Saturday, March 31, 2007
Creative Thinking Blog (Blog 26)
Ah.. Yess..., I've missed the last two blogs. But I don't have much time now, I'll just blog about creative thinking.
Sometimes, well, imagination shouldn't advance beyond that stage, it should just be left there. But for all the other things that we really want to do, it just...never reaches fruictation (sp, bwc). At our old school, our teacher also taught as a bit about that, but sometimes she didn't explain all the reasons. Not that she needed to anyways, we probably would have forgotten after an hour. I remember that Osler was very famous for its Future Problem Solving team, and we also learnt a bit about that. Even so, I haven't really applied it to my own problems. As of now, I do have some really big problems, and I definetly need to utilize it.
Sometimes, well, imagination shouldn't advance beyond that stage, it should just be left there. But for all the other things that we really want to do, it just...never reaches fruictation (sp, bwc). At our old school, our teacher also taught as a bit about that, but sometimes she didn't explain all the reasons. Not that she needed to anyways, we probably would have forgotten after an hour. I remember that Osler was very famous for its Future Problem Solving team, and we also learnt a bit about that. Even so, I haven't really applied it to my own problems. As of now, I do have some really big problems, and I definetly need to utilize it.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Monday, March 26, 2007
Nabari Blog 24
Sigh. I didn't do any homeworkt today after school. I stayed a bit after school working on the science lab with my group members, and then came home. I spent about 45 minutes organizing, and reading all over my report card + newsletters. Then, I made a timetable of what I was going to do that day, and then I just slept. Right now, I just finished dinner after waking up, and I have not time to do any homework. A large French and relatively important English project are both due on Thursdsay, and I still need to work quite a lot on it.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Cabbagetown Blog 23
I'm very pleasantly surprised by the efficiency in which I completed my homework today. I even had time for a dinner out, which I did not originally plan for. Now, I have pretty much completed everything I wanted, although there certainly is room for expansion.
Family Reflections 22, 23, 24
LESSON 22: Get your family together and decide to practice listening with your heart this week. Discuss among your family how you all feel when you're really listened to.
As of now, the Vancouver branch is currently doing it, while it will soon be in effect at other branches.
LESSON 23: What are some of the nonverbal ways your family communicates, e.g.., body language & attitude? How do you all interpret those signals?
Tone of voice and facial expressions are the most important. You can tell everything about a persons feelings, whether they really care about what you're talking, whether they will actually follow through on what they say, etc.
LESSON 24: Review the effectiveness of Z's communication in the video. What are examples of the ways your family communicates with one another effectively? In what instances are your family's communications ineffective?
We did not review Z's communication, but we did talk about our own ways of communication. We communicate very effectively when we're all happy, caring, and passionate about the subject at hand. However, we aren't very effective when we're defensive, angry, short-tempered, which happens when we're passionately divided over an issue, and cannot think from another person's perspective, and come from the PoV that I'm right, and you're wrong.
As of now, the Vancouver branch is currently doing it, while it will soon be in effect at other branches.
LESSON 23: What are some of the nonverbal ways your family communicates, e.g.., body language & attitude? How do you all interpret those signals?
Tone of voice and facial expressions are the most important. You can tell everything about a persons feelings, whether they really care about what you're talking, whether they will actually follow through on what they say, etc.
LESSON 24: Review the effectiveness of Z's communication in the video. What are examples of the ways your family communicates with one another effectively? In what instances are your family's communications ineffective?
We did not review Z's communication, but we did talk about our own ways of communication. We communicate very effectively when we're all happy, caring, and passionate about the subject at hand. However, we aren't very effective when we're defensive, angry, short-tempered, which happens when we're passionately divided over an issue, and cannot think from another person's perspective, and come from the PoV that I'm right, and you're wrong.
Family Reflections Lesson 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Lesson 16
Have every family member choose one role that relates to your family (e.g.., son, sister, father); set a goal that will have a positive impact in that relationship.
A goal is not the preferred method of improving and sharpening the saw to some people. A family member thought that having a goal causes other things to drop in importance, and if you have motivation and the means to do something, you just do it. Goals are quite restrictive too, and sometimes priorities are more of...feeling based.
