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Saige M. Rasmussen
Saige M. Rasmussen
3 to Celebrate-
Transfer Painting in Studio Art-
This year I was finally able to take an art class, and grew an amount I never expected. In art I was able to expand upon my basic sketch skills and use them in painting and developing my concepts. I was also able to refine and persevere through my projects. My mind is usually scattered and I jump from one idea to the next, as you can see in my previous sketches.
Transfer Painting in Studio Art-
This year I was finally able to take an art class, and grew an amount I never expected. In art I was able to expand upon my basic sketch skills and use them in painting and developing my concepts. I was also able to refine and persevere through my projects. My mind is usually scattered and I jump from one idea to the next, as you can see in my previous sketches.
In this transfer project I was forced to focus my concept and refine the technique of my art which in turn helped me in my personal art endeavours. Transferring a picture from paper to a rubbery substance took a lot of patience. You had to continue to coat the paper in this glue that solidified into a relatively stretchy substance, you have to put many layers on in order to get the image to imprint. Once is has finished drying after about 5-7 layers you soak it in water and then begin to rub the wet paper off. This reveals the rubbery image imprinted picture. You then use the same glue to stick it to the canvas. This as I've explained takes a lot of patience, I really appreciate this project because it made my paintings the best they could keep be and pushed me further into the art world. Here is the final product of the transfer painting.
Learning these new skills: patience, perseverance, and overall focus, I was able to use them for a painting I did for a very close friend of mine as a gift. I spent a total of 4 hours straight on this painting, paying so much attention to detail, and composition and color scheme. When I was finished I showed the painting to my dad and he said, "This is the best work I have ever seen you do." He actually began to tear up. I have the skills I learned from doing my transfer painting to thank for this. That is why I'm celebrating my transfer painting, because it taught me so much more than I expected.
Artifact 4 in Humanities-
In Humanities class we did an artifact that spoke to my inner writing style and I am very pleased with the result. Artifact 4 required us to revise and edit previous poems, it made us really refine our poetic devices and writing skills. The first draft of my poem was long and full of unneeded repetition and the meaning was too hidden in the poem. What I'm really proud of is my editing process, like here for example I changed this complicated stanza,“Walking into the bathroom. Shedding these layers of needing to impress. Wiping the mask off, Staring blankly at the reflection of purity: You...A tan or brown, With female or male parts Petite, thin, tall, big Blonde, brown, or black Blue, green, or hazel eyes. So many words to describe yourself....” To a more simple, concise, and powerful, “I step into solitude. Letting my toes touch the chilled tile. Shedding these layers of impression. And these eyes staring back at me are none but my own.” Matt really helped my poem turn into a meaningful poem. I was ruthless, cutting parts I really honestly didn't want to cut pit but in the end it was for the best. I am very proud of my editting process.
In Humanities class we did an artifact that spoke to my inner writing style and I am very pleased with the result. Artifact 4 required us to revise and edit previous poems, it made us really refine our poetic devices and writing skills. The first draft of my poem was long and full of unneeded repetition and the meaning was too hidden in the poem. What I'm really proud of is my editing process, like here for example I changed this complicated stanza,“Walking into the bathroom. Shedding these layers of needing to impress. Wiping the mask off, Staring blankly at the reflection of purity: You...A tan or brown, With female or male parts Petite, thin, tall, big Blonde, brown, or black Blue, green, or hazel eyes. So many words to describe yourself....” To a more simple, concise, and powerful, “I step into solitude. Letting my toes touch the chilled tile. Shedding these layers of impression. And these eyes staring back at me are none but my own.” Matt really helped my poem turn into a meaningful poem. I was ruthless, cutting parts I really honestly didn't want to cut pit but in the end it was for the best. I am very proud of my editting process.
