End of year reflection

This semester in the Pathways program has gone by very quickly. I have grown a lot since the beginning of the year and Pathways has helped me figure out what I would like to do in my life, taking different college classes and testing the waters of what different career paths have to offer. I have an idea of what I'd like to do and I'm excited to start my journey of further education. I plan to study ecology and dance, learning about the environment and how to preserve natural resources. Pathways is a great program for anyone who wants to get a head start on college with help from the high school. I'm glad I entered this program because it helped me get ready for college. At the end of the day it's a very helpful program and I'm glad I am graduating.

Week 32

This week was finals week. In modern dance we performed our combination one last time. The class split in half and each half performed it twice. In American Sign Language we had our receptive test where we write down sentences she signs. Then we go one by one to the back of the class, sign colors and numbers we remember, then sign a childrens story of our choice. My story was Brown Bear. Our grades will come out soon.

Week 31

This week was the ABC Bubblegum final test. We sign the page long story about a boy and his bubblegum. I got a B. I was feeling nervous, but I did better than I thought I would. On Thursday we had our end of the semester party in which everyone brought food. Next Thursday is our final from 2-5. In modern dance we have to present the choreography to our teacher which we have been working on for weeks.

Week 30

This week, in modern dance we practiced new steps and continued our combination. In ASL we went through a whole class with our ear plugs in, practicing watching the different signs. It was easier then I thought and I could understand a lot more then I thought I would be able to. I'm surprised at the amount of vocabulary I have picked up. We are starting a new combination in modern next week, which I am excited about.

Week 29

This week we watched a movie called "See What I Mean." It was about the cultural differences between the hearing and deaf communities. We had to write a paper on it which is due next week. We also have to e-mail a short summary of what we learned on the internet about deaf culture and send it to our teacher. We also have to study "Bubblegum" which we have to sign to her for our final. In modern we did our morning stretches and warm ups and added to our combination.

Week 28

This week in American Sign Language we practiced our numbers and currency signs. We are having a game where we need to bring in a prize and people have to guess the exact price of the prize without knowing what's inside the bag. I've developed a deeper understanding and knowledge of what it's like to be a deaf person in a hearing world. When I went to the deaf coffee chat, I knew what they felt like being hearing and having no idea what others around me are signing.
 In modern dance we are learning a new combination. It's the funnest one in my opinion because I like the music it goes to and it all weaves together nicely. 

Week 27 4/5/13

This week in ASL we studied new chapters in the textbook learning verbs and nouns and the proper way to sign words. We are starting to use earplugs to fully understand being deaf with the use of sign language. We got assigned a new story we need to learn called "Bubblegum." It's harder than "Timber", but if I study enough it will be easy as it was for "Timber." In modern we learned a new combination that we will continue to work on for the next few weeks.