I was not sure what this course entailed, but I am glad that I was able to have colleagues to lend me support when I was nervous and unsure of my topic. When I talked about my advocacy plans I became more confident because the insight I received from everyone was extremely valuable. For instance, I was not sure if I should do a PowerPoint presentation because my field site was extremely "old school" and I did not want anything to go over anyone's heads. I also did not want to seem like a know it all. I listened to my colleagues advise and went thru with my PowerPoint presentation, and I am now in the process of teaching two coworkers who are in their 70's how to create one!
I am a pretty outgoing person and when I read posts of everyone's fears of presenting their plan, I tried to reassure them the best I could. The feeling I get when I am done with a project well done is unbelievable. A huge sense of relief came over me and I am sure this happened with some of my classmates too! I wish everyone a career that is rewarding and fulfilling. Although our major is quite demanding of us, we are making a huge contribution to children who will eventually become leaders and future contributors to our society. We should continue to collaborate, learn, and take care of ourselves in the best way possible. I learned a long time ago that we need to give ourselves our own happiness before we can make other individual lives worthwhile. Good luck everyone and I am glad to have shared this experience with you!
I just wanted to say thank you for sharing all of your experiences. Hearing about concerns of others and hearing how their presentations went has helped me feel more confident in my own presentation. I think that is has been great sharing ideas and thoughts with each other. You can always use others ideas they somethimes can think of things you don't think of. Thank you again.
ReplyDeleteThanks Darcie! I really was interested to hear about your poverty advocacy plan....how did it go? Did the presentation go smoothly? I felt that mine was okay, but it was a bit rushed. It is great to collaborate with colleagues on different ideas and insights. I felt that the blog was a great resource for both this class and Internship I. Good luck in your future endeavors!
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