Study Skills

task 1
1.) getting to class on time: I would like to work on this because sometimes i show up to class late. It's easy to become distracted with social stuff, and lose track of the time, especially when there is no bell indicating that it's time to go to class! I think that I should work on becoming a little more "organized" so that I do not become so overwhelmed with work at school. I should organizes my notebooks, and notes, and class stuff so that it is easier for me to get started when i do show up for class! but lately i have not been tardy as much, so I have been improving!
2.) Taking good notes: I think that this is a big one for me. I don't mid taking notes, but i seem to have a hard time taking good, helpful ones. I think that i should learn how to abbreviate and shorten my notes, so that when i refer back to them, i will actually understand what it is that i wrote down.

task 2
a.) taking better notes:
paying better attention
writting fast
use symbols and abbreviations
review notes after class
ask questions

b.)procrastination
-i should work on having more motivation, stop worrying so much about the assignments, stop having such high standards about my work, stop disliking the tasks so much, and concentrate more!

My experience at the daycare...
To be honest, I thought that I was going to dislike it a lot! But after spending the day there, I ended up learning so much. I had a lot of fun, and I really got to experience what it is like having to take care of lots of different young children. I did not think that it was going to be as hard as it was! I noticed that my biggest concern with working with the children, was their safety. I made sure that each child was secure, and safe throughout the entire day. Which I am proud of, because I feel that I did a pretty good job for a first timer. I sort of struggled with keeping each child from putting every single little thing in their mouths! But i did make sure that I cleaned each toy at the end of the day, before I left.
Cleaning the center was the only thing that I disliked, although it wasn't even THAT bad to begin with. I jsut don't like cleaning very much in general..My first time at my service learning was very interesting to me, I look foward to going again in the weeks to come, I enjoyed it, and I adore each of the children I got to work with, already!

Attendace and Timeliness

task 1
My personal time log before my servive learning:
1. wake up, take shower
2. pick out clothes
3. put on makeup
4. pack lunch
5.leave 20 minutes early to have enough time to get there early.
- i think that my routine is pretty solid. I am never late, and I don't think that I waste too much time, I stick to the same routine every single day, and it seems to work for me pretty well...

Task 2:
-i can impliment time mamagement into my daily life by keeping a good solid schedule, and going by it every day. Having good sleep patterns help, and so does eating a nice breakfast in the morning may help for me to not get ran down. always keeping track of the time also can help.
-I get overwhelmed with obligations all the time. What i do is just try to stay calm, and try to breath. Never give up, keep trying and trying until you are satisfied with your work. take one thing at a time, and do whatever you have to do with a good effort.

lesson 9: ATTITUDE

task 1
Whether or not I react positively or negatively to the different situations in my life really jsut depends on the situation. I TRY to be a positive person, and go throughout my day with a smile, but if something bad happens, then ofcoarse, I tend to get a little angry, or upset. I do try to work on that though. For example, my job usually has a huge effact on my moods. I work so much and if i feel overwhelmed, i usually shut myself out/away from everyone and everything. I hate feeling that way, but it seems to happen alot with my busy schedule. I also get very frustrated when I have too much to do, and so little time to do it. When school and work and daily tasks are piling up, i get very irritated, and can be very negative. Thats definately something I should try to work on..

task 2
With my job i try to go above and beyond. Even if i am having the worst day ever, I just cover the emotion up with a smile. only because my biggest thing is customer service, and I try to treat the paying customers well. Thats something that i AM actually proud of, I have alot of patience in that area. With my service learning experience I can assume that it will be the same exact way..

task 3
Other people's attitudes def. can effect your life in positive/negative ways. ONLY if you let it though. I use to let other people get me down, but now I just learned to push those negative attitudes out of my life permanitly.I try to surround myself with uplifting people. I refuse to hang out with negative, mean people. I've grown out of that, and there is no need for those sort of people in my life. I want to be the best i can be, and excell, so keeping positive, good friends is really important to me.

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