So the creative part of this assignment, I created an illustrated flow chart kinda of how a donut gets made in the store and finishes its journey in your stomach.
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Taste
For 23 years I have not tried a Jelly Donut. I've always like the glazed ones, so I stuck to them. I don't like trying something new if that's all i'm having for dinner or something because then I wouldn't have anything else to eat. Yes I like food. So this past Sunday morning (yes the day before this assignment was due - way too much going on with school..part of college) I tried a Jelly donut. At first I was hesitant because I thought it would taste like strawberries for some reason (another type of food I don't like), so I stuck my tongue out at it to get a little taste of it. To much surprise, I didn't turn it away the second time. I ate the donut, not really paying attention to my other senses because I was concentrating on the taste aspect. Lets just say.. if I was offered a jelly donut to eat and it was the only thing available, i'd eat it.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Fear Assignment
In what ways do you notice fear in my life?
Well, as far as creatively, I've always had this "fear" if you will that my work isn't good enough compared to everyone else's. MAS students are living in a competitive field where, if your work isn't good enough, you're not getting the job. As sad as this sounds, that's how the entire world works as well. Employers aren't willing to work with people anymore to make them better, they want someone who knows how to do everything already so they can make the company more money. That's why I'm thankful for professors who are willing to sit down with you one on one and teach you, instruct you and guide you and in the way that you should be doing things.
What does fear keep you from experiencing?
Fear or something that you are not comfortable with, can keep a person from doing a lot of things. For me with the fear of that my work isn't good enough, it keeps me from reaching out and grabbing side jobs for extra cash or keeps me from using every part of me to create something innovative, new or just creative in general. I'm not coming down on myself by any means because I still have lots that I can still learn from this field, I just need to be able to "step out" and do something and learn from it.
What is the use of fear in my life?
Lately, I've been doing things that I wouldn't do on an everyday basis. With the fear of my work isn't good enough, comes in my skill level isn't as high as someone else whose been in all of the same classes that i've been taking. I've taken that and applied it to my capstone project. I'm doing something that iv'e never done before - build a robot. I have great interest in it and want to do something new and exciting.
How does fear affect my life, especially in terms of creativity?
Going back to the first question, it's all about the competitive field that MAS students are in. We are competing for all the same job openings. We are all showing our work to the same employers and whether or not our work is good enough, we still may not get that job that we want or need.
My hypothesis..
Students will understand my point and make something on their own.
- - - - - - - - PART 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PART 2 - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - PART 2 - - - - - - -
What I presented:
In class I explained how we are all in the same line of work for careers, and we are all fighting for that one spot that one job. I went on to talk about how, to me, I feel like my work isn't as good as others or as good as it should be for company standards. I brought in play-doh and gave a container to everyone in the class. I explained to them that whatever you make, is good enough in your eyes and what you think is great.
I was pleased of how everyone took the play-doh and started creating things from their imaginations and thoughts and made things. Looking around the room as the other students were creating their contraptions, some had smiles on their faces, enjoying what they were doing. Others had a straight face or puzzled look while trying to figure out what to make or how to finish their creation.
Change or no change???
I would not change anything about my project, simply because I got the result that I was looking for. Even though I didn't know what everyone was going to do with the play-doh, no one went out of the box and did something strange with it. The students enjoyed what they were doing.
- - - - - - - - PART 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PART 3 - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - PART 3 - - - - - - -
The one fear project that stood out to me the most or the project that I could connect with the most would be the the one done by Jasmine. Jasmine's project consisted of letting out or "ranting" about anything that was bothering you, whether it be about another student, faculty member, or anything in general about life.
I was able to connect with it strongly because I felt like what I had to say, could change how higher education was taught or how it engages students. My "rant" if you will, was that college needs to still be taught so that students can get a degree or certificate in the area of study that they wish, but all colleges seem to be stuck in a mold across the world. My proposal is that colleges will allow students or just anyone sit in, in a class that they would like to learn more about. For example, if a business man works for a large firm, but needs to brush up on his skills in a certain field, he would be able to sit in in a class that is being taught at his local college. Students or non-students would pay per class block. So overall, while students can still get degrees with a program of study that will guide them along the way, others can sit in in a class and just learn because they want to learn something different that day.
