Metacognition: First Semester

I saw my thinking change a lot over the course of this semester. We started off the year reading about healthcare. While reading i found myself taking a very biased view of it. However, by the time we finished our discussions in class, I had managed to open up my mind much more to new ideas and viewpoints on our healthcare system. I was usually scared to jump in on class discussions of this nature because I am not completely informed about the subject, but towards the end I became more confident in what I was saying and started talking a lot more.

One thing i noticed about the way I learn is that the lessons I get the most out of are the ones in which I am active and participating instead of just reading or listening to learn things. When doing activities that pertain to what we are learning about, it gives me something to hold onto instead of just words.

I have also noticed that my reading skills have changed. I believe that I now am seeing many more deeper meanings in books than I ever did before. I think that much of this can be accredited to Sophie's World. Hearing all of these different philosophies has made me think more philosophically.

A pattern I have seen in the way I work Is that I am very motivated and determined to do well at the beginning and middle of the quarters, but once it gets to the end of the quarter and the work loads get bigger in all of my classes, it is much harder for me to get everything done. I believe if I was able to control my procrastination that this would not hit me as hard. This is one of the things I hope to develop during the second semester of Sophomore year and use for the rest my life.