Instead of reading one pattern at a time, I decided to read it as a choose your own adventure. Anyone as obsessed with those as I was? I don’t recall enjoying reading that often, but I do remember picking that kind of book 8 times out of 10 during library visits. I vividly remember seeing the gooey goosebumps with R.L Stine’s name written above it. I think there was something about that perceived autonomy that I always enjoyed about those books. Looking back on It I get strong sense of horrifying nostalgia. I’m surprised I was ever able to sleep at night at that time.
Any ways that was a bit off topic but lets bring it back around to to this blog post, the task at hand. The first section I decided to read was the Construct Your Own Curriculum pattern, HA, bet you didn’t see that coming. In this blog post I am making a conscious effort to forgo whatever sense of formality that I had as I believe it to be more important to show a sense of authenticity within my writing.
My takeaway from this chapter is that I should take some time to home in on my skills and what I am good at. I have been able to reflect on my own abilities and work with a sense of mindfulness when pursuing a task. I also learned that I know myself best and that I can trust my own abilities to get a job done, by taking in what resources I have and maintaining a perspective of perpetual learning. This led me to consider how this information may affect me career-wise and where such things may lead.
I want to fully understand my tool set that I was given and improve on the areas that I may be lacking in and even keep in mind that I don’t need to do everything myself and think about the things that I can outsource to people or technology that may be more skilled in a certain aspect. As I close in on the finale of my time at Worcester State, there is a strong sense of self-reflection. So far this book has been a helpful aid in thinking about where I am career-wise and provided a sense that it is only the beginning on this journey to mastery, and that I still have a long ways to go. Yet, I must remember that I can trust in my abilities only once I am able to have a realistic understanding of where I am at. A couple chapters have allowed me to go about my experiences with CS in a way that will lead me to where I want to go. That, I will go into further in the next coming blog post.
From the blog CS@Worcester – Sovibol's Glass Case by Sovibol Keo and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.