I’m a couple of days late posting this blog. Heavy weekend what with the aforementioned Bonfire-Birthday-Bash and Warehouse Project activities.
Jen's (left), who may kill me for this. and her big birthday weekend cake.
And everyone at the main stage at WHP (right).
but to be honest I wasn’t really sure where to start anyway… But, after my HRM lecture today all about HR Development and knowing what type of learners people are, I finally realised why I’m finding it pretty hard to write these blogs. Yes, I’ve already said I find it very difficult to write about myself and things I’ve done (see week2) but it’s because I’m not a ‘Reflector’. Apparently Reflectors like to ‘view the situation from different perspectives. They like to collect data, review and think carefully before coming to any conclusions. They enjoy observing others and will listen to their views before offering their own’ and learn best when, ‘reviewing what has happened and thinking about what they have learned’ (Honey and Mumford, 1982). I am an Activist. Or perhaps a Pragmatist… I’ve not really decided yet but whichever it is they do not learn best by keeping ‘learning logs’ or…blogs! If you fancy finding out what type of learner you are visit here or, do the usual and Google ‘Honey and Mumfords Learning Styles’.
Jen's (left), who may kill me for this. and her big birthday weekend cake.
And everyone at the main stage at WHP (right).
but to be honest I wasn’t really sure where to start anyway… But, after my HRM lecture today all about HR Development and knowing what type of learners people are, I finally realised why I’m finding it pretty hard to write these blogs. Yes, I’ve already said I find it very difficult to write about myself and things I’ve done (see week2) but it’s because I’m not a ‘Reflector’. Apparently Reflectors like to ‘view the situation from different perspectives. They like to collect data, review and think carefully before coming to any conclusions. They enjoy observing others and will listen to their views before offering their own’ and learn best when, ‘reviewing what has happened and thinking about what they have learned’ (Honey and Mumford, 1982). I am an Activist. Or perhaps a Pragmatist… I’ve not really decided yet but whichever it is they do not learn best by keeping ‘learning logs’ or…blogs! If you fancy finding out what type of learner you are visit here or, do the usual and Google ‘Honey and Mumfords Learning Styles’.
The past week has been that-week-without-lectures-but-that-we’re-not-allowed-to-call-reading-week week. So what have I done?.. Honestly?.. Probably not enough. I have been really ill. Like, really, really ill. Death’s door almost.. I was diagnosed with what could have only been also better known as the dreaded,
‘MAN FLU’
I did manage to get to the library a couple of the days. Once to return a book I loaned because someone else had reserved it – I hate it when that happens.
Other than that, I’ve been tweaking my CV and getting more ideas about what jobs I want to apply for. I’ve have also applied for another graduate scheme after receiving my first rejection email:
Screw it. I didn’t want to work there anyway (honest!)… Onwards and upwards and we await replies from the others.
I asked someone what else I could talk about in my blog this week and she raised an excellent point:
‘Talk about Bonfire night - how the whole thing is a little odd. We, the English, still celebrate a burning a bloke on a fire for trying to blow up parliament with lots of mini explosions.. And surely many more people have come closer to bombing us now, and really we should just forgive him? Oh, and obviously how toffee/chocolate covered apples should be available in shops all year round’
Excellent points, all well made.
The video shows the fireworks display that I have been to every year for four years. This year looked spectacular...and to music to boot! This year I didn't go; I put on a firework display all of my own which, I am sure everyone who was there would agree was on a par with Platt Fields'.
Over the next week I’ve got lots to do to make sure I catch up with the things I should have done last week. Including, collating the latest LPD activities for the portfolio, continuing with the HRM coursework due two weeks today (eeek!) and looking at the next pieces due before Christmas… Fab.
Cool, see you same place next week then…
Terrah!
