Take a moment to think back over your WLE day this week…what was it like? What happened? What did you take away from the experience?
In a 2 page (double-spaced) reflection, write your reflection in a Word Document, using the same file you saved last week on the server.
If you get stuck, consider some of the following questions:
· What value or purpose did what I did today serve (for me personally, for school, for my site)?
· What did I learn about others? What did I learn about my self? What did I observe (self, world, others)?
· Is what I am doing valuable? How do I know? Is it meaningful work?
· What questions do I have?
· How has my experience at WLE changed my perception of what is possible out a ‘school’ experience?
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17 comments:
copper
i havent learned anything from this wle program, because the place that i wanted to work at has jot answered their office phone in three weeks. im in the process of getting a hold of them. i havent learned anything from this weebsite either, because it doesnt teach anything.
John Carreon
I was sick, but i still got to go. I went to like a 10min tour with sheryl and met the drictor of the place. There where a lot of kids and they where asking me like whon am I and why I am hear. Then this girl was hitting me with her doll and saying look at my doll. I had to go home because I was sick and th4y didnt wnt anny of the kids to get sick so me and sheryl went home.
Hanora
Today we first went to the library and I got to help the clients with working on math and writing. This made me feel good that I was actually helping these people to do better in their lives. We then went to the YMCA to have lunch and I got to help them order food and deal with giving their money. From doing math work at school it really helped me to show them how to add the money together and see how much they would receive. From doing all this it helped my site out with a big hand because it pulled some stress off of them of doing the work all themselves.
I learned a lot of new things about the clients on the fieldtrip like what are some of their interest and how it is living on their own. It showed me how lucky I was to not have to deal with the problems they face. But after seeing how they can deal with everyday life and get through anything it shows me how strong they are.
I wish everyone could see what he or she has to deal with and how he or she is treated worse then others because they just think a little different. Yes I think what Im doing is very valuable for myself and everyone else I work with. I know this because when I was helping them just to see the look on their face when they get the answer right was so great. And when they thank me every time I help with an equation shows me they really enjoy me being they’re helping them.
I know this is meaningful work because I enjoy doing it and at the same time it’s helping others in the community. I don’t have any questions at the time I just am learning as I go along and see what comes up. By doing this wle it showed me that work can actually be fun while hard work. At my wle we did hard work at first and then worked are way to do fun things like go bowling or basketball. It really shows me that hard work pays off for others and myself around me.
Lucas Wade
So far, in doing my WLE I’ve learned that people work very hard everyday to make ends meat. It was vary interesting to go in there and see how everyone works in the environment there. Everyone has their own section of work to do at the meat company. There are all the guys that work on the cutting block, which is basically a big table that 6 or seven people stand around and cut and debone meat for the majority of the day. There is also one guy who works on making meat patties all day. There are also a couple of guys whose main job is to make and break up boxes all day long. They have to put together the boxes that are the Golden Gate Meat Co.’s own boxes for exporting, and break up all of the boxes that they have gotten from other meat companies that have delivered them meat. They also have guys that work on the meat saws. They even have specific saws for different kinds of meat. They have a Pork Saw, a Beef Saw, a Poultry Saw, and a Lamb Saw.
You’re working in a cold environment all day, so by the time you get outside after working for hours, it’s about 20 degrees warmer outside than inside even if it’s raining outside. And that’s not to even mention the fact that you’re on your feet for about 7 hours straight, so by the time you actually sit down for the first time, you really never want to get back up again.
It’s very laborious for an internship, but I like the experience that I’m getting from this job. I think I’m going to have a good time doing this internship, and hopefully I’ll get some exercise out of it too.
Entry #2
For my second day at my internship, I was not going because I had to take my Math exit exam, so teachers at my school told me it was going to take the whole day. But actually I finish at 1:00pm, so I decided to go and do some hours. When I arrived my mentor was really busy because they were having a big meeting the next day so she was printing and writing papers. My mentor told me to put some papers in the Humanities resources section, which it’s where they have all the information of the people working for envision schools. I did this for about 2-3 hours and it was really boring. At the end they canceled the meeting because some stats were not correct. I was really boring. Before I left I talked to my mentor about things that I was going to need for next time, and start working on my project. From today I learned that I’m really, really patient. I hope my internship gets better.
-Angelica G
Argent
What I did for last weeks WLE was basically the same thing I did last week, play with the kids and learn a little more about themselves and their interests. The kids are very impressionable at this age and if you do something they get the impression that if someone is doing it then they can do it too. Which is troublesome because I go in and out of the room to use the bathroom and kids would follow. But it also is useful in ways because the kids do not like to eat their food because the food tastes really bad. So the teachers I work with, make me sit down and eat a little bit of the food so the kids will eat it, so there will not be much food thrown away.
What I learned about myself is that I tend to talk more with the same group of kids than going out and branching out to the others. I still branch out and play with the other kids, just not as much as the other kids. I also learned that I don’t have an allotted break period that starts at a certain time everyday workday, but it starts when I can actually leave. Like if the other teachers have already taken their lunch breaks and I haven’t, I can go and have lunch. Lunch is about 45-60 minutes and I usually start lunch around 12 or 1 pm. I like this way of lunch because it ensures that there is at least one person in the room and that the lunch break is long.
