Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Learning experiences and learning points














Through this module,i have discovered techniques to manage life skills like conflict, time and anger.First unit was on self-awareness and self-esteem.I was one with very low self-esteem and my thoughts will be filled with negative thinking.Whenever i look at other girls,i will be saying to myself,"why cant i be like them,so tall,skinny and pretty?" I used to compare myself with others and think very lowly of myself. After attending lessons on self-esteem,i realised everyone has our own good points and bad points so why not work on it to make it better! From then on,i set goals for myself and work hard towards my goals.I will not be afraid of challenges but i will overcome them!

I have been working closely with my LMS group mates to complete this assignment,indeed i have learnt a lot. Getting all of us to come together as a group was not an easy task, all of us have our own schedules and datelines to meet,whatsmore we are not from the same class. Not surprisingly, some of us get frustrated while trying to fix a date convenient for everyone. Nonetheless, we make use of our breaks to meet up and sometimes after our different projects meeting. I realised time managment is very important in life,without it,we can be lost and work cannot be completed on time. Adding onto it, our lifes will be very disorganized and thus resulting in conflict and anger. As we do not have a plan as to what to do next, things will start to clash and this result in arguement between us. All these will only make our lifes worse and more difficult to handle. Strategies to overcome such problems is to have a time table nicely plan out and make sure we follow what is written on it.By doing so, we will have a better managment of time and datelines can be met promptly. I am glad to say all my group mates are quite good in managing their time. :)

I remember a video showed to us by our classmates,it was about two dancers who are physically handicap,the lady without an arm and the man without a leg.They danced very well despite their disablity, and this touches me when i was watching the video.I was asking myself what gave them the courage and motivation to continue dancing. Then i told myself it is up to me to decide my path in life,worried about what others may think of me and therefore give up the courage to pursue my dreams is silly.If i choose to give up on myself,i cannot blame others for giving up on me.So from there on, i started to do things that i like and dress my own way not thinking how others look at me.However,i do listen to advice given and if i feel that it's reasonable and there is no harm trying, i will do it.

I'am really glad to work with my group mates because they are a bunch of nice friends. All of us put in our best for all the LMS assignments given to us,because we feel that every project is crucial and it affects our GPA,hence we put in our best to score for every little thing.Most inportantly,we felt a sense of satisfaction when teacher gave us positive remarks on our project and thats where we felt our efforts were well paid off. We know how to manage our schedules well and thats why we are always on time for datelines unless we face technical difficulties. During project discussion, we tend to have own opinions and we do say it out,we then put all our ideas together and decide on which one is more applicable to our assignment. All of us agree to it and will not argue over the final decision,this makes working together as a group easier and enjoyable.Adding onto it, we all are very easy going,if any task needs to be done and we will volunteer to finish it.All in all,im grateful to have my group mates.

I have developed a better interpersonal skills through this module as we have lots of presentation as compared to secondary school days.I used to be a very shy girl and gets extremely nervous especially when presenting in front of my class.After all these practices, i can better communicate and express my opinions in front of my classmates without feeling very nervous.
Learning how to manage anger,fear and conflict is definitely not easy as I have always been an impatient girl,its hard for me to change it overnight.I did try to remain calm and told myself not to rush things through.I realised it helps a little by listening to everyone's opinion first before deciding whether mine is approriate.By doing so, we have lessen the things that will lead to arguement such as the different opinions we have.From then on,i will think through carefully before stating my opinion and it really works as our arguement gets lesser and lesser.
Personally,success to me is to achieve all my goals in life and of course having a wonderful family and a bunch of close friends by my side.I do want a luxury life and i will work towards putting in my best because this is my dream!






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