a. What is your topic and why?
The topic I have chosen is firefighting. The reason why I decided to choose firefighting is because its not only a field of interest for me, but it is also something I have always respected. I have always wanted to learn more and more about the men who save lives and put out fires. Becoming a firefighter is not an easy task and is a huge challenge in life if you want to become one. I also chose to do this topic because I have family members who are and have been firefighters. I have heard many good stories and sad stories about this occupation. After I did the summer mentorship program I knew for a fact that this was the topic of my choice. The level of respect I had for the men and women who are firefighters grew immensely and that is why I want to do firefighter as my topic.
b. What do you plan to accomplish this year with the topic?
I plan to accomplish a greater understanding of how hard it is to not only become a firefighter but to also understand how hard it is to keep up with the fast paced lives of a fireman. Firefighters serve long shifts and can pretty much do anything. I would also like to become more disciplined. Firefighters are and have to be extremely disciplined and yes I am disciplined but not to the extent of a fireman. The main goal I would like to reach at the end of this journey is to become more close with the fireman that I do my service learning with. One of the best ways to make it as a fireman is to know people and the stronger the relationship I can gain with the fireman the better it will aid me in the future.
I plan to gain the skill of teamwork when doing my senior project. Teamwork is a huge part in becoming a firefighter because you have to work with a team all the time and becoming better team based is a definite must . This relates to becoming a better I-POLY citizen because I plan to get a better learning skill and improve on my teamwork capabilities when not only working in groups but in any type of club or social even that we may have at school. Also to make I-Poly in a way more uniform with more respect. The firefighters have to be professional and respectful at all times, this is something that will definitely be applied at ipoly.
I plan to listen to the firefighters advice and again gain a better understanding of how it is to be respectful and listen. This will make me more effective as a communicator because it will not only help me gain respect when people are talking like when in class or during an I-POLY meeting, but will also help me when im talking to other I-POLY students whether they be in my grade or not. I will learn to talk to people with a more professional tone therefore making what I say taken more serious by people. This will hopefully be picked up by other students making there presentation skills even better.
I plan to listen to my instructors advice with an open mind and with the up most respect. This will make me more effective as a learner because the more I learn and pay attention the more likely I will pay attention in class more and be bale to help my fellow students if they ever need a hand in a subject.
I plan to use devices such as the internet or cal poly data bases to become more intact with my topic. This will make me more effective as a user of technology because it will help me with my researching skills. It will in the end benefit me because college is a lot of researching and the better equipped I become with technology now the better for my future.
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