Working at my WLE is very tiring because you have to always be alert to make sure the kids do not hurt each other or themselves, for a very long time. Also since the kids are really small and short I do not see them sometimes and I bump into them. My coworkers are nice hardworking people who enjoy what they do, just like me.
The meaningfulness of what I am doing in my WLE is questionable at times, but I believe that I am leaving a deep lasting impression on the kids lives and by doing so, I am helping shape their lives for the better by being a positive role model. Which I believe has some meaning to it.
Germain
My WLE day this the past week was cool, we spend the all time working on how make the company more known. Before we stated the research my mentor made a little briefing about the company and the research. We created a Myspace, and sent to our friends some company work with the pictures of them to get their feedback about the work… It’s an interesting company because what it makes is pretty cool because you can be a part of the commercial itself and that is why the people are interested in it. I learnt that everyone is important is a company, even if it is not an important job, it has its own responsibilities. I don’t think it is not really a meaningful job, or maybe l, but I need to find it. I wouldn’t say it change my perception of what I could do after school.
jessica
My experience last week at the Exploratorium was actually my first as a volunteer. I had been there many, many times on field trips and outings as a kid with schools and other organizations that needed a way to educationally distract us. I found that upon entering the Exploratorium, that little had changed and that a trip to the restroom changed into a 15 minute self guided tour of the second half of the premises.
I showed up an hour and half early on Wednesday morning. I sat with the geese reviewing the things I needed to cover in the pamphlet with Deirdre Arujo, my mentor. Luckily I learned later that Calvin had already gone over the exact pamphlet with her, so I didn’t really have to. I found out upon entering that Wednesdays are free admission. So the days that we intern are the busiest and loudest, forever and ever until May.
When I met with Deirdre, I found out what a nice person she was. Right away she brewed tea, and the next three hours were safety videos and countless introductions to the multi-responsible/multi-enthusiastic staff. A lot of whom had actually heard if City Arts and Tech and some who personally knew the some of our staff.
The purpose that I served that day was to observe and practice introducing myself with a ‘Nice to meet you, I’ll see you around.’ Later on that day Calvin, a Japanese girl and I stuffed n’ sticker-ed 1500 private invitations to one of the museums gatherings. Unfortunately, with the nameless girl coming in late I had to give up my glue stick that was sealing my envelopes. The last forty-five minutes was really lame. Every one of the addressed and stamped and stuffed envelopes now had to be licked and sealed by myself. I started to think about that Seinfeld episode where George’s fiancé dies from licking a profuse amount of the supposedly non-toxic wedding invitations. I decided that it was time for me to leave. I departed at about 3:30.
I am excited about working and volunteering at the Exploratorium, even though I know the amount of working I am going to have to put in will be a large amount. If I work out well during this internship, I can definitely see myself getting hired over the summer. Their words not mine. What I like about the atmosphere is that it incorporates art and science/biology, my two biggest interests right now. It gives me examples of what I can apply maybe a dual degree to. Shows me something that I could attain with my interests.
Derick Dragon
Last week I went to my internship at Donors Choose. It was off the chart cool/awesome. I have never worked before so this was an entirely new experience for me. Donors Choose is a non-profit organization/website that acts as a middle-man when schools request supplies and materials, they get random donors to donate money so the schools can get what they need.
I didn’t know how long it would take me to get to Union Square so I left pretty Early. I was supposed to meet my mentor (Aditi) at 10:00 am, I got there at about 8:40 am. I thought I was going to be hella bored for the next hour until I saw a Borders Bookstore. I love Borders so I decided to spend my time there.
At about 9:45 am, I went to the office building and ascended to the 4th floor where the Donors Choose office is. I knocked on the door and Aditi answered, she was very nice and introduced herself as well as the organization. I had no idea what I was going to do.
She started me off with reading through a Donors Choose brochure. I then handed her my resume and we went through the internship agreement and that fat pack of papers that I received in advisory class. I then proceeded to stuff packets with information. After I stuffed a good 50 packets, she took me to a storage room and showed me a whole bunch of boxes filled with thank you letters and feedback.
My next assignment was to go through a whole bunch of feedback and sort the photos and the actual thank you letters. She needed good photos of kids with donated materials.
DeCorrah Allen
Unfortunately last week just like the week before I didn’t have a mentor to intern or shadow. When everyone else was excited and nervous to their mentor I was at school calling for someone who could help me get an A on my upcoming exhibition and possibly help me learn something.
But last week luck struck me in form of a phone call and I now have a mentor and I wont be at school hoping to have found a mentor. I am so glad because I no longer have to make phone calls to people who don’t have any openings to adolescent teenagers and whom obviously had gotten on the wrong side of the bed.
