24. Final Self assessment

A) Assignments: I completed 15/17 assignments. I think put enough effort into these assignments. I think I started to work really hard at the beginning of this class, but then it started to go down, but I think I'm all caught up now. I think my writing has improved really well from this class. I'm good at making stories and poems, but I think I need to work on making my blog posts longer. 

I've learn to be more responsible for my actions and my learning. I've learn how I write and begin sentences and using periods in the right places and commas and indenting. 

I think I deserve 25% for assignments because they aren't really long assignments but they do make sense and have a purpose. I'm also missing a couple assignments.

B) Comments: I really haven't made a lot of comments on other blogs because I find it kind of hard, I don't really want to argue if it comes to that and normally I will just write really nice things because I can't really say if its not good or they should do this or that. I've commented on like Fernando, Cody,  Diego,  and Allen's blogs posts. I've said things like good job, or I agree with them. I like seeing the comments I get because it makes me write better because I know what I'm doing wrong or when people write nice things, I feel proud of my self. 

 I really like the community learning because I've learned to be independent, responsible and mature. There are many other ways of learning then just listening to a teacher. 

I would give my self 25% for comments.

C) Self regulations: I think I did average on controlling my behavior and learning this semester. I've never skipped, my absents have been excused every time. I have missed 10 classes and I've never been late. I think I'm normally on task, I do get my work done responsibly. When I would miss a class, I'd normally do it at home while I'm a way or get it done right away in class the next day. I think I've helped other self esteem, by helping them with their blogs and teaching them from my own learning. I've never been negative to anyone in this class, I even watched what I say before i comment on a post because I don't want to argue or hurt feelings. I think when I did my genius hour project, I proved to everyone that I've actually wanted to learn about something that I care about and wanted them to learn about it too. 

I've learn that I can be mature and responsible but sometimes lazy. I've learn that I am caring and sensitive. I've learn to work with others and able to handle what people say to me over the comments. I think the only thing I need to change about my self is to not be so lazy and make some goals for my self. 

I think I deserve 30% for self regulations because I think I am responsible for my own actions and I do come to class and learn a lot. 

D) Genius hour: I chose Wi-fi for my project because I think it's important to know about it while everyone is using it at this very moment. I planned my project by doing it in sections, what is it? How to use it and how to access it, all in one movie, with the recording of my voice. I think I used my time wisely when making my project. My peers really liked my presentation, I feel that they learned a lot and they were interested. From the comments I learn that I'm good a speaker and a good presenter. 

The purpose of genius hour is to learn about things on your own, you don't always need a teacher, you can be your own teacher. Mr. Neuf didn't teach me about wi-fi, I learned it on my own, even though he did give me some information I didn't know. I come to school because I don't want to be stupid all my life, I want to at least know some stuff, I like learning about interesting things. I like learning how to be responsible. 

22. the point of this class was

 The purpose of this class is to teach ourselves. We have been taught to be responsible for our own actions. It's our responsibility to come to class, it's our responsibility to do our work and actually care. I come to this class because for me I need to be more responsible and mature. Mr. Neuf doesn't control us, we control ourselves. If I didn't come to class one day, I find ways to catch up, I either do it at home while I'm away or I get it done the next day at school. It's hard to think of things on the top of your head when writing a blog post, so that's why some of us use wiki or YouTube to help us.

23. My genius hour response

When I presented my genius hour project, I thought I did pretty well. Instead of speaking my presentation out loud to the whole class, I recorded my voice into a movie I made. My speaking was clear and loud. The words on the screen was clear to see. I made a lot of sense, so i think everyone learn something from my presentation. I had a lot of information. There were a lot of questions asked.

21. Basic human needs

 Everyday I wake up at 7:30 and put on the clean clothes I normally organized the night before. I put on a comfortable outfit like jeans, a shirt, sweater and a jacket. I walk to school alone at around 7:43, normally half a sleep still. I go to my locker first, then to my science class and text my boyfriend that I'm at school. I do all my notes in science but I get distracted by texting on my ipod. At lunch I go home and shower, because I'm to lazy to shower in the morning. I have a spare after lunch so I'm back at school for 4th block. After Comm class I try to get on the 3:40 o'clock bus to Langley with my boyfriend or we go to his house in Delta. I normally go out for dinner with him and his dad, to either white-spot, Mcdonalds, subways, boston pizza or little Caesars. I then get home around 9:30 or 10, I organize my clothes then I go to bed. I enjoy everyday but sometimes I wish I wanted to get a job or get my license, but I just have so much fun everyday, going to new places, restaurants and meeting new people. I don't really have lots of homework or any classes to study for so I don't really have any work to do because when I do, I normally do it in my spare or in my art class.

(Fun) Eating at restaurants, getting home late.
(Survival) Going to school, being able to learn.
(Freedom) I don't have a curfew.
(Power)
(belonging) My clothing belongs to me, my own group, called comfyness.

I don't think my choices are negative, maybe go to bed earlier.

20. Human behavior to hotel Rwanda

Kids at Sullivan Heights have some similarities with Rwanda kids because they have groups and they get judged. At Sullivan there are the popular groups and non-popular groups. The popular groups judge the non-popular groups.

For example: As soon as you see someone wearing glasses and a button shirt, you automatically think they are a nerd/geek/smart. Or if someone wears all black and converse, you automatically think they are emo or gothic.

People are so quick to judge, what if those people who wear all black just love the colour black and they are very happy, get good grades and loves life, you don't know until you give them a chance.

Or like a hot tall blonde with a lot of friends, you automatically think they are a slut and dumb. She could be a straight A student that has never had a boyfriend and is waiting to have sex till marriage.

19. Poem

My poem is based on a real experience between my mom and I.


    Tonight is December 28th 2005, we didn't know she was addicted all this time. My brothers and I were way to young to understand what was going on, we don't cry. Before my dad sat us down to tell us what has happened, I run to my room to get my blanket and Kurt and Kyle are fooling around. I come running back and jump on my dad bed and he says in calm voice with his head down. "Kids your mom has past away." We didn't understand, we saw her the day before, December 27th for the first time in 6 months, she looked fine. In grade 7, I then fully understood her passing.

  

Drugs.

To young to understand, we don't cry.

Were fooling around why should dad even try?

She looked fine the day before?

How can mom not be here anymore?

The day of her funeral her sister screams!

I'm sorry, I'm sorry!

It's all my fault

and she gets escorted out of the scene.

I understand now.

She had died from an overdose.

God dammit!

There was more left in her heart shaped locket.

Why do people even do this?

People ruining their lives all over the world because

they just can't get enough of it?

Doing drugs doesn't make you cool.

It makes your life a cruel

place.

That no one should face.

   I think this relates to hotel Rwanda because some people are forced to do something they don't want to do. When you do drugs you loose the ability to learn. The hutus didn't care for the tootsies therefore when you do drugs, you loose ability to care. The people in Rwanda that killed others, were on drugs. 

18. Song, poem, or story that relates to Hotel Rwanda

There is book called Fahrenheit 451 which I think relates to Hotel Rwanda because it relates to the topic of noneducational circumstances. It's about an fireman who burns books in a futuristic American city. He start fires rather than putting them out.