Brandon's+Reflection+Page

Community Links
You are expected to at least write 3 psots about your experience. 100 Words Each -First Day My first day of Community links was a nerve racking one experience trying to imagine what it would be like it was just too much to handle. First off I was introduced to Tina who will be my supervising teacher during Community links. Thankfully she wasn’t as I had imagine she is nice and allows me to do tasks that work experience students wouldn’t do. At the end of the day I had to supriise the pe class and all I can say is I don’t want to be a PE teacher. The little kids scream, don’t listen to you and just randomly run around thank god I didn’t do that again. Overall it was a really great day and I am really hoping that the rest will just be like this one.

-Last Day of the first week This past week has changed my point of view completely instead of being the student following orders and learning I was the teacher. Watching over 20 kids and making sure they are on task is really hard but it was lots of fun. I have found that I really enjoy working with children and it really wants me to become a primary school teacher even more. Thank god all the kids like me and it is a blast whenever I walk in they just can’t stop but talk to me. It was a real blast today because Tina let me teach a few kids which gave me a lot of skills for the future. I also chilled in the staff room listening to my iPod and sitting in the couches. It was a real great week it is sad that in another week’s time I will be leaving.

-Last Day I was really sad that it was my last day I wish it went for a bit longer as I just got used to how things worked. Sadly I really don’t want to leave as I really enjoy it there. I have made lots of new skills such as patience and management which will help me in later years to come when I have kids of my own. It was also good that I was able to send alot more time with my cousins then I normal would. It is sad when you see all the kids sad that your leaving asking if you come back and you know that you might not it is so heart breaking. I really wish I could go back and never come back to school

**Week 1**
What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?  The best piece of advice I have ever received in my life was from my mum when I was in primary school. She told me to try my best everyday and even if I fail at least I had a go. This was very good advice as it got me through tough challenges in life such as the long jump and 100m race as I am not very sporty i had doubts I could even make it in the top five. As I lined up ready to start I remember the piece of advice my mother gave me and as soon as I heard the bell went I ran as fast as I can. I ran and ran till I could feel my heart bouncing out of my chest. As I past the finished line I looked around to see that I came in fourth in the race. Another event where this piece of advice is when I was doing my grade one guitar exam in year eight I was really nervous and scared going to a place to play in front of a judge knowing that he has to grade me. It was so stressful because I had to remember seven scales and five chords off by heart. I kept telling myself try your best even if I don’t pass i at least tried. After my exam was done I was cheering and celebrating because I got a honour (A) for my exam which is the second highest grade I was so pumped. Even today I still use this advice to help me through tough times.

**Week 2**
What would happen if you threw a piece of trash on the ground? What if everyone did? If I threw a piece of trash on the ground it would fly away most likely in the ocean where most trash that isn’t put it the bin goes. That trash could be responsible for killing fish, marine life and damaging habitat all from me throwing a piece of rubbish on the ground. Also smaller children such as younger year levels, brothers or strangers kids just walking would look up to me as the older one and see me throwing rubbish they would think it is the right thing to do. Then there would be more rubbish going into the wildlife and oceans killing more fish and even damaging more habitats. If everyone threw trash on the ground we would have a very big problem on our hands as most of the oceans would be filled with rubbish, plastic bags killing turtles and birds we would be living in rubbish. That is why the older kids must set a example for younger children so that they put their trash into the bin so that we have a clean environment for our kids and their kids so that they can enjoy the world like we do today. It is up to us to make a difference.

Week 3
What would you do if you saw a friend cheating - report it, confront the friend or nothing - and why? If I saw my friend cheating I would do nothing as it doesn’t affect me or my life. It isn’t me that will depend on other people instead of myself so I shouldn’t care. I might mention to him and tell him not to do it because he won’t learn anything and won’t benefit from it. All he is doing is copying a answer on paper which will get him the grades but won’t get him anywhere in life. In 10 years he might be living on the streets because his whole school life he copied his way through and didn’t learn a thing and now he is suffering it because he has no education and no qualifications. If he or she was a really good friend I would defiantly tell them to stop and explain my reason and hopefully they will stop it because I don’t want them to ruin their lives.

