Blog 24- Last Presentation Reflection

(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?
 What I was the most proud of in my presentation was that I made time, that was a huge relief when I heard I was good. What am I proud about in my senior project is that I got through it, I'm also happy about my independent components since they had a huge impact in my senior project.


(2) Questions to Consider

a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation?  Use the component contract to defend that assessment.

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 I think I did everything I was told to do, I don't think I did extra. I talked fast too so made it was hard for people to understand what I am saying.

b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project? Use the component contract to defend that assessment.

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Again, I did everything I was told. I was never late for assignments I was always on time. 

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?My topic in general worked for my project since it was something easy, and it was something easy for me to do. My eq was also great since it was really open ended that there are a lot of different answers. 

(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project?
I wish I did a topic that I was actually really into, something I would have enjoyed more working on. 

(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples.
 It has helped me become more responsible, I learned a lot from my topic.

Blog 21- Exit Interview

Content:

(1) What is your essential question, and what are your answers?  What is your best answer and why?

• How can a senior citizen increase the chances of a happy and healthy end of life?
• A senior citizen can increase the chances of  a happy and healthy end of life by: joining social groups, being around family, and having a bucket-list to achieve. 
• My best answer is joining a social group since its the one that is more of both healthy and happy, and because its the easiest one for a senior to do.

(2) What process did you take to arrive at this answer?

• I got my first answer from my mentorship, going to a senior center I was able to see the outcome of a senior join a social group. My research and my independent components really helped me finding the last two answers since they both focus on different things.

(3) What problems did you face?  How did you resolve them?

• My main problem was getting to mentorship, it was difficult to find time to go and get there. I resolved it by going whenever I had free time and a ride. 

(4) What are the two most significant sources you used to answer your essential question and why?

• My mentorship, because it was a in person experience since I was able to meet different seniors. Different articles also help, I read a book called the Third Chapter by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, this book was very cute and had different stories about seniors and they were tied into a bigger picture. 

Be prepared with evidence and specific examples to support any response.  It is also significant to cite sources as you explain.

Blog 22: Independent Component 2

Content:  
LITERAL(a) Include this statement: “I, Gennesis Romero, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 33 hours of work.”

(b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.

• All the seniors at the nursing home.

(c) Update your Independent Component 2 Log (which should be under your Senior Project Hours link)(d) Explain what you completed.   

• I volunteered at Forever Young Adult Day Health in Baldwin Park, where I played Bingo and got to talk to different elders and spend time with them. 

(e) Defend your work and explain the component's significance and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  

•  Log
• The number of is you can call anytime at 212- 464-7765 or I can ask them if they can call you.

(f)How did the component help you answer your EQ? Please include specific examples to illustrate how it helped. 

• By going to the nursing home I was allowed to see how different the seniors are compared to the seniors at the senior center. Most of the seniors at the nursing home are sad or very sick. My favorite seniors were the ones who where happy even though they were sick, when I would talk to them most of them had families who came to visit them often or they had a happy life before they were at the nursing home. This made me really think more about my answers and how family does have a huge impact to the other seniors. I also got the idea of the bucket-list from this experience. 

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Interview 4 Reflection

1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?  

• The most important thing I learned from this interview was mainly on how to work with the seniors who are more grumpy or have a hard time understanding they are being old. Sarah really just said to be patient and to not let it affect your work, which I found very helpful because at the center the seniors who are a bit harsh to me I tend to treat them differently. than the seniors who are nice to me. 

2.  How will what I learned affect my final lesson?

• It won't really affect my final lesson since the answers I got a sort of already knew. However it did get me a sort of back up and reassurance that what I'm reading online is what someone who works with seniors actually does or says about seniors. 

( I interviewed a nurse at a nursing home, it was hard to get a doctor again)

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Blog 20- Fourth Interview Questions

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?

• I want to interview a Geriatrician, their area of expertise is being a doctor who has a very high degree. They also take care of older adults so they have a lot experience with them.

2.  Post 20 open-ended questions you want to ask an expert in the field concerning your senior project. Your focus should be finding answers to your EQ.

1. Why did you chose to be a Geriatrician? 
2. Do you like your job?
3. Do you like working with older adults?
4. What are some difficulties working with older adults?
5. What are advantages?
6. Do a lot of senior citizen actually come for checkups?
7. How important are checkups? 
8. How often should a senior citizen come for a checkup?
9. What are things an elder could do to help them remain healthy? 
10. Do you have a personal experience with some of the seniors?
11. How do you think you can help a senior be happy?
12. Should seniors exercise daily?
13. What kind of exercising so you recommend?
14. What are common health problems that you see with your patients?
15. How do you explain to senior when they have a critical health problem?
16. How do you deal with the mental health of a senior?
17. What are ways you talk to a senior?
18. How do you deal with a senior with an attitude?
19. How can a senior citizen increase the chance of a happy and healthy end of life?
20. Based on your experience with older adults, what are things that you think could help an elder?

Blog 19- Third Answer

EQ

• How can a senior citizen increase the chances of a happy and healthy end of life? 

Answer #3 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)*

• A senior citizen can increase the chance of a happy and healthy end of life by having a bucket list or doing things they've always wanted to do. 

3 details to support the answer

• They can are happy while doing it the things they've always wanted to do.
• It can push a senior to keep living.
• The movie bucket list is a great example!

The research source(s) to support your details and answer

• Graham, Judith. "What Makes Older People Happy." The New York Times. New York Times, 11 Feb. 2014. Web. 17 Sept. 2015.
• talks about what makes a senior happy
• Cochrane, Kira. "Bucket Lists: Are They a Good Idea?" The Guardian. The Guardian, 26 Sept. 2012. Web. 3 Mar. 2016.
• talks about whether or not bucket list are a good idea.

Concluding Sentence

• A bucket list is a great because it can help a senior citizen remain happy and its can also push them to keep living and to keep fighting. Bucket list can be from going to a new place to seeing all their children getting married. The point of a bucket list is to have goals that they want to one day see them come true. 

Blog 18- Answer 2

1.  What is your EQ?

• How can a senior citizens increase the chances of a happy and healthy end of life? 

2.  What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

• A senior citizen can increase their chance of a happy and healthy end of life by actively going to a social group.

3.  What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

• A senior citizen can increase the chances of a happy and healthy end of life by having family/friend support.

4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.

• Everyone needs their family or friends around. 
• At my center they have grandparents day, where the family members come to the center to spend the day. 
• In my interview my mentor always mentions how important family is to a senior. 

5.  What printed source best supports your answer?

• "Graham, Judith. ""What Makes Older People Happy."" The New York Times. New York Times, 11 Feb. 2014. Web. 17 Sept. 2015. <http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/11/what-makes-older-people-happy/?_r=0> 

6.  What other source supports your answer?

• Mentor 
• Senior Center
• Senior citizens 

7.  Tie this together with a  concluding thought.

• Family is very important to a senior, it can make them happy and makes them feel less lonely.