This week I was hoping to gain a lot of knowledge about the Cayuga Waterfront Trail by way of interview with Rick Manning.
Unfortunately I was not able to meet with Rick Manning today to do an interview due to a mix up in scheduling.
I have been in contact with Rick Manning since this and we have decided to do an interview next week, either Monday or Tuesday during a free period during school, or Thursday after school.
I also have heard back from Tim Logue who is involved in the Waterfront Trail and he has agreed to do an interview with me as well.
Though I was hoping to have information about the Trail to post this week, I will have a lot of new information about the Trail next week after I interview with Rick Manning and Tim Logue.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
In Class: Thursday Entry
1. This week I have set up an interview with Rick Manning, the Program Coordinator of the Cayuga Waterfront Trail, and have typed up an interview and have sent an e-mail to Tim Logue and am working on setting up an interview with him as well.
2. I would say 3 hours.
3. I am conducting an interview today which is hands on.
4. I consider the interview with Rick Manning as research because he will provide me with inside knowledge.
5. Not yet this week, it is tomorrow. I missed my mentor meeting last week because I forgot last Friday, which I take complete responsibility for. I e-mailed Ms. Shenk and apologized to her. I also suggested that we look at my blog every time we met from now on, meaning I will have to have my journals done by at least every Friday.
6. I plan on doing those entries after my interview with Rick Manning.
7. Yes and Yes.
8. Adequate- I think I have been much better this week then in past weeks. I have done something with my project every day and will update my journal after my interview.
Monday: E-mailed Rick Manning and confirmed interview. I looked at the Cayuga Waterfront Trail website and oriented myself with his role and the current state of the Trail.
Tuesday: In-class journaling.
Wednesday: Wrote up an interview and showed my aunt and brainstormed with her for quite awhile.
9. Hopefully interview Tim Logue, contact Barbara Lifton for an interview, attend "Tunes for Trails" on Saturday March 25th, walk the Stewart Park phase of the trail that is under construction and take pictures.
2. I would say 3 hours.
3. I am conducting an interview today which is hands on.
4. I consider the interview with Rick Manning as research because he will provide me with inside knowledge.
5. Not yet this week, it is tomorrow. I missed my mentor meeting last week because I forgot last Friday, which I take complete responsibility for. I e-mailed Ms. Shenk and apologized to her. I also suggested that we look at my blog every time we met from now on, meaning I will have to have my journals done by at least every Friday.
6. I plan on doing those entries after my interview with Rick Manning.
7. Yes and Yes.
8. Adequate- I think I have been much better this week then in past weeks. I have done something with my project every day and will update my journal after my interview.
Monday: E-mailed Rick Manning and confirmed interview. I looked at the Cayuga Waterfront Trail website and oriented myself with his role and the current state of the Trail.
Tuesday: In-class journaling.
Wednesday: Wrote up an interview and showed my aunt and brainstormed with her for quite awhile.
9. Hopefully interview Tim Logue, contact Barbara Lifton for an interview, attend "Tunes for Trails" on Saturday March 25th, walk the Stewart Park phase of the trail that is under construction and take pictures.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
In class: Tuesday, March 15th
Today in class, the following people presented aspects of their projects and explained any difficulties they were having as well as the rewards they have gotten from their projects so far:
Karrie, Mary, Natanya, Dylan, Jordan, and Jimmy.
It was exciting to see the progress fellow students have made in their projects, and inspired me to do more with my own. I could relate with Jordan about how he was feeling discouraged about his project. I myself have been feeling the same way. However, I have an interview with Rick Manning (Project Coordinator of the Waterfront Trails) on Thursday, and I am very much looking forward to it.
Readings assigned in class: Two Tramps in Mud Time, and Practicing
How do these documents relate?