Lesson 17
Completed
Lesson 18
A family member (not pointing out specifics) We operate in a very relaxed member, although we tend to be very quick to criticize the other, but this is generally in fun. We are quite comfortable with this.
Lesson 19 How can you help each other continue to think and practice win-win?:
The majority of family members think win-win, although some (including me sometimes) have a bit of trouble with that. In order to help us think win-win, a person who is neutral in the discussion or an outsider (to the discussion) can step in and remind the participants to think win-win. Then, we should immediately drop the issue, and talk about it again later, giving us time to reflect.
Lesson 20: Are there any situations at home that could benefit or be guided more clearly by drawing up a win-win agreement?
Not really. As of now, there aren't any situation in which a win-win agreement is needed, since no problems have arised, or they have arised but are resolved quickly. In most cases, the problems that may arise most likely won't be solved by a win-win agreement. In our family, we don't really have any written or verbal agreements, since we honestly don't care that much if somebody doesn't do something or whatever, and anyways, there is a sense that agreements are too binding, and they carry a negative conotation (bwc, sp).
LESSON 21: As a family, do you sometimes find yourselves not listening to each other? Does your family use some of the same inattentive listening styles that you saw on the video?
All the time! Oh, you should see me listen to other people! I part-pretend listen some of the time (although my brain is constantly thinking what I can do), and also word listening. Oh, and sometimes some of us pretend that we can't hear, even though its obvious we can. Especially if one of us is doing something at the time, ESPECIALLY if some of us are at the computer at the time!
Have every family member choose one role that relates to your family (e.g.., son, sister, father); set a goal that will have a positive impact in that relationship.
A goal is not the preferred method of improving and sharpening the saw to some people. A family member thought that having a goal causes other things to drop in importance, and if you have motivation and the means to do something, you just do it. Goals are quite restrictive too, and sometimes priorities are more of...feeling based.
Lesson 17
Completed
Lesson 18
A family member (not pointing out specifics) We operate in a very relaxed member, although we tend to be very quick to criticize the other, but this is generally in fun. We are quite comfortable with this.
Lesson 19 How can you help each other continue to think and practice win-win?:
The majority of family members think win-win, although some (including me sometimes) have a bit of trouble with that. In order to help us think win-win, a person who is neutral in the discussion or an outsider (to the discussion) can step in and remind the participants to think win-win. Then, we should immediately drop the issue, and talk about it again later, giving us time to reflect.
Lesson 20: Are there any situations at home that could benefit or be guided more clearly by drawing up a win-win agreement?
Not really. As of now, there aren't any situation in which a win-win agreement is needed, since no problems have arised, or they have arised but are resolved quickly. In most cases, the problems that may arise most likely won't be solved by a win-win agreement. In our family, we don't really have any written or verbal agreements, since we honestly don't care that much if somebody doesn't do something or whatever, and anyways, there is a sense that agreements are too binding, and they carry a negative conotation (bwc, sp).
LESSON 21: As a family, do you sometimes find yourselves not listening to each other? Does your family use some of the same inattentive listening styles that you saw on the video?
All the time! Oh, you should see me listen to other people! I part-pretend listen some of the time (although my brain is constantly thinking what I can do), and also word listening. Oh, and sometimes some of us pretend that we can't hear, even though its obvious we can. Especially if one of us is doing something at the time, ESPECIALLY if some of us are at the computer at the time!
Go Extension Lesson 23: Clear Communication
People-watch
Find a place where you'll see a lot of people. Based on what you are observing, how important is nonverbal communication?
It is quite important. With this communication, you can see whether a person is actually listening to you, and also if that person really cares about what you're saying. Nonverbal communication can come in many many ways. Also, it can tell you if somebody actually mean what they say or not, plus how they're feeling at that moment.
Find a place where you'll see a lot of people. Based on what you are observing, how important is nonverbal communication?
It is quite important. With this communication, you can see whether a person is actually listening to you, and also if that person really cares about what you're saying. Nonverbal communication can come in many many ways. Also, it can tell you if somebody actually mean what they say or not, plus how they're feeling at that moment.
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