1^st BLOG – 16/09/2013

Introduction

Introduce yourself: My name is Christopher Bass and I am 16 years old. I am a sports fan with my favourite sports being football, Formula 1 and basketball. I am a big Chelsea FC fan with football being my favourite sport of all. For Formula 1 my current favourite F1 driver is Nico Hulkenberg while for basketball I pay attention to the NBA and my favourite basketball team is Orlando Magic. I also like to play video games with my favourites probably being the Call Of Duty franchise on the Xbox 360.

Strengths

1 Self motivated

Example: Being self-motivated allows me to not need other people to give me encouragement for me to complete a task or a goal; I can do it on my own. This allows me to keep going and to keep working even through more menial and tedious tasks.

2 Organised

Example: Being organised allows me to keep on top of deadlines and to be prepared for what is to come so that I don’t get left behind. This also allows me to organise my lessons and Personal Directed Study hours around me catching the hourly bus home or to get to college.

3 Helpful

Example: Being helpful allows me to give people advice or if I’m unable to give them advice on the topic, direct them to someone who may be able to give them advice. I am trying to improve this further by improving my knowledge in IT so that when people ask me for help in lessons or if they get stuck, I can give them some help.

4 Time management

Example: Being able to manage my time allows me to dedicate the amount of time needed for certain tasks so that I can get my work done as fast as possible. This allows me to get my work done as efficiently as possible so that I can spend more time relaxing and not working.

 

Areas for improvement

1 Shy

Example: Being confident would help me to communicate better and to help me with any public speaking.

Being confident is important as it can allow me to do things that I wouldn't normally feel comfortable doing.

I will improve my confidence by trying to talk to someone new very often.

I will have made progress on this once I am no longer nervous over public speaking or talking to strangers. I want to have shown improvements for this by the 13/12/2013.

I will know that I have made progress in this once I can confidently do public speaking and talk to strangers.

2 Note taking

Example: Note taking would help so that I could write down a shortened version of what I’m being taught or going through and for it to still make sense.

This skill is important as it allows me to write less and for a shorter period of time and still be able to understand what I have written and gone through.

I will improve this skill by practising writing notes or just by writing notes generally in classes.

I will have made some progress on this when I can take notes effectively and when I can refer back to my notes and understand the work that was done in class. I want to have shown improvements for this by the 13/12/2013.

I will know when I have improved in this skill when I can read through my notes and understand exactly what it means.

3 Eye contact

Example: Making eye contact with someone can help me to read their body language which can help in determining the mood that the person is in.

This skill is important as it can allow me to understand the mood of the person that I am in a conversation with.

I will improve on this skill by practising making eye contact with someone I am in a conversation with for as long as possible.

I will have made some progress in this after I am comfortable with looking someone in the eyes for a 10 second period of time. I want to have shown improvements for this by the 13/12/2013.

I will know if I have improved if I can stay in eye contact with someone for at least 10 seconds.

4 Attention span

Example: Having a long attention span would help me stay on task for longer without feeling the need to give my brain a rest.

This skill is important as it can allow me to stay focussed on a task or a goal for longer which could lead to better results or finishing faster.

I will improve this skill by practising staying focussed on certain tasks in everyday life without being distracted or just daydreaming. I can also get more sleep so my brain is better rested.

I will have made some progress on this after I have improved my mind so that I can stay focussed. I want to have shown improvements for this by the 13/12/2013.

I will know if it has improved when I can stay focussed on a task or goal for longer than I already can.