Course Contract #3

1. What are you doing well? I feel that I am doing well with terms and memorizing the definitions. The study guides help to keep me on track with what we are discussing in class, otherwise I would be lost during class discussions where we are reviewing the chapters and subjects. I have kept up on my homework and I find the assignments to be getting simpler and I now am seeing how they are relevant to the classroom.
2. What are you not doing well? I am having a hard time relating difficult terms to real life situations. When I read the chapter, I often find myself lost and confused. It is much better for me to review the chapter after having class where we talk about the chapter and the terms. I also am having a difficult time remembering what we discussed the week prior. It is hard to stay on task with this class when it is only once a week. I feel that I understand the concepts, but it is easy for me to forget them by the time the next class roles around.
   
3. Are you making sufficient progress on your goals?I am doing well with my goals. I feel that I am learning very valuable information that will aid me in my future classroom. I want to keep learning the concepts and work on applying them to my content more than I have been.
   
4. List specific things you need to change in order to meet your goals. In order to meet my goals I need to continue to complete assignments correctly and efficiently so that I may see how to apply them in the classroom. I need to consistently be thinking of situations I might see in the classroom and how I can use this new knowledge to help me become a good teacher.
   
5. How is your motivation? Are you focusing on mastery or performance goals? Does anything need to change? It is difficult for me to focus on my mastery goals when finals are coming up and I feel like I am trying to cram as much information into my brain that is possible. I need to remember that there is no point in memorizing subjects only for a test. I need to take this information and use it in my life. If I do this, I will find the information more relevant to the real world and will apply these things more often.