Metacognition: First Semester

When I first walked into 5th period Humanities class, I noticed something oddly familiar about that classroom. I realized that it was the classroom that was always dark and had only a few lighting every time I walked past it in my previous years of high school. So once I stepped in, I thought to myself "No way! This is the class with the cool-looking room!" What a great start to the first semester.

As the weeks went by, and as I reflect upon it as the semester ends, it honestly amazes me how much I've learned in a single class and the majority of it has to do with creativity. I feel like we talk about creativity almost everyday and that reminds me of how Mr. Allen told us today that in our future careers, in order to be successful, we need to be creative people. We are already in a highly competitive era for businesses and professions, but no doubt will the competition greatly increase in the next 10 years or so. So the more creative we are, the better we stand in our careers.

What stood out to me the most was taking the little things that we already know from previous learning and education, and simply taking a closer look at it. Things like listening to a musical piece and "vertically listening" to it. I never realized how there can be two different "songs" in one. Or understanding that everything typically has its "organizing principle" like in The Shadow Catcher novel or The Falling Stairs musical piece. Like I always say, you learn something new every day and that's exactly how I feel about this class.

The one thing I honestly wasn't prepared for for this class was the homework load. When we were picking our classes last year, all the seniors said that it was basically an art class in an English class. False. However, with all of the Mindbook entries, the blogs, the reading, the essays, and projects, it really helps me step into different worlds and become a better creative person as an individual. I am able to explore my resources and expand my own creativity.

All in all, I think that I made a very good decision about taking Humanities class and I hope that I will take everything that I've learned so far (and what I will learn) and carry it forward into my future life.