Thoughts to help write my essay

In the article that I chose to write my critical essay on, it outlines how the use of video games can be beneficial to teaching Math and Algebra in classrooms from K – 12. I cannot get it out of my mind and has left me with a lot of questions out of curiosity. I believe that this outline would be beneficial with adults as well.

Assumptions:

·         When dealing with adults; would they be willing participants and not let their own inhibitions to prevent them from utilizing the new tool.

·         This tool could be used as an examination of how well they receive the information if used in conjunction with traditional in class training.

Obstacles and constraints:

·         How receptive would the adult participants be with the change in the curriculum?

·         How to ‘prove’ that the new methodology has great potential so management accepts a trial run of the new methodology.

·         A lot of maintenance required, which would require a lot of skill sets from Trainers, how practical is that new requirement?

Trust, Motivation, and Insecurities

All of these emotions have presented themselves for me this course. I think the initiator is Trust; trust in yourself, trust that you can get it all done, trust in the work that you are producing, trust in learning and where you want to go with it. I went through a phase of lack of trust in myself about half way through this course and as a result it directly impacted my motivation for the learning, which then led to insecurities around the capability of the learning. Interesting and curious I dove into why I was feeling this way and it lead to the above realization after several hours and days of reflection. I am so thankful that I am conscience enough to understand where the emotions are coming from so when they present themselves in the future I’ll know exactly where to place them.