Senior Project Reflection

1) Positive Statement

I'm proud that i got to go up and talked about my topic and i felt comfident which is rare i hardly go up and present for 2 hr i thought it was a mission that has been acomplished. Also another thing im proud of is that i got to learn more about my topic and what is most important in the adoption process of a foster child.

(2) Questions to Consider

a.    P/AP because I feel that I had everything I needed, I met the requirements that were ask sponge,intro,foundation,3 answers, 3 activities, best answer,product, sources. I also met the time 30 mins of talking and 60 mins of my whole presentation.yes I was a bit nervous but everybody does not every time we get to present for 2 hr, but after a while i started feeling comfident with my work i knew what i was saying working in this topic for a year i felt that i was pretty prepare. 

    

b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)? Why?

P, ive turned in everything that we had to do throughout senior year,I had trouble at first but at the end everything was set up. I think i did a good job in reseraching, working with kids, interviews, at the beginning of the year i never thought i would reasearch that many articles and provide 4 interviews but i did it! There was a few problems but i ended up solving them such as service learning, finding people to interview,and working on my i-search. 

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?

what i fell that worked with me in my senior project is a few interviews, reasearching articles,blogs, and share out for our answers. sharing out gives you an idea if your in the right spot with your reasearrch and with presentations.Another thing that work was working with kids there were not foster kids but each kid was different some have been faced through many things and thats when you notice because its really hard for them to focus, i was able to experience working with different kids and knowing how to help them out.

(4) What didn’t work for you in your senior project?

what i feel that didnt really help me prepare for my 2hr was my towers it was just some answers and having articles support that answer. towers was something that i really didnt pay as much attention because to be honest i didnt know why towers was helpful for us we were just sorting articles not much memo.

(5) Finding Value

my sernior project has been helpful in my future because now im ready and help kids in foster care, i have information in how to help them, what they been through and the process it takes for adoption.

2-Hour Presentation

Essential question: what is most important in the adoption process of a foster child?
Lesson objective: the best way to help foster children
Sponge: have  picture of a foster child a small backgroumd-ask them what they think and what is the best way to help that child?
Intro: Explain why i was intrested in foster care, and the schedule for the day.
Foundation: Background info-what is foster care, how did foster care first start/
Answer1: identify the expectation of foster care
      - Activity 1- have images about foster kids with info and have qustions on how foster parents should treat them?
Answer2: hiring competent social workers
        -Activity 2- have social workers resumes, provide them interviews
Answer3: Facilitating a comfortable transition process for the chid
        - Activity 3- seperate the class and let them meet each other so they can feel comfortable
Conclusion: Best answer(2),Product( help kids in foster care)
Sources: Norma Perez- interview, Adoption Process-article, social workers today-article
Material: Resumes,images

Service Learning

1. Literal- Think Together Site coordinator Rupa Patel (909)331-2152 cell (714)742-1602 Buena Vista Elementary School 

   950 West D St.

   Ontario, CA 91762

   San Bernardino Service Learning Log

2.     Interpretive-  The most important thing I gained from working in think together, was working with different kids I experience bad/good  attitude, foster girl, learning disability, and easily distracted kids. The reason why I think this is so important is because in order to deal with kids in foster care you have to experience and know how they are and react not all kids are the same. Another thing I gained while working with the kids is that when they like you and they see you they want to run and hugged you but I learned that when we see it coming we should go side ways and just pat them because some people or the kids make take it wrong how you get near them, we have to have a certain distances. 
3. Applied- Before I changed my EQ to What is most important in the adoption process of a foster child? my EQ was What is the best way to help a foster child find a permanent home? My service learning helped me answer that question because as I spend time with the little foster girl, she would mention how she has about 4-5 moms and she is bearly in first grade, it made me think about it why was it that "she has had so many mom and now shes calling me mom" maybe because shes not that happy with the family she has, it made me realize my EQ was what is the best way to help a foster child find a permanent home? and how she has been through so many already then social workers were probably not finding a good home for her, or else she would of a;ready been stable but no shes been to one home to another. That is why I chose my best answer to be hiring competent social workers, social workers that will work till they find a perfect home and knowing the child and parents background information, and filing every information, and noting down the good and bad things they see with the child adjusting to their new home.