Jasmine's project correlates with my project well. My Project was how I felt that my work wasn't good enough to make it to the industry or up to par with the other students. In a way, I was able to rant about that and tell it to other students along with my professor, but it helps me creatively in a different way. It allows me not to take my work and compare it side to side with other students work, but to how it compares to my past work that i've created. As long as i'm progressing in my own way, I don't care what others think.
Well, as far as creatively, I've always had this "fear" if you will that my work isn't good enough compared to everyone else's. MAS students are living in a competitive field where, if your work isn't good enough, you're not getting the job. As sad as this sounds, that's how the entire world works as well. Employers aren't willing to work with people anymore to make them better, they want someone who knows how to do everything already so they can make the company more money. That's why I'm thankful for professors who are willing to sit down with you one on one and teach you, instruct you and guide you and in the way that you should be doing things.
What does fear keep you from experiencing?
Fear or something that you are not comfortable with, can keep a person from doing a lot of things. For me with the fear of that my work isn't good enough, it keeps me from reaching out and grabbing side jobs for extra cash or keeps me from using every part of me to create something innovative, new or just creative in general. I'm not coming down on myself by any means because I still have lots that I can still learn from this field, I just need to be able to "step out" and do something and learn from it.
What is the use of fear in my life?
Lately, I've been doing things that I wouldn't do on an everyday basis. With the fear of my work isn't good enough, comes in my skill level isn't as high as someone else whose been in all of the same classes that i've been taking. I've taken that and applied it to my capstone project. I'm doing something that iv'e never done before - build a robot. I have great interest in it and want to do something new and exciting.
How does fear affect my life, especially in terms of creativity?
Going back to the first question, it's all about the competitive field that MAS students are in. We are competing for all the same job openings. We are all showing our work to the same employers and whether or not our work is good enough, we still may not get that job that we want or need.
My hypothesis..
Students will understand my point and make something on their own.
- - - - - - - - PART 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PART 2 - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - PART 2 - - - - - - -
What I presented:
In class I explained how we are all in the same line of work for careers, and we are all fighting for that one spot that one job. I went on to talk about how, to me, I feel like my work isn't as good as others or as good as it should be for company standards. I brought in play-doh and gave a container to everyone in the class. I explained to them that whatever you make, is good enough in your eyes and what you think is great.
I was pleased of how everyone took the play-doh and started creating things from their imaginations and thoughts and made things. Looking around the room as the other students were creating their contraptions, some had smiles on their faces, enjoying what they were doing. Others had a straight face or puzzled look while trying to figure out what to make or how to finish their creation.
Change or no change???
I would not change anything about my project, simply because I got the result that I was looking for. Even though I didn't know what everyone was going to do with the play-doh, no one went out of the box and did something strange with it. The students enjoyed what they were doing.
- - - - - - - - PART 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PART 3 - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - PART 3 - - - - - - -
The one fear project that stood out to me the most or the project that I could connect with the most would be the the one done by Jasmine. Jasmine's project consisted of letting out or "ranting" about anything that was bothering you, whether it be about another student, faculty member, or anything in general about life.
I was able to connect with it strongly because I felt like what I had to say, could change how higher education was taught or how it engages students. My "rant" if you will, was that college needs to still be taught so that students can get a degree or certificate in the area of study that they wish, but all colleges seem to be stuck in a mold across the world. My proposal is that colleges will allow students or just anyone sit in, in a class that they would like to learn more about. For example, if a business man works for a large firm, but needs to brush up on his skills in a certain field, he would be able to sit in in a class that is being taught at his local college. Students or non-students would pay per class block. So overall, while students can still get degrees with a program of study that will guide them along the way, others can sit in in a class and just learn because they want to learn something different that day.
Jasmine's project correlates with my project well. My Project was how I felt that my work wasn't good enough to make it to the industry or up to par with the other students. In a way, I was able to rant about that and tell it to other students along with my professor, but it helps me creatively in a different way. It allows me not to take my work and compare it side to side with other students work, but to how it compares to my past work that i've created. As long as i'm progressing in my own way, I don't care what others think.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)