Hi welcome back to my blog. We had to write a post for our mPols (mid year presentation of learning) so here it is.

What I had trouble with

I had trouble with the poetry project as I don’t really like poetry. But I tried my best to add meaning and thought by taking my time when writing my poems. I found if I tried my best that it was not so hard and managed to create all 9 poems. I also managed to show my worldview in poetry something I thought would be a challenge, but I managed to create a book that did show my worldview in poetry. 

Decisions about how I approached my projects this year
With most projects I thought I should just complete it to the best of my skill, but on the board game and lazar projects I decided to push my self to create the best work I could possibly do. In the board game me and Cam decided to make a box to go with the game as it would be easier to store it. Every time I thought I was done, the next class we would add to it to see if it made the game better and thats how we got to that outcome. In the lazar project I kept making sure that what we built would actually work. In doing that I noticed and corrected multiple flaws  in the build, including the box size and the fact the position of the lazar stand got bumped out of place.

How I used my time

At first I did not really pay attention and just played games. But after deciding that I should stop, with a bit of help I now don’t game in class and instead actually work on the task we are supposed to do. So because of that in my opinion I have been doing better in class.

What I would change

I would change a few things that I did not do well on because after a little  evaluation they don’t really show how much I normally try due to me sometimes being lazy or rushing my work. But I am happy with how much I have learned and how much I think I have progressed towards my ambitious learning goal this year.

what I need to work on
I need to work on a my focusing skills more as I still have a short attention span where I can work nonstop with out going of task. But I have improved a lot and now if I try and hopefully may be able to manage a whole school day with out trying even if we are doing something that does not interest me (its rare but when it happens I get really off task). I think if I keep up what I am doing and improve it I will reach my goal.

Important things I learned as a PLP learner
In maker we had many fun projects that helped me realize what I was as a PLP member, a student and that I could create good results in things I am not skilled at like art and photography. I learned a lot about my iPad and the things I can do on it. I also improved on not getting distracted by video games in class. I hope to improve everything I can next semester and even if I don’t like what I’m learning just try my best to do my best.

what I would do better
If I could change anything about my work I would increase the quality and depth of my work on the start of the year as I don’t think I did well on that. I also would have wanted to try harder al well as I think I could do a better job when I comes do doing my work. So I want to work on that and work on getting to my learning goals this year. I think if I try my best I will complete my goal as I have already made so much progress in my opinion it would be a bad idea not to finish it.  I learned a lot and am proud of how much I learned so far, I hope to learn more next semester. 

Thanks