~Final Assessment~

At the beginning of the year, my main goal was to just narrow possible job choices for myself. I came into this class unsure of what I really wanted to do in the future. Although, that choice is hard to finalize at the moment I think with the Career Cruising assignment, it made things much simpler. It helped to narrow down the requirements and things I needed to keep track of, including grades and finances. I think in the beginning of the semester and even towards the middle, I didn't really participate in commenting on other peoples' work to help them. With the health projects that we did, it definitely gave me an opportunity to comment on other projects. I feel as a group (Kiran, Danilyn and I) we came up with a bunch of questions that helped other groups. One thing that I feel I did well on was putting in actual effort. At the beginning I really wanted the reassurance of having job options narrowed so I won't be completely freaking out by the time grade 12 comes around. I was also looking forward to making a resume so I could get a job and not really do it all by myself. It was helpful to have other comment suggestions on what I could add or remove. Another thing that I found useful were the quizzes that we took earlier this semester to give us a better idea of what we were capable of doing and how our personalities matched up with multiple jobs. It really helped to narrow down a huge range of opportunities especially in the medical field.

Process: Nutrition log- I think just remembering to actually take pictures when I was about to eat was a challenge. I chose this piece for 'process' just because it was a process to gather all my pictures and making sure that I remember to take pictures of all the stuff I did eat. One thing I did learn from the nutrition unit + the nutrition blog is just that I could pay more attention to labels. I could also benefit by using skim milk instead of 1%. If I were to do this assignment again, I don't think I would change anything just because my views on nutrition have been pretty consistent throughout the year. I try to keep my consumption balanced between healthy and somewhat unhealthy foods.
Improvement: health projects- I commented on other peoples' projects in order to help them (adding to the learning environment) The reason I chose this aspect was because towards the beginning of the semester and even towards the middle, I didn't comment a lot on other peoples' stuff. This unit allowed me to actually assist others with their work. Also, other peoples' comments were sometimes helpful when adding to our presentation. If I were to do the entire semester over, I think I would just be more consistent with commenting on other peoples' stuff. Commenting on the health presentations allowed me to think critically and help enhance the learning environment of this class.
Perseverance: Cover letter (near the bottom) - Only because I really was not sure as to which job I wanted to apply to. It was hard to be specific with how my skills match up with the job description when I didn't know where I wanted to apply. If I were to do this assignment again I think I would just have a set place that I would apply at. While doing this I had to be quite vague to capture all the aspects of retail and how I can add to it. This also showed me how organized I would need to be when applying for a job. I would need to base my cover letter on the skills that the job description shows and how they relate to me. If I were to re-do this assignment, I would get more people to take a look at my writing to see if I made any mistakes grammatically.
Risk Taking: planning field trip- I don't normally venture out to try new things that often but I did volunteer and participate for a bunch of the activities that we did. I guess the reason I chose the field trip for 'risk taking' was to showcase that I was actually eager and interested in what was going on at that trip. Even if I'm not necessarily planning on going into that spectrum of jobs, it was a great way to be exposed in case I do change my mind later on. What I took away from this is that an experience can be much more enjoyable if I put myself in a more outgoing mindset.
Favourite: Resume (near the bottom) - It was one of the things I was most looking forward to in this class. I want to get a summer job so this will definitely be used in the future. I can take this starting draft and add to it in the future instead of starting from scratch. With resumes in general, I feel like you need to really be sure of your skills and how you can help enhance the place your applying to.
Something of Personal Significance: YPI- Even though our group didn't win, it was still nice to visit the SOS Children's village BC and see how lucky we truly are. It was a good way for us to acknowledge the different social issues that are in not just our community but all around the world. It was great for us to actually go to the village that's set up locally and to see how it impacts so many lives. Also, talking to Kistie, the education coordinator and village manager, really inspires you to venture out and make a difference even in the smallest way. Through this opportunity, I learned that there are so many social issues that need to be addressed.
Burn It: nutrition log- I don't like documenting what I eat. It was difficult to remember to take pictures right before I was about to eat. From this assignment, I realized I should be more careful with what I put into my body. Also, just easy substitutions can help with my health (pop-water, 2% milk- skim, white bread-brown bread,etc).

 Throughout this class, I've been attending on time and been pretty consistent with self-regulating my learning.  I've finished my assignments on time and most of them in class. I think in the final assessment I should get a G. I've put a lot of thought into most of my assignments since I know they can help me out in the future. Overall, I think I should get an A (88-92%)