in class reflection
03.10.2013
Reflective assignment
The task sounded quite easy. We had to build a structure from old newspapers; the taller structure standing was going to be the winner. Rich gave us twenty minutes to complete the task, we had to work in groups, and choose a name that was going to represent our work.
I was a bit surprised, but not necessary worried as I knew I was quite creative when I was younger, and I found myself thinking back at my childhood and all the happy memories that came with it. The fact that I was now working with people that I had never worked before got me excited. In a way I am a shy person and I saw that as an opportunity to meet and talk to other students.
I had fun participating in this activity, and I tried to make myself useful as much as I could. I was the one who brought the paper for the sculpture and at my return I was told by the other girls in the group that we were going to build a rocket. I felt a bit disappointed as they took a decision while I was not there as it was supposed to be a group effort, but even if I felt we should have chosen a theme more specific to our nursing course I had to agree with them, as in a group the majority rules applies.
I had done the drawings with Ria, while the rest of the group prepared the stuffing for the cubic base we were building. Using lots of tape we managed to put together our sculpture, with a bit of effort as the twenty minutes Rich allocated at the beginning, were not quite enough. Everything went well, and I was quite proud of the finished product. I was amazed how well we worked with each other, and I was quite proud of what we have achieved.
We had not won, but I cannot say it was a fair result either. One of the groups made a patient and I can honestly say that it was the only sculpture that was aesthetic, one other rule of the task we were set. If I could change something, I would definitely speak up: the winning sculpture was indeed the tallest, but from my point of view it had
Reflective assignment
The task sounded quite easy. We had to build a structure from old newspapers; the taller structure standing was going to be the winner. Rich gave us twenty minutes to complete the task, we had to work in groups, and choose a name that was going to represent our work.
I was a bit surprised, but not necessary worried as I knew I was quite creative when I was younger, and I found myself thinking back at my childhood and all the happy memories that came with it. The fact that I was now working with people that I had never worked before got me excited. In a way I am a shy person and I saw that as an opportunity to meet and talk to other students.
I had fun participating in this activity, and I tried to make myself useful as much as I could. I was the one who brought the paper for the sculpture and at my return I was told by the other girls in the group that we were going to build a rocket. I felt a bit disappointed as they took a decision while I was not there as it was supposed to be a group effort, but even if I felt we should have chosen a theme more specific to our nursing course I had to agree with them, as in a group the majority rules applies.
I had done the drawings with Ria, while the rest of the group prepared the stuffing for the cubic base we were building. Using lots of tape we managed to put together our sculpture, with a bit of effort as the twenty minutes Rich allocated at the beginning, were not quite enough. Everything went well, and I was quite proud of the finished product. I was amazed how well we worked with each other, and I was quite proud of what we have achieved.
We had not won, but I cannot say it was a fair result either. One of the groups made a patient and I can honestly say that it was the only sculpture that was aesthetic, one other rule of the task we were set. If I could change something, I would definitely speak up: the winning sculpture was indeed the tallest, but from my point of view it had