Goals to Follow Up With in 2013

What do these goals have to contain:

Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Time-bound

Individual Pursuit Goal:
-FIGURE OUT A REAL TOPIC
While I am confusedly moving forward, I am not moving forward with a real focus. Unfortunately, I think for my individual need I need a class with a little more direction so I am currently working toward moving into PLTW (Project Lead the Way), but with the time I have left I will work on focusing my interests into something more solid and streaamlined.

Palatine Problem Goal:
-Gather some effective data about our topic
We are currently running on opinions and internet articles. I think its crucial that we attain some real statistics.

Year Long Group (Fashion Show):
-While I am leaving this class, I will continue to aid my group in our year long project\
I will continue to help out with the contact of sponsers and still show up and plan the Fashion Show.

Check-In Questions and My Evaluation

#1 How has your knowledge evoloved this semester? Documentation.

Evolving wise, I have this mentioned in my post labeled 'Uh-Oh.....'

#2 What research has informed your now deeper understanding of your topic? Documentation.

I think where I have gained a deeper understanding is not really in my topic, but more so in my deeper understaning of myself and my capabilities. While yes, we can safely say my individual topic has been a epic fail (with dignity might I add), I have found where my strengths lay and where my weaaknesses can be improved. I went throught the rather stressful process of not fully knowing where my passions are, and  started jumping topics until I landed on something that doesn't quite have a name. I generally anaylze everything around me, and have a tendenacy tell everyone what my thoughts aree whether they want to hear it or not. At this point in my individual pursuit I have used this blog as an outlet to voice my analyzations starting with my last Speech Tournamnet. So while I haven't entirely pushed in my topic, I have gathered a deeper understading for a quite topics I attempted to pursue, as well as find where my strengths lie.

#3 Where do you plan to go with your research in the coming weeks, months, or years? What do I not know, and how to I plan to address that?

I plan to make my "anaylzation game" into a real topic. I need to figure out how this can play into a real world career or occupation. I plan to make more analyzation posts but catagorize them by similarities.

If I think of anything more I will add to this!

Later alligator.......in awhile crocodile :D

Nids xx

Uh-Oh.....

Hey guys.....

So news......

Individual Blog Check In's start today.....

Well lets go over what I have accomplished this second quarter now shall we.....

1) I attempted to narrow my original topic, to no avail
2) I tryed to switch my topics track all together, but keeping it along the same lines
3) I confused myself and am now sort of in a random faze of documenting my observations

So have I had progress this second quarter, I won't call it substanial progress, but I would say I'm following through a preocess, not progress. I am discovering what I enjoy, what I don't, and where I need to better develop my skills. So no, my individual topic is not all in all neat and tidy, but my knowledge has evovled in more ways then one.

Expect a post describing my answering to the check-on questions fo our blogs. (Mrs. Sheehan, Mr. Letheam  this is for you :P)

Nids xx

Speech Team Reactions and Quick Thoughts!

Hey everybody! Alrighty, so here is my analysis on the Speech Tourment.

In round one my partner and I did well, our personal feelings were rather positive and we could have very easily been labeled as cocky. The other contestants were smiling and expectantly a bit nervous. Through out the round the conntestants were friendly and atttentive always clapping. One thing that I think greatly changed the atomosphere was the judge. The judge we had was very ppen and friendly, which really helped put us all at ease. This was in contrary to round three, during which we had a rather stoic judge. All the contestants in that round started out friendly, however with the judge so uptight and not interactive the overall round was full of tension. And skits that reaally were fiunny, no one felt comfortable enough to laugh!

Alright so outside that mediocore anaylsis I'm still rather lost with my whole concept. So I think I'm just gonna try to post interesting things I see, aand hear, and 'observe.'

Okay I will let you all go now!
Nids xx