Starting this Wednesday I will be shadowing Tara at the Playhouse Theatre. I have to admit I am a bit excited to work at a theatre. I like performing and it would be cool to help out. I am not nervous at all but I am concerned about what I am going to present at the upcoming exhibition
Jasmine:
On Wedesday Feburary 21 I went to my internship and it was a very calm day. At the beginnig I was just packing up someones things because they were leaving and that person wasnt their. But after wards I went to lunch and then Davonne asked me if I wanted to help her with her autobiography for school. What I did was i was typing, and I actually liked it a lot because I got to learn anythings about her, althought I dont remember everything, but I liked the fact that I was able to help her with that. For the rest of the day I was with her working on the computer, and that was what I did that day. I learnded how to create an autobiography and many other things. I enjoyed it a lot.
Jasmin
I dont have a wle so I didn't do anything except to look for one this week. So I haven'tlearned anything from anything.
isabel-This week in my WLE i did the same thing that I always do. My day consists of working on the computer; either organizing files, making an excel spread sheet, looking up information, or typing up some document; I also call people (usually asking for donations). The only thing I have honestly gained from my experience is a lot of computer expertise that unfortunately i will probably never use. Im not sure if I could call this meaningful work but as long as I am helping my site out then i guess its community service.
WLE Journal #2 (Ashley Duran-Colburn)
On my first day at my internship, I was introduced to the begining of my mentors new design label. Blacklabel SF is in its first year of production, with one fall collection done, a winter collection in production and her spring collection in progress.
Walking into Rita’s apartment slash studio was a little nerve racking. I didn’t know what to expect or what would be expected of me. My mentor is such a sweet woman, with a similar mentality to me, so I knew these few weeks would be really great.
My major project this day was working on Rita’s “inspiration board.” It’s a collage of magazine clippings and sketches that could be used for reference throughout the design process. Whenever she gets suck, or she feels like she needs to add a jacket or a great pair of causal trouser pants for the collection, she can look at the board and use similar styles or cuts for her pieces. It isn’t plagiarism or copying, just borrowing ideas that are obviously popular if they’ve made it to the magazine. The inspiration board is about 3’ x 3’, and organized by casual, sophisticated, mod, sporty, and sexy styles. And then separated by colors and fabrics. The board is usually used for cut and style inspiration, but it can be useful for color palette inspiration and to show trends in the trends. Next to the board are samples of fabrics Rita wants to use for her winter collection, and special cuts that she will defiantly use for her spring collection.
My experience at my WLE has changed my perspective of what learning is like outside of a school campus. What I will be learning at Blacklabel is what I could be learning at any fashion design and merchandising school, but instead of sitting at a desk all day taking notes, I’m learning hands on what the design process is really like. I would like to get the basic design education so I could have the technical abilities, but its nice learn the trade from a veterans perspective. I feel like being at my WLE is similar to previous small jobs I’ve held in the past, where I learn parts of a trade by doing small office work and building on my bosses independent business, and located in a studio in the back of a house ☺
Angelica G # 2
The second day of my internship was good. Today I arrived early and started working with some paper stuff. Something that I observe today was that everyone is really nice, calm, and patient and also has a lot to do while they’re there. The office is really quiet and empty. My mentor it’s a great person she is always making sure I have everything I need to get my work done, and its clear about everything. The second day I was not working on my main project, I was filing papers for most of the time and ordering supplies for the office. Also my mentor and me went out and lunch together. We talked about our families and it was really interesting because we are really alike. Like she has a younger sister that is one year older than me and I have and older sister that is 3 years younger than she is. I think as for now I am helping my mentor and the person in charge of the Human resources section by filling all this papers. I think the experience out here similar and at the same time different from school. They both have big responsibilities but it’s all up to you!! To be responsible. I think to have a success in a job you need to learn to prioritize.
Angelica
Angelica G # 2
The second day of my internship was good. Today I arrived early and started working with some paper stuff. Something that I observe today was that everyone is really nice, calm, and patient and also has a lot to do while they’re there. The office is really quiet and empty. My mentor it’s a great person she is always making sure I have everything I need to get my work done, and its clear about everything. The second day I was not working on my main project, I was filing papers for most of the time and ordering supplies for the office. Also my mentor and me went out and lunch together. We talked about our families and it was really interesting because we are really alike. Like she has a younger sister that is one year older than me and I have and older sister that is 3 years younger than she is. I think as for now I am helping my mentor and the person in charge of the Human resources section by filling all this papers. I think the experience out here similar and at the same time different from school. They both have big responsibilities but it’s all up to you!! To be responsible. I think to have a success in a job you need to learn to prioritize.
Angelica
Mager Webb
Today I learned how to make a web site with the kids with the kids. They were not really interested in making the web site because they mostly wanted to go to the gym. But it wasn’t there turn it was the little girls turn to be in the gym. So to keep busy in the computer lab they jus searched thee web and pretty much-got on myspace. I also learned from them that some of them have skills in music because there was a project they had to do where they have to present to the community and rap or do poems. And I have to say they are pretty good. They made there own beats and raps and read them off to each other. They allowed me to put my musical input on some of there stuff and critique it. I feel middle school has changed from when I went there I feel like im getting old. Because thee middle school kids look like high school kids and they don’t even care about school anymore. They jus really want to make money and that’s it. The thing I learned about myself today is that I havee real musical skills.
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