I have leaned that knife skills are actually a very important part of the culinary arts industry. Throught this course I have learned many ways and techniques on how to prepare different cuts. I have realized that knife skills take time and practice to get good at just like anything and I also feel like i have improved over the course time. Knife skills are an essential as it ensures that we are keeping ourselves safe and others when working with such sharp equitment. Throughout the time I have spent in the cafeteria, I would say that I have noticed a significant improvment in my knife skills. I went into this course not knowing any of the basics and thinking that knife skills are just a natural human instict to learning how to use a knife properly as well as how to ensure I do so safely. As I feel like i have the basics down I would still like to continue practicing these skills to gain more confidence in this area and I can not wait to do so in my day to day up coming classes.
This is how I select images and words to create impact for different audiences:
I tend to have difficulties with this core competency because I do not know what word choices are fitting for specific assignments at times. For an example, in my English class I used the most basic words for an assignment because I thought it would be a good chose when having to read it to the class because I thought it will be easier for the listeners to understand. Then after I got feedback on the assignment, I was told that I should have used more powerful words. So, I feel like at times I could improve on knowing when to use more basic words and when to use more powerful words. I can achieve this goal by knowing what the assignment is and deciding what words to choose based on the assignment.
I am clear on the difference between simple “group work” and collaboration as evidenced by:
I show my understanding of this by knowing when we are doing group activities such as a science lab, I had to do a few days ago. We were told to do group work to figure out one common goal all together and that common goal was to make a bouncy ball out of the materials and instructions that were given to our group. I learnt that what we did during the lab was group work because we needed to work as a group on the same thing to figure out one common goal together. In my opinion collaboration can be many different things. An example of when I used collaboration was when I had to do a Spanish bingo activity in my class. We were asked to go around and find people who can achieve these tasks that were given on our bingo worksheet. One of the questions on my worksheet was “find someone who knows what Hola means” then I had to walk around asking people this question, so I think that was an example of collaboration because I had to ask and work with someone to achieve a goal.
I show others that I truly value their contributions by:
I tend to show others that I value the effort and work that they contributed by telling them how great they did, and I also usually give them some feedback on how they might be able to make their work even better for next time. When I am working in a group or with anyone, I like to value that fact that it was not only me who put effort in, so I tend to show my appreciation to my group members by saying that they did an excellent job on their share, and I tend to incorporate their ideas into our work to show that I value their ideas and effort. I value all their contributions but if I am not fully satisfied with something they have done, I will share my feelings in a polite and kind way so we can make changes and come to an agreement within the situation.
