Carston+reflection+2

=//__Carston reflection 2 - Due Nov. 20th, 2009 __//= Carston's home page 1. How are things going with your Senior Project?  2. How and when are you working effectively on this project? If you had the last month to do over again, what would you do differently? Why?
 * Falling behind schedule
 * Having some trouble with certain pieces
 * Making Great Progress
 * Moving Along Fine
 * Stuck and need help
 * < Moving along fine ||


 * I completed my knife making class Nov. 8th, 2009 and now working on Research paper & Grant whenever I can find enough time to do so. If I had last month to do over, I would have got my grant app in //before// my knife class if I would have had more time to do so. ||

3. What kinds of decisions have you found yourself making recently? Have they been good decisions? What are you learning about how you make decisions and what kind of effect these decisions have on your learning?

I feel the decision to choose Knife Making was a good decision because I learned and enjoyed it. When it comes to all this 'busy' work..It seems that sometimes my decisions don't matter when deadlines make the decisions for me.



4. What did you learn about yourself—your working style, your interests, etc?


 * I've learned that I am a very 'hands on' learner and can find interest in many different subjects. Techniques of making my knife really kept my interest. ||

5. What did you learn about your topic/subjects that you didn’t know before? What connections among the various things you have studied and researched do you see? Have you had any “aha” moments? What were they and how did they affect you?


 * I learned all the different steps to making my knife, something I never knew before. One of my 'aha' moments was learning how the damascus was formed. I can appreciate all the work that goes into a knife when I look at them. ||

6. How have you used your advisor or mentors feedback? How have you implemented their suggestions into your project? I have used my mentors feedback by understanding I'm able to design my own project and am capable of hands-on learning.