Weird little wooden thing Reflection in Math-
Last year Aliza and I had some issues that resulted in me leaving her advisory. Through this reflection and portfolio meeting we have grown in our student teacher relationship, and I have so happy for the growth. We did a mini project at the very beginning of the year in Aliza’s that required us to challenge our building skills and group work skills. Aliza did this to see how we worked together in groups and the dynamics between certain personalities. At the end of this project we did a reflection which was used for a portfolio meeting with Matt and Aliza. During the reflection I was honest and looked back upon my flaws as shown here, “Through the whole project, cutting others wood in particular I felt inadequate...I was the leader and I lost my cool.” Showing my softer more human side benefited Aliza and I’s relationship greatly, at the end of my reflection she wrote, “Saige, I am so impressed with your positivity, fortitude, and willingness to push through different challenges. Your reflection/goals to develop mathematically are so powerful, and I'm looking forward to helping you with this.” I am so proud of the growth that has come from a simple meeting and a reflection, and I look forward to more growth in this next semester.
Last year Aliza and I had some issues that resulted in me leaving her advisory. Through this reflection and portfolio meeting we have grown in our student teacher relationship, and I have so happy for the growth. We did a mini project at the very beginning of the year in Aliza’s that required us to challenge our building skills and group work skills. Aliza did this to see how we worked together in groups and the dynamics between certain personalities. At the end of this project we did a reflection which was used for a portfolio meeting with Matt and Aliza. During the reflection I was honest and looked back upon my flaws as shown here, “Through the whole project, cutting others wood in particular I felt inadequate...I was the leader and I lost my cool.” Showing my softer more human side benefited Aliza and I’s relationship greatly, at the end of my reflection she wrote, “Saige, I am so impressed with your positivity, fortitude, and willingness to push through different challenges. Your reflection/goals to develop mathematically are so powerful, and I'm looking forward to helping you with this.” I am so proud of the growth that has come from a simple meeting and a reflection, and I look forward to more growth in this next semester.
2 to Refine-
Low self confidence Checkpoint 1 in Math-
I have a lot of security issues in math, my self confidence and overall self worth became detrimental to my grade in math. Math has always been a tough subject for me, as most of you know I have a rather creative mind. Our first test or checkpoint was terrifying for me, I was so scared to disappoint Aliza and end up being behind in understanding. I ended up getting a rather low grade on the checkpoint, and I felt so lost and I became to be very honest depressed. I wrote a note on my checkpoint and here is one of the things I stated, “I don't understand half this information. My mind is reverting back to old ways, and I hate to fail, even with other chances I feel like an idiot, a complete utter idiot. My confidence is gone and I'm so scared.” I felt like I had to be validated by the numbers on the paper. Aliza gave us a retake and I faired well with some review. I want to be able to break away my self worth from my work. Society puts so much weight on letter grades which is ridiculous, that is why I hope Animas will eventually get rid of them entirely. Anyway, in the future I would like to improve my self confidence in math possibly by distancing myself from the letter grade that depresses me so much.
Low self confidence Checkpoint 1 in Math-
I have a lot of security issues in math, my self confidence and overall self worth became detrimental to my grade in math. Math has always been a tough subject for me, as most of you know I have a rather creative mind. Our first test or checkpoint was terrifying for me, I was so scared to disappoint Aliza and end up being behind in understanding. I ended up getting a rather low grade on the checkpoint, and I felt so lost and I became to be very honest depressed. I wrote a note on my checkpoint and here is one of the things I stated, “I don't understand half this information. My mind is reverting back to old ways, and I hate to fail, even with other chances I feel like an idiot, a complete utter idiot. My confidence is gone and I'm so scared.” I felt like I had to be validated by the numbers on the paper. Aliza gave us a retake and I faired well with some review. I want to be able to break away my self worth from my work. Society puts so much weight on letter grades which is ridiculous, that is why I hope Animas will eventually get rid of them entirely. Anyway, in the future I would like to improve my self confidence in math possibly by distancing myself from the letter grade that depresses me so much.
