#1
When I look at myself as a student, I know my responsibilities extend farther than good test scores and turning my homework on time. I feel that I must prepare myself for the time I become a teacher to others in any work field I place myself in as an adult. I task myself to take care of myself in my studies, keeping up with my study schedules and academic obligations, as well as following my own ideas and dreams outside of the ASTI campus. I think My responsibilities is to grow up in my own way and exceed other standards and my own. However, my utmost goal for my education isn't to get into a good school, it's to have enough insight based on the subjects I have learned in school to know what I want kind of job I want to pursue. To achieve this, I set my goal is to provide myself with a well-rounded foundation, ranging from business to music, as well as achieving great academic success. To make this rounded base however, I will need to grow through many experiences, including failures. When president Obama says, “Maybe you could be a great writer -- maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper – but you might not even know it until you write that English paper” I interpret it as a initiative to try out different things, which will you fail and succeed at. As one time, I experienced a failure to my morale in my school band in 7th grade. I was publicly embarrassed by the director, which was his way to motivate us to fix our mistakes, from where I was became motivated to fix said mistakes. The next year I became a power player in the band, winning Best Instrumentalist and several awards for my participation in the band knowing that my failure had changed how I acted.
#3
What I think a positive deviant is someone who does good in whatever they do, and is recognized for it. Working in a job or just living their life, a positive deviant is someone who changes what they do to maximize their positive affects on the world. Such examples is anybody that has taken their work to another level or is well known in the media and society. You become a positive deviant from devianting from a normal job path, as Gawunde suggests. His five points can be related to high school life, as I can follow his five points in my schooling to become a positive deviant. His first suggestion is to ask an unscripted question, which to me means to me as ask about something that you not understand in an attempt to understand it better, but something that helps you grow. As not to be a distraction, I think asking an unscripted question would be something along the lines of a question that involves both the students and teacher to the topic at hand. This will create a better understanding of both teacher and student. The second suggestion, not complaining, relates to your maturity and patience in high school. Are you able to complete the work assigned to you and not complain about it? Not making a big deal out of things and bringing negativity will bring a positive atmosphere. I think this would affect productivity , hindering your work if you do complain. The third suggestion, to count something, is a placeholder in high school life, meant to keep you busy rather than boring you. It's designed to make something interesting out of school work, either by counting how many times you see the same word in a reading or the same number on a page in your math book. When Gawunde says his fourth suggestion, to write something, I would interpret that in a high school setting as working on a hobby that can help you in the future. His fifth suggestion, to change, would be like wanting to make yourself a better person, either by improving how you look in your own eyes or toning down on bad qualities of yourself, or simply finding something you take pride in.
#13
While I used to be in Boy Scouts near the beginning of middle school, there were often power struggles and alliances that were made between me and the other members. We would either ignore one friend, welcome another, make fun of some people too. One time, at a week long camp, we intentionally left several kids out of our group. While we would eat at the mess hall, go do activities and everyday matters, we made ti a goal to leave him out. At this time, this kid was one of my close friends, but me wanting to not get kicked out of the group myself, I decided to join. I felt guilty for betraying our friendship, but my options were limited. It was either make fun of him, or sacrifice myself for him, but I wasn't able to do that because I did share some of the same reasons with the people making fun of him for why they were making fun of him. While he was an undesirable, I was actually wanted by the group. I thought that the camp would be a lot easier and more fun if we included everyone. I think people bully others as something to do, even though it might not be necessary. I think that the reasons why other people hurt their peers as not skin deep, and might be on a mental level. People shouldn't naturally hurt their peers if they live in a positive atmosphere. I think that they do it to other people despite what kind of atmosphere there in because they feel the need for power, and they can get I though hurting others.
