Moment of Pride
So far this semester, I am most proud of the work I did on the Soul Machine. With the help of Mr. Poole, I created a metal and wood Ferris wheel that spins as the soul machine walks forward. Although there is still a lot of improvement I need to do to advance my skills in both welding and cutting things, I am very proud of what I made. To create my Ferris wheel, I needed to push myself out of my comfort zone. I had to learn how to weld and use power tools to cut down metal. Learning how to use power tool to cut down the metal was simple. Learning how to weld was another story. When I first begun to weld, I had begun to get discouraged because I wasn't doing a very good job. But as I continued to do it, it began to look more like the example welds Mr. Poole had showed us. I am most proud of this moment because it showed me that I cannot get discouraged of doing something just because I am not good at it at the beginning. This moment was more than just learning how to weld and use power to tools, but it was a moment of realization that with a little practice you can do anything.
The second thing I am most proud of is the Ferris Wheel creation other peers and I created. I was really stoked to see that my pod had the most artistic soul machine and I was a part of the artistic creation. Seeing it complete with the sound and lights and the Ferris wheel in front of it made me realize how simple things can really make something wonderful. Although my building of the Ferris wheel was not perfect, I really loved the way it came out.
The second thing I am most proud of is the Ferris Wheel creation other peers and I created. I was really stoked to see that my pod had the most artistic soul machine and I was a part of the artistic creation. Seeing it complete with the sound and lights and the Ferris wheel in front of it made me realize how simple things can really make something wonderful. Although my building of the Ferris wheel was not perfect, I really loved the way it came out.
Moment of Struggle
My moment of pride was also one of my moments of struggle. In the beginning of the project I was unsure if I was going to be able to complete it because I did not know how to weld or use power tools. When I had to cut down the metal, I begun to get discouraged because the metal pieces were coming out in different sizes. I began to get annoyed and frustrated, but I managed to get over it. After cutting the metal down I had to weld. Welding was difficult for me. At the beginning I was so intimidated by welding I did not want to work on it. I preferred to help other people with their parallel projects. And once the deadline for the project was approaching I had to force myself to do it. My welds at the beginning were horrible to say the least. Seeing my horrible welds made me question if I could actually complete my project. For the sake of my project, I practiced a little by trying out different methods to see which one worked. By doing this I managed to see what I was doing wrong and my welding was great.
Core Growth Area
During this semester I believed I grew in both courage and pride. I grew in courage because I needed to step out of my comfort zone to learn how to weld and use tools I have never used before. Going into my soul machine parallel project, I thought someone else was going to weld for me. I would've never thought that I was going to have to do it myself. I did not have enough trust in myself to do these things because I thought I was going to mess up. But in order to finish my project I need to push myself out of m comfort zone and actually try to do it. When I pushed myself out of my comfort zone I realized that I can do anything as long as I put my mind to it. I gained courage by having to push myself outside of what I was used to working on.
The next thing I grew in was pride. I grew in this because I realized that my parallel project was pretty cool. And it was a part of the only soul machine that hard art included in it. I realized that I needed to be proud of the work I created and not only be proud of it but also show it off.
The next thing I grew in was pride. I grew in this because I realized that my parallel project was pretty cool. And it was a part of the only soul machine that hard art included in it. I realized that I needed to be proud of the work I created and not only be proud of it but also show it off.
Goals
My main goal I have for the rest of the year is to improve on collaboration. I have never been to fond of it and have always preferred to work alone. I have only had few instances where I had a good experience working with other people. During my work on the soul machine, I did not really work with anyone else except for Mr. Poole. The only other instances I worked with someone else was when I had to place the art panels on the soul machine. I think this is an important thing to work on for next semester because collaboration is going to be part of college as well.