End of Semester Conversation
This semester I strongly feel like I have grown in the content area goal of Design Sketching. Drawing is something I hated coming into this semester. It was never something that I liked doing and would avoid it as much as possible. In previous things that I had to draw, I would make my family members draw it for me because they in my opinion were much better than me. However, in engineering class drawing was something that I wanted to improve on. For our Innovation Project, while picking roles I decided to be the one in charge of our design sketch because I wanted to challenge myself. I knew that it would be difficult but then I realized that the only way to get better at sketching/drawing is to practice even though I didn’t feel comfortable with the idea of being completely in charge of our final sketch. I am extremely proud of my final design sketch, and I strongly feel like I have refined my work for the better. My first three drafts only had about two different views, however my final draft has 5 multiple views. I really pushed myself and after a lot of drafts I am happy with the work I have produced.
The cross disciplinary goal that I have grown in is collaboration. Working with others is something I truly love, and is something I really like that High Tech gives me the opportunity to do. I enjoy working with people I would have never really gotten to know if it wasn’t for working on a project together. During our Innovation project I was randomly put into a group with friends, and don't get me wrong I love my friends but it is sometimes not the best option. I get distracted really easily and the fact that my friends and I really like to talk sometimes makes getting the work done a struggle. However we knew from the start that we couldn’t get distracted. So, we all agreed that we had to actually work. In my opinion we all worked well together and even though we were individually in charge of certain thing, we all helped each other if we were stuck with something. Overall, I really grew in collaboration and being in a group with good friends really tested my ability to work with others in a positive way.
In the beginning of the year I set the goal that I wanted to work on my time management as well as my responsibility. I used to always wait until the last minute to turn in my things, but I knew that I wanted to change this bad habit. I have achieved this goal by turning in all my work on time and not having a late assignment. This was difficult at times because I would get caught up with honors and calculus but I still manage to turn in all my work,high quality work that I am truly proud of and shows all my hardwork.
Something I wish I would of would've worked on more is Solid works. It was really hard for me in the beginning when we had the little mini lessons, because it made no sense to me. I was very confused and just stressed because I didn't understand how to do. The class as a whole really challenged be, whether it was drawing or solid works. Even though I didnt focus on solid works, I decided to focus on improving my drawing skills instead. I really like the fact that I was challenged which is sometimes something I feel like I am not at High Tech. If we had another semester, I would've focused on Solid works, however we unfortunately only have a semester of engineering.
Overall I feel like I deserve an A because I truly did push myself. All the goals I set for myself I did achieve, and I worked hard every day. I came to class with a positive attitude and was willing to help my classmates as well as my groupmates with anything that they need help with. Engineering class really allowed me to challenge myself and the overall outcome of class was positive. I loved everything that I worked on in this class, and I know that what I learned here will help me in the future.