Teamwork/Communication in Biology-
This year in Biology I had difficulties working in a team. I worked In a group of three with Marilyn and Emery, we each divided the research paper into an introduction, data, and a discussion piece. Now one day Marilyn was gone so Emery and I delegated which sections to do, Marilyn ended up getting the data section. I became increasingly frustrated as Marilyn was getting no work done on the section. The communication was low and tensions were high, they went to Tina and we had a group meeting. Marilyn complained that she had no choice in the section she wanted to do and that she could not read the data. This was days after the initial delegation when Marilyn was gone. Now, I will admit that I could've gone to her and asked but we were very busy. I will not hide the fact that I was upset. I expected both of them to just do the job and get it done by the deadline. During this conflict, and during POL prep Tina and I had a discussion about how our group interacted, I wanted to see from her perspective, this is what she said, “Watching your group interact there was a clear lack of communication and a clash of personality styles. After our group meeting I was pleasantly surprised by your groups ability to pull yourselves together and finish the project.” Seeing this made me pleased in the fact that she saw we improved. Seeing this, I realized I was much more of a leader, and much more independent than some. I realized that I have a lot to work on being a communicator in groups. I am used to people that in turn take initiative and if they had a problem they would talk to me. In the future, I would like to be able to communicate better with more reserved people. I want them to be comfortable in the group, which means I need to make changes in my leadership skills.
This year in Biology I had difficulties working in a team. I worked In a group of three with Marilyn and Emery, we each divided the research paper into an introduction, data, and a discussion piece. Now one day Marilyn was gone so Emery and I delegated which sections to do, Marilyn ended up getting the data section. I became increasingly frustrated as Marilyn was getting no work done on the section. The communication was low and tensions were high, they went to Tina and we had a group meeting. Marilyn complained that she had no choice in the section she wanted to do and that she could not read the data. This was days after the initial delegation when Marilyn was gone. Now, I will admit that I could've gone to her and asked but we were very busy. I will not hide the fact that I was upset. I expected both of them to just do the job and get it done by the deadline. During this conflict, and during POL prep Tina and I had a discussion about how our group interacted, I wanted to see from her perspective, this is what she said, “Watching your group interact there was a clear lack of communication and a clash of personality styles. After our group meeting I was pleasantly surprised by your groups ability to pull yourselves together and finish the project.” Seeing this made me pleased in the fact that she saw we improved. Seeing this, I realized I was much more of a leader, and much more independent than some. I realized that I have a lot to work on being a communicator in groups. I am used to people that in turn take initiative and if they had a problem they would talk to me. In the future, I would like to be able to communicate better with more reserved people. I want them to be comfortable in the group, which means I need to make changes in my leadership skills.
Question-
How can I be a successful peacemaker?
All throughout my childhood I have experienced some hardships . How can I use my knowledge of hardship and help others? I have always been told that I have a 25-30 year old's mind in a 15 year old's body. I have always been one to help people, never taking sides, just simply being there for people. I protect my family, no matter what family it is, whether it's my family built in this school or at home. I see both sides of the story and am not judge mental because I know and have seen the awful results of miscommunication and misunderstanding. My father raised me like a friend not a stereotypical daughter and that is why I have better communication skills than some I believe. My father said something very interesting to me, he said that a peacekeeper is different from a peacemaker. He said a peacekeeper is a cop who holds the laws ground, and a peacemaker creates healthy compromises and solutions to help others around the individual. A peacemaker knows themselves well enough to hold back judgements and opinions in order to come up with answers when others are having issues or conflicts. This to me is a very mature and adult things to take on. How can I use these skills to protect, help, and support my family here and at home? How can I gain respect in this area? How can I prove myself as an adult and not a child?
How can I be a successful peacemaker?
All throughout my childhood I have experienced some hardships . How can I use my knowledge of hardship and help others? I have always been told that I have a 25-30 year old's mind in a 15 year old's body. I have always been one to help people, never taking sides, just simply being there for people. I protect my family, no matter what family it is, whether it's my family built in this school or at home. I see both sides of the story and am not judge mental because I know and have seen the awful results of miscommunication and misunderstanding. My father raised me like a friend not a stereotypical daughter and that is why I have better communication skills than some I believe. My father said something very interesting to me, he said that a peacekeeper is different from a peacemaker. He said a peacekeeper is a cop who holds the laws ground, and a peacemaker creates healthy compromises and solutions to help others around the individual. A peacemaker knows themselves well enough to hold back judgements and opinions in order to come up with answers when others are having issues or conflicts. This to me is a very mature and adult things to take on. How can I use these skills to protect, help, and support my family here and at home? How can I gain respect in this area? How can I prove myself as an adult and not a child?