Blog 106

How has this course changed your outlook on learning? What’s changed? Why?

The idea of “don’t let perfect be the enemy of good” is something that I’ve definitely taken to heart lately. I’ve been forced to set things down as “good” instead of run myself ragged trying to make them perfect.

When frustration comes up, how do you deal with it? What’s your course of action?

To be entirely honest, I’m pretty good at talking myself out of most frustrations. CSS and JS not working correctly is so much easier on the brain than the constant worry of breaking/destroying a customer’s car that it almost doesn’t register on my radar when I break something on my website. Worst comes to worst, I just scrap it and start over.

Why should we teach to the whole person rather than to just a skill set? What benefits are there to this method?

Teaching to the whole person gives them an increase in their abilities in many aspects, instead of just teaching them how to pass a test. Cramming very narrow knowledge in order to get a grade often got me decent grades in high school, but that method really failed when I got into college, and even more so when entering the job market.

How do you feel about your upcoming project? What do you anticipate while working with a classmate?

I’m excited to be able to collaborate in this way. Having a person to bounce ideas off of and help when I get stuck definitely sounds nice. Hopefully it’ll end up with both of us being able to work more quickly and more efficiently.

What challenges could come with this partnership?

Figuring out when to work together outside of class is definitely the most obvious challenge, but other than that, I’m really seeing this go pretty smooth. Here’s hoping.