Our criminal justice system suffers in many ways. One category that I think it suffers the most in is the fact that sentencing is very lenient. It focuses more on rehabilitation than punishment, which I think is affecting Canada greatly. Many criminals are released on bail and commit the same offences. If these criminals were punished more, it would make sure that society isn’t overrun by crime and protects the community. Because of this reason, I think that our criminal justice system should be more punitive.
Critical and Reflective Thinking Core Competency
I can analyze my own beliefs and consider views that do not fit with them. From the paragraph written above, it is clear that I can analyze my own beliefs. If someone were to disagree with it, I would try to understand their beliefs and have a deeper understanding of the topic at hand.
My strategies for collecting relevant information for specific tasks include researching and making sure that the information in hand is accurate and precise. Making sure that I am attentive in class and listening to the information given to me is another strategy for collecting relevant information.
I use evidence to make judgements or decisions as demonstrated in this essay. I made sure to include quotes from the movie and even though they weren’t accurate, (because I forgotten) I made sure that it still made sense. I made sure that I understood the evidence and how it relates to the essay.
I show that I value feedback from others by asking if they can read over my essay and make sure that I don’t have any mistakes. This is important because it made sure that my essay was as accurate and as good as possible. This clearly shows that I value feedback from others.
One goal that I have for myself moving forward is doing more research. I strive to put as much effort into my assignments as possible. However, stress from school and other areas of my life has affected the effort that I put in. I plan to manage my time better so that I can do more research and study more without having to worry about the stress in my life.
I feel that my education has gone really well this year. I have kept my grades up and continue to do so. I also feel that I have done really well improving my skills. I feel that my mental health has also been boosted and I have more of a sense of what I’m going to do in the future.
Areas to Improve
Goals
Action Plans
Study Habits
– I hope to study more and make sure that I am on top of my classes. – I hope to create a schedule and manage my time better so that I can make time for studying.
Disciplining Myself
– Making sure that I wake up early even if I don’t want to. – Making my bed every morning. – Doing things that I normally wouldn’t do and staying productive.
Include your answers to the following questions in your reflection:
What is your Inquiry Question? Has the focus of your inquiry shifted or changed since you wrote your Personal Learning Plan? Explain.
My focus for my Inquiry Question has not changed since I wrote my Personal Learning Plan. To be completely honest, I have not worked on my IDS project over the past months.
How is your time management? Are you using CENT time weekly to work on your Inquiry, or are you finding other time during the week?
During CENT time, I do not work on my IDS. I usually find myself working on my other assignments from my other classes. I don’t find any other times during the week to work on my IDS.
What resources (people, websites, apps, videos, etc.) have been most helpful?
Once again, since I have not been working on my IDS for a long time, I have not been able to see which resources have been most helpful, but from the progress I’ve made so far, the “HISTORY” website has been most helpful, giving me all the information, I need.
What challenges are you currently facing with your Inquiry? What challenges have you overcome?
Some challenges I am facing with my Inquiry is the fact that I am not setting aside any time to work on my IDS. I hope to overcome this challenge.
Describe your growth of a Core Competency through this inquiry process.
My growths in a Core Competency have not grown through this inquiry process, since I have not been working on the project.
How will you share what you have been learning, creating or planning in this Inquiry? Are you on track to share your learning by the end of May or early June?
I hope to complete my IDS project and share it through a PowerPoint presentation. I may be on track to share my learning by early June.
Will you continue working on this Inquiry, or parts of it, for your Capstone next year?
I may think about working on this Inquiry for my Capstone next year. This way, I am able to continue my learning and treat it in a more serious manner.
Throughout this project, I was able to demonstrate my abilities to research and gather pieces of information to something that makes sense. Some of my strengths were being able to organize my data and have them straight-forward and on topic. However, some of my weaknesses were not using as many sources, as it is necessary to have the right resources and the correct information. Although I did not use many resources, I am sure that I was able to complete my project with a high level of accuracy.
Core Competency – Communication
Since this project was a group project, it was crucial that everyone worked together so that a complete, on time and accurate project was handed in. My communication skills was great during this project, making sure that my group members were on task, that they knew their roles in the project and that they were balancing their roles with other classes were some of the responsibilities that I had during this project. I believe that my leadership and communications skills helped tremendously towards the project.
I demonstrated my critical thinking skills by being able to write a script with limited resources. With my group, we were able to showcase a script that we were proud of.
