Scenario 2

About the Project

I became Partner 2 and I researched about family and divorce laws to help me get what I want from our separation agreement. Me and my partner, Andrea, actively argued throughout this agreement to reach a middle point. However, I was aggressive in my agreements and pushed to get my wants and succeeded. We wrote the divorce agreement using an actual online form for a real divorce.

Core Competency Reflection

I can analyze evidence to make judgements.

I looked at divorce/family laws to see if I am in a good position to get what I want from our agreements and also backed off from arguments when I thought I was going to lose.

I consider more than one way to proceed in an investigation.

I used common sense and used information from family/divorce laws to help me with my arguments. I also tried bargaining with Andrea such as me getting one thing I want and me giving her something she wants.

I can form new ideas to create new things. I can also build on the ideas of others.

As I researched about specific laws, there were more related laws to it that I could use against my partner. I also took some ideas my partner was arguing about and researched on it to make it my own point to counter her.

I can recognize my emotions and use strategies to manage them.

I got really into the argument and had moments where I was actually annoyed at my situation. I negotiated with my partner and put holds into our argument when it gets really heated, so we can both relax and start the argument peacefully. I also used my annoyed self to push my arguments harder and put pressure on my partner.

I can be kind to others, and support others when they need it. (my goal)

I focused on winning the argument too much that I could’ve came out as too aggressive towards my partner. I will try to care about my partner’s marks also and try to be more nice and mindful of their position as well.

Curricular Competency Reflection

I thought about a lot of ideas that I could use for my arguments as well as counter arguments I could make against my partner. I did a lot of research relating to divorce/family laws and made me understand more about the difficulties of divorce processes. I was able to communicate with my partner well to eventually come into an agreement after a long argument, which helped us write a lot of notes for this project. I realized that I am good at conveying my ideas.