your life.
• Symbolic Internationalist: looks at language and gestures and movements of people and analyze them.  

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