Reflections on Week #1

1. Are there any factors that you think are going to affect your participation or experience in this class? Access to a computer?  Mobile/smart phone?  Transportation?  Friends/family? Schedule?

There aren’t any factors that I think are going to affect my participation or experience in this class. I do have activities out of school almost every day, however, it won’t affect me from getting my work done. Aside from the activities, there is always enough time for me to get my work done. I do have all the access to technologies, including a computer and a smartphone. I also have other necessary things that I will need to achieve in this class.  

2. Think of an awesome best ever learning experience that changed you. What did you learn? Where were you? What happened? Who else was there? Did it teach you anything about how you learn (or pay attention... or remember, or think?) How did you know what was happening?

One of the best and awesome experiences that changed me was going into Righetti High School. Going into high school where there was more than 3,000 people was very difficult for me because I was from a very small school with a graduating class of less than 25. Although I would usually be the loud and enthusiastic one in the class of familiar faces, going into high school made me a timid and fearful one. I wasn’t able to define the true side of myself, which led me to not participate in activities I could have done in school. However, as time progressed, I was able to really step out of my boundaries and communicate and socialize with unfamiliar faces. This helped me to become a better person and social person.

3. What are you most [excited/concerned] about in this class? What do you look forward to in learning?  How do you think it can/will make a practical difference in your life?

In this class, I’m most excited about what Dr. Preston will teach me that will help me prepare for the next four years in my life. I think he will be a huge factor in helping me in preparing me for college. What concerns me the most is the amount of works that is placed in front of us every night. I don’t think I ever had this much amount of work in the first week of school in 12 years of schooling. I feel try my best to stay on track to finish all the works, but it will be very tough. I’m also looking forward in more of open source learning.