What were my takeaways from this class?Honestly this class was a ton to take in. I realized about halfway through the year that I would need to put in a lot more effort into this class than I thought. This is shown by my steady improvements through the quarters, from an 83 (which was the lowest grade I had ever earned on a quarter) to an 89 to a 93 to a 96. That's 13 points risen since the beginning of the year! That was one lesson, that eventually I will adjust to any class, even if it is super tough like a very certain AP course I will take next year. Another big takeaway from this class was the skill in Photoshop and Illustrator which we learned so long ago has manifested itself into my life. This is proven by the fact that I now own Adobe Photoshop and I am also helping other people use it. One such example of this is me helping a family member remove unwanted individuals from a photo and increase the lighting. Overall, the skills I have learned in this class have been used outside these doors and it proves that material learned at school can be applied anywhere. What was the most rewarding experienceThe most rewarding experience in this class was actually the class. I will explain. This class is essentially an online course and that has great significance. This is shown by the simple fact that these skills of knowing how to use these programs provides incentives for colleges and universities to pick students who have this good of a knowledge of these programs and how they work. In addition, due to the rigor of this class, major colleges may wish to look at this class and this school for that matter as a really hard place. In addition, we learned 3D modeling towards the end, which not only has uses in the game industry, but in science, technology, art and so much more. To sum it up, the whole experience of this class was the most rewarding aspect of this year. What skills from this class will follow me?The ability to adapt will follow me. This is evident by the fact that adaptable people are more likely to do well. Take the story of the deer and the blizzard. There are 1000 deer in the forest, 900 of which have short hair, 50 have long hair and 50 deer can grow different coats in a year. There is a heat spell in August, and those 50 deer will die off since they can't adapt. The 900 will survive because they are naturally acclimated to the climate. The other 50 deer will live because they are adaptable. Then there is a blizzard. The 900 deer die because they can not adjust to the cold, no matter how well they are acclimated to the heat. The other 50 deer survive. This is relevant because we can never get complacent like the 900 and the 50. We must learn to be like the other 50 if we are to survive school.
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AuthorHello my name is Owen Howard. I am a junior currently enrolled at Durham School of the Arts and this blog will document my experiences in this class. Categories
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