What do you think courage means? Courage I believe is a inner persons strength to fight for something that is right or what they believe in. For example people who are courageous have very strong inner strength which means that they don’t care about what people care about them and will do whatever makes them happy. But some people who don’t have the inner strength are very quiet and constantly worry about what people think about them and always try to stay out of attention. For example people who have bullied their whole lives will be scared to do something later in life because of what happened in their younger years which I hate people should be able to do what they can do. That is why you will find that the people who were doing the bullying will always be the ones who be the loudest, attention-seekers and are one of the more care free people. Courage can be great in many ways but it can also turn bad for you with attention comes more drama, more problems where as the quiet people don’t face alot of problems and will always make sure they are safe.

What do you think makes a good friend?

I believe a good friend is someone who is like your brother or sister you will die for them, protect them to the end and will always be there for them. A good friend is someone who will be there for you when you need them, someone who will make you feel happy no matter what is happening and someone who will defend you and not leave you in the dirt feeling hopeless. Good friends can be anyone girls, boys, family even teachers. Everyone is very different as a person who they enjoy hanging out with so people will define what makes a good friend differently but as me I want someone who will care for me and not forget about me when they are done and find someone else. A good friend is someone who is also very close in your life and someone who you cherish dearly; you always have each other’s back and no matter what you will be there.

Week 4
What is your most indispensable possession and why? My most indispensable item would be my iPod. Everywhere I go I either have my iPod always ready to be listened to or in my ear. I can go a second without as my iPod as it has my music which is like my religion. My music to me is a way of life the only one band I have on my iPod is Black Veil Brides. Black veil brides has been with me throughout all the hard and tough times of my life and it was like a inner strength for me to believe in myself and not let anyone change who I am. They made me stand up for myself against the bullies and take a stand for what is right. It has made me the person who I am today and it makes me happy to be myself and not let other people try to control me. My music is my life it will influence me to be whoever I want to be which I think is something I can’t live without. Losing my iPod and music would be like losing my soul as music I think is a part of each and every one of us. 

**Week 5**
What do you think about people polluting the environment? I really hate that people have no care for the environment which is really disgusting. The earth is our home and it is our only home we must cherish it and keep it healthy for future generations. People today are just polluting not thinking of their actions we are killing our planet. The ozone layer is getting thinner and holes are appearing which means that our earth is getting hotter each year. The animals would be the ones most effected as they wouldn’t be able to adapt that fast. Animals that would be in big trouble are the animals in the ocean and ice region as with increased heat the ice will melt. If people stopped and thought about what they were doing they would realise how much a small little thing can impact on our earth and the future generations. Imagine in 10 years and a kid never knew was a polar bear was because they have gone extinct where today we have animals that we can see on a daily basis such as kangaroos and koalas. We have to change our ways or we can never change at all.

Week **6**
How do you feel when you do something wrong?

When I do something wrong I really feel disappointed in myself and feel like I am only hurting myself. After I do something wrong I always think about what if I didn’t do that what if I did the right thing how might of it turned out and it will stay on my mind for a while. But I am really proud in myself because recently I have been getting in less trouble and I am working on trying to do the right thing everyday even if my friends are pressuring me because I am my own person I have a right to choose what I want to do.

How do you feel when you do something that is very good?

When I do something very good I feel all happy inside and I cant stop smiling it I get high confidence boost and self esteem so I can do even more better things for that. For example in my Grade One Classical Guitar exam I got an A and I felt amazing inside because never before have I gotten a high grade in anything. Now I am studying for my Grade Two Exam which I will be attending on the 11th of the 11th which is weird. I am trying everyday to do at least one good thing so that I can be a better person and a happier person.

