November Extra Blog Post

Well look how time flies, Novembers over, college applications have been sent and we even got a new teacher. Not much has happened mentorship wise unfortunately, they were closed on Black Friday.  I would upload some photos but I had some problems with the last post in which I did that, the rest of my blog got cut off.

This month in my mentorship I learned a big lesson on the importance of contract stipulation. My company had two contracts with someone to build two parking lots. The first job was one day away from breaking ground all was well but unfortunately a dispute broke out over the second contract. EarthTek agreed to to the job for 12 million based off the boring report given to all the bidders. But Later the found out that the job would be much more extensive due to the true nature of the soil.  They would not be able to make a profit with the 12 million dollar contract so the asked for more money to complete the job. This angered their buyer who believed that EathTek should have accounted for this, so a very lively conference call broke out, it was quite the spectacle. After hours of heated debate the buyer pulled BOTH contracts from EarthTek, it was quite the blow. EarthTek lost two good jobs and moral was low in the office. I was then told by my mentor how important reading the boring reports as well as the contract really is. I will start focusing my research more in the contract part of my mentorship seeing how important it is first hand.

In other news I may also go to a job site soon and see how things are done out in the field. Lots of modern machines are used in grading these days making the need for workers slim. It would be nice to get some pictures. Anyway thats all i have to report this month.

-Joseph Mirabal

EQ

1. "I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ."

2. Review
a.  What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?
yes this statement fulfills the rule of three it allows the person to take a stance as well as do alot of research on this broad topic.
 b.  What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?
This fails the rule of three primarily due to its confusing wording, It is very hard to understand.
 c.  What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?
this EQ is also kinda vague and does not seem like there would be enough for the person to research. IT fails the rule of three.
 d.  How can an anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?
This passes the rule of three test. It takes a stance, makes sense and allows for plenty of research.

3.My current EQ is: What is the most important factor in turning a profit in a grading operation?
this makes sense and allows me to take a definitive stance.

Blog 9 lesson 1 reflection

What are you most proud of in your Lesson 1 Presentation and why?

I am most proud of the way my presentation came together. I got to see how all my mentorship hours and research really came together, allowing me to speak for 8 minutes about a topic I knew almost nothing about a month ago.  I was also glad to see my presentation skills improve; I had an extremely minimal PowerPoint with no text, freeing me from this long-standing crutch. Without a house teacher the whole assignment was kind of vague so I decided to follow the rubric and do basically a mini senior presentation. This exercise in acumen was really great, it was a fun challenge  

2. Questions to Consider

       a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 1 Presentation (self-assessment)?

       AE      
       b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 1 component contract.

I deserve an AE, first of all I met all the P requirements including time, works cited and audience engagement. I got a P according to the contract. But I also went above and beyond by first discussing and preemptively answering my essential question as well as often referencing my mentorship. Because i was able to tie in my experiences so effectively further engaging the audience i deserve an AE.

4.  (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 1?
To improve lesson one I would first fix my powerpoint, a slide i though was there ended up not being there. Second i need a  way to improve my prop. I used a tractor which I used as an allegory for the seeming simplicity in  grading operation but I believe that flew over the head of most of my audience. I will need to dumb down my presentations in the future.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 1?

I was extremely satisfied with lesson 1, I effectively communicated my ideas and successfully hooked the audience. I meed the contract requirements and completed the task assigned.