Self - Assessment

Self – Assessment - 2

2. Which social issues concern you?  What service activities could address these issues?

The social issues that concern me are discrimination, unemployment, violence, education, and homelessness. Volunteering in the Youth Leadership of Greensboro addresses the issues of education and homelessness. To address unemployment, I am planning to help to implement the idea of volunteer organizations that offer training and resources to provide new means of income. To address discrimination and violence, I am also planning to help implement the idea of creative youth programs to entertain children and help them meet and learn more about other people of different backgrounds.

3.  What are your strengths that will help you complete your CAS requirements?

I have leadership skills from different projects and experiences, which allows me to lead and work with team members on issues. I am a participant in many volunteering opportunities, so my experiences with helping out and giving back to the community will allow me to think of creative and effective solutions. My participation and commitment to many clubs, sports, and other extra curriculars allow me to master balancing, which allows me to prioritize and organize issues.

4.  What are your weaknesses that might interfere with CAS?

I am self-conscious so whenever I am with a group of people, this weakness hinders my productivity because I am too unnecessarily worried about judgement. I am a people-pleaser so I try too hard to make others happy and almost never reject an idea, which does not allow me to give my own personal opinion or create my own voice unique from others.

5.  Project (will constitute at least three blog posts and part of the final reflection): a collaborative, well-sequenced series of experiences over a minimum of one month that addresses one or more of the CAS strands.

     Purposes: sustained collaboration, teamwork, show initiative, demonstrate perseverance, demonstrate responsibility, engage in

                        problem-solving and decision making, examine ethics

     Examples:  Service and activity-students plan and participate in the maintenance of a community garden

                         Service and creativity-students identify that children at a local school need backpacks and design and create backpacks

                         Service and creativity-preparing and performing for a benefit concert

a. Select one issue of global concern that interests you. 

An issue of global concern is education.

b. Under which CAS strand(s) does it best fall—creativity, activity, and/or service? 

This best falls under service because I am providing assistance for others.

c. Which learner objectives would it best support?

Identify strengths and areas for growth. Demonstrates challenges have been undertaken and new skills developed. Show commitment and perseverance. Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance. Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions.

d. Brainstorm potential projects.

Creating presentations and activities that deliver the message of the significance of education and the strong impacts, both positively and negatively, it has on reality and our lives.

e. With whom or with which groups will you need to collaborate?

I will need to collaborate with others who are interested in the same issues, who would like to demonstrate or improve leadership and teamwork, and who are genuinely concerned with helping others and creating a change that can positively influence those outside of our home (i.e. around the world).