(1) Positive Statement: What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?
From this presentation, I am most proud of the fact that I was able to use more interactive games and was able to make it more of a competition. Even though they went a bit shorter than i had estimated, they worked out to keep a competitive spirit throughout my presentation. Since my topic was serious, the fact that i was able to work some competition into my project worked out. Essentially this the fact that my topic was so serious worried me the most, and i wasn’t sure if the competition would even go well. In my presentation what I believed worked the best for me was when I covered body language and was able to be more interactive with the audience. I had them move around and separated suicide from my presentation. I would have them move around and practice different movements and practice it individually.
(2) Questions to Consider
a. What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation? Use the component contract to defend that assessment.
P - I was able to meet all of the P qualifications for my project. In reality I do not believe I did anything above and beyond to deserve an AE, or higher than a P. For my hook I did have a problem using the clicker so it didn't go as i had planned and unfortunately that backfired on me because my hook ran shorter than I had estimated which ran my presentation shorter than I had anticipated overall. Towards the end I was elaborating more on my third answer in order to meet time which was not very professional on my behalf and it hurt my time.
b. What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project? Use the component contract to defend that assessment.
P - For my overall senior project I would give myself a high P or low AE because I was able to keep a solid P for the semester work but received an AE on my first lesson and an E on my second presentation and an AE for my exit interview. Throughout this year I have put in a lot of effort into my work and done what is necessary for the major projects.
(3) What worked for you in your senior project?
For the overall senior project what worked the best was the fact that I had a personal connection to my topic. I had a personal connection to suicide prevention because of a friend who was having suicidal thoughts and had made an attempt and it was a very emotional scenario, but because of this I wanted to make a difference. There were so many things that I did not know, and I because of that I wanted to educate others, even if it was on 30 people.
(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project?
If I had a time machine I wish I had found out about the SAFEtalk program and Suicide Training earlier than December, because they had sign ups for the course in October at the Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center which would take around 30 hours to complete ad itself would’ve been a great Independent Component. My biggest regret was not being able to find out about it earlier, and I would have done more research on that earlier. It would have better provided me with a foundation and more of a base to work off of than what I had to find for myself.
(5) Finding Value: How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors? Be specific and use examples.
My senior topic allowed me to find out what I would like to do for a career. I have had my eye in the mental health section, but after looking into suicide prevention for about a year I realized that this is not something I want to do career-wise, however it will be something I do for volunteering, and perhaps become a speaker for it in the future. I hope to be able to talk about suicide to different schools so that everyone has an opportunity to learn about suicide on a larger scale and more importantly allow everyone to understand what suicide prevention is, and that they shouldn’t be scared of talking about it to their loved ones, friends or even peers. It is not a joke, but they shouldn’t be afraid to talk about it in a serious perspective. It can save a life in the long run, and everyone can be a hero, just not everyone knows how to be.
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