1. This semester has been interesting to say the least. A lot
has happened in my life. I lost family, I lost love, I totaled
my first car, I was disowned by my father, I lost friends, I
made new friends, I got a new car, I have learned to think
twice about my actions. I have learned to listen to my
parents more. I have also learned about time
management. I learned that one a little late though. I am
writing this the night before it is due. I have had the whole
weekend, I chose instead to hang out with my friends and
go have fun. Iʼm paying for it now. I have two tests to study
for and I have to finish writing this.
I had been dreading this semester since I first learned
about the senior project. Everyone had always told me
how hard it was. How much they hated it. How it was such
a waste of their time. It wasnʼt until this year that my older
friends finally told me that it wasnʼt that bad. As long as I
did everything on time and didnʼt procrastinate I would be
fine. They were right. The research paper was easy. I
found more than plenty of resources and since it is a topic
I am passionate about, doing the research and writing the
paper was the easiest part of the project. I thought it would
be the worst. Then came the hours portion of the project.
At first I had trouble with this part. My mentorʼs students
went to their extra curricular classes during the time period
I would be able to work with them. As if that wouldnʼt be
tricky enough, I totaled my car a week before I was going
to start my hours. It took some work but, I went with my
mentor to the other classes and secured permission from
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2. those teachers to observe and work with the students
while they were with them. Doing the hours was my
favorite part. I absolutely loved working with the children.
When I started this project I had an idea that I may want to
be an elementary school teacher but I wasnʼt dead set on
it. I used the senior project as a chance to see if it was the
career path that I wanted to follow. With the senior project
I learned that it is. Working with the kids and helping them
learn and watching them grow brings me joy and a sense
of accomplishment. getting to South Elementary school to
do those hours was less difficult than I thought it would be.
I fixed the problem of having no car by asking my mom
and some friends for rides there and back. My friends just
asked for a little gas money in return. The only thing about
the senior project that I have found difficult so far is the
Iweb. I am good with the apple computers but I had a lot of
trouble with that. I felt like it fought me the whole way. I
finally got everything besides this final reflection put in on
Friday. I am excellent with keynote so creating my
presentation should be a breeze. The only thing I am
worried about is the speech. I have no problem talking to
people. I am just worried I may trip over my words or
forget where I am in my speech.
All in all I am grateful that Mooresville Senior High Scool
has the senior project. It has taught me so much in just a
few short months. I feel like I have grown as a student. I
feel more ready for college and the world of work. I believe
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3. I am better prepared for the challenges I will face in these
places.
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