Core Competencies: Collaboration
I demonstrated my collaboration skills by working with my group and being able to share ideas and communicate different perspectives. I was able to work with my group members to be successful with this assignment.
Core Competencies: Presentation
I was able to show my presentation skills be being able to present my script with my group members in front of the class. I demonstrated strong skills of collaboration and presentation.
YouTube has been an ever-growing website with millions of people visiting it every day. There were many challenges towards achieving this success. Firstly, one of the co-founders of YouTube, Steve Chen, had many doubts about his company’s success, saying “there’s just not that many videos [he] want[s] to watch”. Like any other businessman starting up a new company, Steve was very worried and stressed that this company of his might crumble. However, I believe this gave Steve motivation to make his company better and I strongly agree this is the reason that YouTube is so successful today. Secondly, I think YouTube is popular all these years after because of the continuous success of many different content creators. Without these creators, YouTube would fall. They contribute heavily to YouTube’s relevancy and success. I also strongly disagree with what Steve had said in the beginning. Now, there are billions of videos for every occasion. From trendy, funny videos to serious talks, everyone can enjoy the videos released on YouTube daily. In conclusion, YouTube was slow in the beginning, but achieved great success with the diverse group of individuals that brighten up YouTube’s page.
I can examine evidence from various perspectives to analyze and make well-supported judgments about and interpretations of complex issues.
I believe that I completed this core competency perfectly in the paragraph that I wrote. Looking at different perspectives is crucial to analyzing complex issues. Everyone needs to be heard. Without content creators, YouTube would fall. Without YouTube, content creators would fall. I believe that everyone plays a part in the success of each other.
When I need to boost my mood or re-focus, I tend to find that I pre-occupy myself with unproductive things. I plan to set aside these aspects that negatively affect my studies and well-being. Some ways I can do this is by: turning off my phone, playing music that boosts my mood and allows me to focus, making sure I’m not mid-conversation with someone, getting schoolwork done as quickly as possible and making it my first priority. These are just some way that I plan to re-focus and boost my mood.
Some of the ways I work to build and maintain relationships are by making sure that I always have a positive attitude every day. I make sure the needs of those relationships are met and help in any way I can. I plan to strive further into my goal to maintain my relationships by continuing the contributions that I implement into them.
If I notice that my group members are wavering, that’s a sign that my group needs help and we can get support by making sure we are all on the same page or asking a teacher for further instructions. This is of utmost importance because every single person needs to play their part to be a successful student and also a valuable peer. I plan to ensure that my group is on the same page and on the path to success.
I am feeling very tired and sad. A lot of things have happened on the weekend and it has been affecting me.
Personal Health and Wellness
My personal health and wellness has not been great. Many things have affected me mentally and everything has been physically exhausting. However, I am coping by talking to people who I trust and love.
Core Competency Reflection
I am kind to others, and support others when they need it. In gym class, I let my teammates shine and let them show their skills and was supportive towards them by giving them the motivation to succeed.
I find it easy to be part of a group. I am extroverted, so talking to other people and being in a group is my strong suit.
I can identify my strengths and identify my potential. I always give my all in PHE. Being able to do so made me succeed in many sports.
I take on roles and responsibilities in a group; I do my share. Whenever I am in a group, I make sure that all of the tasks given to me are done and also encourage my group members to finish their tasks.
Communication is a big part in everyday life. Tasks are done, ideas are brought forth and your fresh coffee is brewed when you order it. Communication in our group was not the best. We didn’t have any contact with each other outside of class, and many times group members did not show up. However, we were still able to communicate our ideas and come up with a simplistic, yet elegant, little world that encompasses our physics project that we are very proud of.
Core Competencies – Thinking:
Everyone thinks in their own little way. Different thoughts and views shape the world as we know it. In our project, thinking about where and how we would use different forms of energy was a prime example of our thinking skills. We were able to plan things out, know where everything went and how it all falls together. In addition, thinking about time management and when things would be done was a big aspect in the success of our project.
Core Competencies – Personal and Social:
Personal and social contributions happen every second of every day. To narrow it down to myself, I contributed an excess amount to the project, almost too much. I am a very hard worker, and getting things done myself and in a group is one of my strengths. Almost everything you see in the video I have contributed on. I was responsible for planning with my group members and recording the video. In addition, I also created a script for all of us. However, I was not able to send it to my group members. For a last resort, I decided to do the whole voice recording, sacrificing some of my own marks and taking the blame so that it would be fair to my group members.