To me, I took these two documents to be about things that people chose as both their hobbies and their professions, and how can make a career out of a hobby. In Practicing, the author makes a point to explain that even if someone is proficient at an instrument and can pick it up and play a song, they are not truly an "artist" (perhaps this isn't particularly the word I'm going for...) unless they devote their time to overcoming the hard things that go along with playing the instrument. When someone can pick up an instrument, and then be handed a sheet of music they have never seen before, and be able to play it because they are comfortable with the instrument and the techniques of playing, they can consider themselves accomplished at their instrument. The author is illustrating the point of practice makes perfect. In Robert Frost's poem, Two Tramps in Mud Time, I see the author as someone who has been upset and is releasing his frustration on something he is good at. He is then approached by men who cut wood for a living, and feel imposed that he is merely doing their job in order to relieve stress. To me, this poem is an example that everyone is entitled to their professions and hobbies, but that they must differentiate between the two. Someone's profession is the thing that should occupy their practice time, and a hobby is something that should be done just for the enjoyment and doesn't need a particular outcome.
How do these documents relate to your project?
These documents relate in the way that most of us are conducting our projects based on something that we consider a hobby, or something we want to get better at. Of course, for many of our projects practicing is a key factor. For many projects, there is a final outcome that has already been decided and it is up to us to manage our time in a way that illustrates we have reached that final outcome that we set as a goal. In the sense of Robert Frost's poem, I can see that we have devoted ourselves to this project, but still have other things we must keep in order too, our professions so to speak (being a student perhaps?).
Karrie, Mary, Natanya, Dylan, Jordan, and Jimmy.
It was exciting to see the progress fellow students have made in their projects, and inspired me to do more with my own. I could relate with Jordan about how he was feeling discouraged about his project. I myself have been feeling the same way. However, I have an interview with Rick Manning (Project Coordinator of the Waterfront Trails) on Thursday, and I am very much looking forward to it.
Readings assigned in class: Two Tramps in Mud Time, and Practicing
How do these documents relate?
To me, I took these two documents to be about things that people chose as both their hobbies and their professions, and how can make a career out of a hobby. In Practicing, the author makes a point to explain that even if someone is proficient at an instrument and can pick it up and play a song, they are not truly an "artist" (perhaps this isn't particularly the word I'm going for...) unless they devote their time to overcoming the hard things that go along with playing the instrument. When someone can pick up an instrument, and then be handed a sheet of music they have never seen before, and be able to play it because they are comfortable with the instrument and the techniques of playing, they can consider themselves accomplished at their instrument. The author is illustrating the point of practice makes perfect. In Robert Frost's poem, Two Tramps in Mud Time, I see the author as someone who has been upset and is releasing his frustration on something he is good at. He is then approached by men who cut wood for a living, and feel imposed that he is merely doing their job in order to relieve stress. To me, this poem is an example that everyone is entitled to their professions and hobbies, but that they must differentiate between the two. Someone's profession is the thing that should occupy their practice time, and a hobby is something that should be done just for the enjoyment and doesn't need a particular outcome.
How do these documents relate to your project?
These documents relate in the way that most of us are conducting our projects based on something that we consider a hobby, or something we want to get better at. Of course, for many of our projects practicing is a key factor. For many projects, there is a final outcome that has already been decided and it is up to us to manage our time in a way that illustrates we have reached that final outcome that we set as a goal. In the sense of Robert Frost's poem, I can see that we have devoted ourselves to this project, but still have other things we must keep in order too, our professions so to speak (being a student perhaps?).
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Reflection: Week of March 8th
This week Ms. Lord contacted me and stated I needed to start attending Thursday classes as well, due to my lack of journalizing. I can completely agree with this decision, I have been doing a very bad job at updating three entries per week. I have been making personal progress, and though I know this Ms. Lord does not. She needs the physical proof of my blog in order to show her that I am making progress.
I am well aware that I have not been as committed to my WISE project as I thought I was going to be. I am actually relieved to be attending the Thursday WISE classes now. I believe this will give me a few weeks to set up a schedule where I journal at least 3 times a week, and the Thursday class will provide a time for me to do that. Also, I am having some problems with finding where to go from here... Thursday classes will allow me time to think particularly about my WISE project, and talk to Ms. Lord if I need any guidance.
