self knowledge journal
What knowledge, skills and understanding have you gained while studying these topics?
In this unit, I’ve learned various things about the lessons that we’ve covered. We read the book Lord of the Flies, I found the book pretty challenging to read because the author, William Golding used figurative and symbolism in writing this book.
We’ve learned the big ideas or themes of the book, which are: the evil that lies within man, loss of innocence, blindness vs. sight, fear of the unknown, mob—crowd mentality, the need for civilization and power/ abuse of power. These seven themes weren’t just in the book but, also it’s very common to other books, movies even songs.
I’ve learned things that aren’t just for academic use but also for real life situations such as having code of ethics/ conduct. When we were reading Lord of the Flies, I’ve observed that having and applying code of conducts can make life so much organized compared to not having it. In the book, I’ve seen that the boys who were stuck there decided to follow what their leader, Ralph, told them to do, in order to keep peace and order in their group. It worked pretty well at first but, it still led to chaos because some boys like Jack showed the evil that’s within man. But, I think that life with rules is something that you need since it’s the only way to survive in such cruel world. Well, people say we gotta break the rules because it’s meant to be broken, yup, sometimes, I do agree with that, but of course you need to know your limits too so that it won’t lead to madness. Being responsible about your actions is one of the main things that I’ve learned while doing this unit with T. Amanda and the whole class. For example, if you’re not well prepared to go in class when your teacher assigned you to read the following chapters of the book and you’re going to have a fishbowl discussion the next two days, that means you really have to read the following chapters assigned or else you’re just going to stay inside the fishbowl for being so dumb about the topic. So, I’ve learned that one must always be prepared when before going to class. I mean like, it’s not just in class but also in many ways and situations, you should always be prepared or the fancy word is “PROACTIVE.” Just as one of T. Amanda's rules in class, "Always be PROACTIVE, not REACTIVE. "
Another thing that I’ve acquired while studying this course is that, life isn’t always fair because it’s just like that. In class, we were assigned to finish our project in just two weeks and most of us felt like the time weren’t enough. Basically, I’m pretty sure most of us had a week of sleepless nights, but of course, that’s part of studying and through that we learn to always do things earlier and stop procrastinating.
Okay, I think this is the last thing. So, I learned some leadership skills while we’re reading Lord of the Flies. I’ve seen what qualities a good leader should be. In the book, we’ve seen three candidates as leaders, Ralph, Jack and Piggy. Each one of them had qualities as being a good leader, which makes them a unique leader. But, Ralph gave me the idea of what a good leader should be. These skills that we’ve learned in class can be applied in every day life too which I’ve learned to become a better leader to my peers or in whatever situation I’m going to be placed.
We’ve learned the big ideas or themes of the book, which are: the evil that lies within man, loss of innocence, blindness vs. sight, fear of the unknown, mob—crowd mentality, the need for civilization and power/ abuse of power. These seven themes weren’t just in the book but, also it’s very common to other books, movies even songs.
I’ve learned things that aren’t just for academic use but also for real life situations such as having code of ethics/ conduct. When we were reading Lord of the Flies, I’ve observed that having and applying code of conducts can make life so much organized compared to not having it. In the book, I’ve seen that the boys who were stuck there decided to follow what their leader, Ralph, told them to do, in order to keep peace and order in their group. It worked pretty well at first but, it still led to chaos because some boys like Jack showed the evil that’s within man. But, I think that life with rules is something that you need since it’s the only way to survive in such cruel world. Well, people say we gotta break the rules because it’s meant to be broken, yup, sometimes, I do agree with that, but of course you need to know your limits too so that it won’t lead to madness. Being responsible about your actions is one of the main things that I’ve learned while doing this unit with T. Amanda and the whole class. For example, if you’re not well prepared to go in class when your teacher assigned you to read the following chapters of the book and you’re going to have a fishbowl discussion the next two days, that means you really have to read the following chapters assigned or else you’re just going to stay inside the fishbowl for being so dumb about the topic. So, I’ve learned that one must always be prepared when before going to class. I mean like, it’s not just in class but also in many ways and situations, you should always be prepared or the fancy word is “PROACTIVE.” Just as one of T. Amanda's rules in class, "Always be PROACTIVE, not REACTIVE. "
Another thing that I’ve acquired while studying this course is that, life isn’t always fair because it’s just like that. In class, we were assigned to finish our project in just two weeks and most of us felt like the time weren’t enough. Basically, I’m pretty sure most of us had a week of sleepless nights, but of course, that’s part of studying and through that we learn to always do things earlier and stop procrastinating.
Okay, I think this is the last thing. So, I learned some leadership skills while we’re reading Lord of the Flies. I’ve seen what qualities a good leader should be. In the book, we’ve seen three candidates as leaders, Ralph, Jack and Piggy. Each one of them had qualities as being a good leader, which makes them a unique leader. But, Ralph gave me the idea of what a good leader should be. These skills that we’ve learned in class can be applied in every day life too which I’ve learned to become a better leader to my peers or in whatever situation I’m going to be placed.
What did you find most interesting or engaging? What did you find the least interesting or least engaging?
Hmmm.
I think most of the activities we did in class were really engaging wherein we
actually learned a bunch of things through those activities. But, the most
engaging one was when we did a ‘Mock Trial’ for Ralph and Jack on who’s
innocent or guilty. For the fishbowl, it was fun doing it too because the more
you talk, teacher Amanda can just kick you out for being too smart. (Hahaha!
This is technically true!). Reminders: Always read the chapters assigned before
the fishbowl NOT after the fishbowl, so you may get rid of sitting there. But,
at least, we’ve covered Lord of the Flies pretty fast. I think if we had more
time studying it then there will a better understanding about the whole book
and how it relates to real life.
What is the most important idea you have taken away from our time together?
The most important idea that I’ve absorbed while studying the whole book, course, or unit is that having rules is a necessity in life. Because without rules, there is chaos and there’s a huge possibility that violence can happen. Following the rules isn’t just for fun but also for our own good. Rules are made to be and not be broken but it’s better if we follow them. Well, if you don’t follow them, just make sure to know what your limits are and always be responsible for your actions. Rules are made for you/us because it can keep us from the chaos that’s can be created if we don’t follow them. They say that human nature is innately evil, but human nature is only evil because certain things have blinded it. I think this is one of the most important ideas that I’ve learned from our time together in class. I hope to study more about this in the near future! :)