Senior Project Reflection

1. What are you most proud of in your 2-Hour Presentation and/or senior project and why?
The thing I'm most proud of in my 2-hour is how well I was able to put the information I learned into word. I had a problem showing what I know during the Exit Interview so I was unsure about whether or not i would make the same mistake in my presentation. But it all worked out in the end.
2a.What assessment would I give myself on my 2-Hour Presentation and why?
P+. I met all the requirements very well, but not above and beyond. I effectively engaged the audience, had no trouble in meeting the required time, and I spoke with confidence.
b. What assessment would I give myself on my senior project overall and why?/
P. Because I never went above and beyond and only met all the requirements.
3. What worked for me in my senior project?
I felt that the actual science fair, like talking to the judges and and explaining your experiment, helped me feel more confident about explaining things I've learned and designed.
4. What didn't work for me in my senior project?
The three-column chart didn't work for me. The assignment was basically something I had to do and I just set it aside after it was completed. The main purpose of the three-column was to help me find my logical thought process, but my iSearch and Towers was enough to show me that.
5. Finding Value
The senior project has helped me become more organized with my basic school work and research.

New Template 2

Literal:

• Log
• Tommy Noel - Phone number in email

Interpretive:

The most important thing I gained from my experience at service learning is being able to last eight rounds in a sparring match. Since my essential question is “What is the best way for a boxer to dominate an opponent in the ring?” experience in a fight is the most beneficial way for me to answer my question. When I first started service learning, I was only able to last about a round before I was out of breath and in pain. I couldn’t try any techniques I read about in my research because I was never able to last long enough. Now that I built up my stamina, I can try all the things I read about and see which one best answers my essential question. 

Applied:

Service learning help me answer my EQ because it help me find evidence that helped support all three of my answers through countless sparring matches, hours of conditioning, and from the experience of my trainer. 

Independent Component 2

Literal:
I, Joshua, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
I've completed hours of service learning for my independent component. Some of the things that I've done is find new people to spar with, found new opportunities and I've seen what I need to become a better boxer in my failures.

Interpretive:
This represents 30 hours of work because I'm going to service learning four times a week. This constant training has increased my stamina, made me stronger, and more experienced in fights.  The experience has made me into a better fighter because I know how to move, pace myself, and precise timing in my punches.

Applied:
This component helped me answer my new EQ because I'm trying to find what a boxer needs to do to dominate an opponent in the ring and my best answer right now is to find a unique fighting style that puts your greatest skills to use. I've seen proof of this in one of my new sparring partners. He has his own style that effectively uses his strong left jab and hook and adapts to any situation. His fighting style has helped him become as good as he is now.

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Helping 2013

Date: Apr. 18, 2012
Interviewee: Nick Gonzalez

1. What ideas do you have for your senior project and why?
a) Something in aerospace engineering or automotive engineering, because he likes math and is good at seeing how objects manipulate each other and how the manipulation can be used. 
b) He gets bad grades in math so I told him to get his grades up and to make sure that he wouldn't mind looking up articles and reading books about engineering and math concepts. 


2.  What do you plan to do to complete the 10 hours of service learning (working with an expert) which is due prior to senior year starting?
a) He's close to his friend's brother-in-law and he can hook him up with service learning. The details were already discussed. 
b) I told him to find a back up, just in case, which he already has, and to make sure that his service learning can give him access to future interviews.


3. What do you hope to see or expect to see when watching the class of 2012 present their two hour presentations?
a) He said he wants to see how everyone presents and how the powerpoint template looks so that he knows how to to do one next year. 
b) I told him to take note of the research the presenter cites, how they got their data, and how much research they did. 


4. What questions do they have about senior project?  What additional recommendations would you give the 2013 student about senior project?  Be specific and note what you told them
a) He wanted to know how much research and do you get to do research in class.
b) I told him that he gets to research in class and that we needed 70 articles by a certain date. I also advised to do research before the year starts to get ahead and do more than the mandatory research checks. 

Answers

Answers:
1. Learn a unique fighting style that matches your strengths and makes up for your weaknesses.


2. Commit yourself to a healthy diet and exercise regimen that will increase your stamina and condition your body to last longer than your opponent.


3.Find a way to humiliate, discourage, and frustrate your opponent.

Answer #3

EQ - What is the best way for a boxer to dominate the opponent in the ring?

Answer 3 - Find a way to humiliate, discourage, and frustrate your opponent.

Evidence - Being frustrated make you leave openings, losing focus will cause you to not perform the best of your ability, Mike Tyson biting ear off.

Source - Service learning, Interview 2, Inside Boxing