In-Class Journal Entry #1

   In class on Tuesday, we watched a video of a past WISE project. Since I was not present in class, I had to borrow the disk to bring home to watch and journal on the video.

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• Austin - building a barn
• "a barn is a lot more than just a structure"
• "everything takes longer than I expected"
• lots of challenges
• picking wood
• trying to get a tractor to start
• WISE in an independent experience, but it's also more than that, because it allows students to spend time reflecting on who they are becoming as a result of the experience.

   Personally, thus far, I have found part of "everything takes longer than ... expected" to be exceedingly true. Although I'm not building a barn, the process of learning how to play piano and learning to read sheet music isn't easy. Somehow, I just can't see where I would end up at the end of the year. I can't really tell if I'll be able to fully read sheet music or I'll still be struggling. It's sorta like I can't plan out anything, because I don't even know how I am doing myself. If I look back to the first day when I started, I can't really put a label on how far I've progressed because I honestly don't know. I  feel like I haven't done much, and that makes me really scared. Am I going somewhere? Am I going at the right pace?