Unfortunately, I was not able to conduct an interview with Rick Manning this week. I have been in contact with him and we are going to settle on a day this week to conduct the interview.
I am well aware that I have not been as committed to my WISE project as I thought I was going to be. I am actually relieved to be attending the Thursday WISE classes now. I believe this will give me a few weeks to set up a schedule where I journal at least 3 times a week, and the Thursday class will provide a time for me to do that. Also, I am having some problems with finding where to go from here... Thursday classes will allow me time to think particularly about my WISE project, and talk to Ms. Lord if I need any guidance.
Unfortunately, I was not able to conduct an interview with Rick Manning this week. I have been in contact with him and we are going to settle on a day this week to conduct the interview.
Process: Week of March 8th
By the following week I hope to have accomplished:
- 3 entries completed in a timely fashion (not including my in-class journal for Tuesday and Thursday)
- Completed interview with Rick Manning as well as an interview set up for the following week.
- Research 1 or 2 more topics from Issues in American Politics
- Contact the Ithaca Planning Department to see if there are any hands on experiences I can help with concerning the Waterfront Trails.
Research: Week of March 8th
This week I have started reading particular sections from Issues in American Politcs. I have decided I want to educate myself about aspects of our American government that I feel I know little or nothing about. This week, I learned a lot about our Health Care System.
Things I Learned:
I find the book Issues in American Politics to be very basic and helpful when it comes to explaining things about our government I have a hard time understanding.
Add-on to Bibliography:
Thobeben, Robert G., Donna M. Schagheck, and Charles Fenderburk. Issues in American Politics: Money, Violence, and Biology. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, 2006. Print.
Things I Learned:
- There are three different interrelated aspects: Cost, Coverage, and Allocation.
- The cost of Health Care in America is the highest in the world when measured either as a percentage of gross national product or as a cost per person.
- Most health insurance is provided by employers or government programs.
- Currently, 44 million American are excluded from having any kind of Health Care
- Many Americans receive their Health Insurance from their employers (57%).
- American's who are self-employed, or work in low-paying jobs have very limited coverage or no coverage at all.
- Elderly and Retired citizens are insured through MEDICARE (a government program)
- Health Care for an American citizen in 1950 averaged at $500, in 2004, an average person was paying $5,000 for Health Care.
- When a person has Health Insurance, they only pay a small portion of the cost of their total health care.
- New and improved medical equipment has caused the cost of Health Care to rise.
- As time as passed, Americans are tending to live longer and longer, thus increasing the cost of Medicare as well as the need for it. (Medicare is paid for by taxes)
- Nearly half of American adults are overweight. Since 1980, obesity has increased by 50%. Lack of nutrition in physical diet and exercise contribute to the increase rate of disease in the United States.
I find the book Issues in American Politics to be very basic and helpful when it comes to explaining things about our government I have a hard time understanding.
Add-on to Bibliography:
Thobeben, Robert G., Donna M. Schagheck, and Charles Fenderburk. Issues in American Politics: Money, Violence, and Biology. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, 2006. Print.
Reflection: Week of February 28th
I have not been fulfilling my duties as a WISE student when it comes to the general rule of 3 journal entries per week. This is something I need to work on very hard. I am disappointed in myself for not keeping a steady flow of journals for this week, and updating so long after.
I am very happy that I have been in contact with Rick Manning, he is one of the people who have a lot of say in the Waterfront Trails, and I believe he will be a very good source of information. I believe I could benefit a lot from interviews during this project. I am interested in politics, and politics is mostly about interactions with other people. I believe it would not be a bad idea to try to conduct an interview with a public official during this project.
I am very happy that I have been in contact with Rick Manning, he is one of the people who have a lot of say in the Waterfront Trails, and I believe he will be a very good source of information. I believe I could benefit a lot from interviews during this project. I am interested in politics, and politics is mostly about interactions with other people. I believe it would not be a bad idea to try to conduct an interview with a public official during this project.
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