Week 7
I wish there was a law that said... This would be a good law because... I wish there was a law that said that everyone has a right to be themselves. This would be a great law because kids today are changing who they are and becoming someone who they aren’t. Kids should be able to be themselves with about being judged or bullied if they have curly hair, the music they listen to or the clothes they wear because that is what makes them happy. The kids doing the bullying should be in deep trouble so we can teach a lesson that we should accept that everyone is different and everyone has a right to be themselves. But it isn’t just kids as well even adults judging people such as when applying for a job people who have piercings or tattoos will get get rejected in most cases as they look like bad people which isn’t right. People have the right to be themselves without being judged or bullied. It would help a lot of kids at school who are being bullied and this would be a really great law if the government thought of it.

Week 8
When you are angry, how do you look? When are you happiest? When have you felt lonely? When do you feel proud? When I’m angry I get red and find it hard to sit still and I constantly fight for what I believe in but it is rarely I get mad I am a very calm and easy going person even though people tend to judge me. I am the happiest when I am with my best friends outside of school maybe going to the movies or plaza because my friends are my life and I wouldn’t be able to be me if I couldn’t spend time with my friends. I feel lonely in the dead on night waking up and not being able to get back to sleep and I walk around the house. It is quiet and silent and I feel like I’m the only person awake and I feel like I am alone I don’t like people alone because I am a very social person. I feel proud when I do something really good for example getting a high grade in my exam, finally playing a song on guitar or remembering moments past where I have done something that has made me really proud. I really wish I could look at myself and see how I act or do because it would teach me a lot about myself.

Week 9
Which quality do you dislike most about yourself - laziness, selfishness, childishness - and why? The quality I hate most about me is my shyness because it stops me from doing a lot of events I could take part in but I don’t because I’m shy and that I will get judged afterwards. For example one event the Mackillop Athletics carnival I really wanted to take part in the running but I was to scared that other people might laugh at me if I fall, come last or just laugh at me. I wish I could preform on stage playing guitar or a talent show but deep down I know that my shyness will always get to me and I will say no to take part playing guitar which I would really enjoy. I have to stop thinking about what other people think about me and start thinking about myself. But recently I have entered in a talent show at Saint Mary’s playing Regret not by All That Remains on the guitar hopefully I can rock this show out. But I still get scared thinking about everyone looking at me play and if I make a mistake will they laugh at me I don’t know I will have to wait and see. I really wish I wasn’t shy because I would be so much happier and be able to experience life to the full.

Week 10
Why do you think prejudice exists in the world? I think prejudice exists in the world because we are only protecting ourselves and I think this has been happening since the Stone ages also in other species of animals. Prejudice means judging someone or making a assumption on a person or type of people in some points it is just to look out for yourself but other times it is just plain mean. For example a person is walking and there are two paths one with someone looking scary and another perfectly fine the person chooses the fine path because he is looking out for himself. The scary person might be harmless but you never know he could be mugging people or waiting to kidnap someone. But on the other hand people judging certain people based on their age, race or sex is wrong because you don’t the person and you are judging them without getting to know them. Prejudice can go both ways and it will be a constant argue to is it right or not I think it is fine if you aren’t putting the person down or leaving them out but if you are looking out for your personal safety it is fine.

200 words about Melbourne Experience

Day 1 My first day of Melbourne experience was really scary as it was my second time catching a train where usually my parents drive me everywhere. I will really nervous about going to the city because I have never been walking around the city by myself without help so I was really scared if I got lost. My first tour I went on was Queen Victoria Market which in my opinion is the best tour ever as there is no set map so you can explore without having to follow a certain path after that I had arcades and lanes tour which was the hardest of all as it was the longest to walk. Overall it was such a great first day.

Day 2 My second was more relaxed I didn’t have to worry about how to catch the train or walk through the city as I already I experienced it so it was nothing new. The first tour I had for the day was a walk on the water front which was walking on the Yarra River basically looking at all the buildings and food courts on the water front. It was a really good tour as it was really stressful as it was the shortest of them all so we got to chill in the food court for a good 40 minutes. The next tour I had was a walk in the park which was the most stressful as it was so easy to get lost and by the end of the two days my feet were killing me. When it was time to get home it felt it went to fast I really wish we just had one day to go anywhere and explore but overall I really enjoyed it.